Henrico County Police have made two arrests in connection with several burglaries in Henrico's West End, with the possibility of more charges as their investigation continues.

Police this week arrested 25-year-old Benjamin O. Heslep, of the 5500 block of Cedar Croft Street, and 22-year-old Michele S. Rintoul, of the 7800 block of Shadowood Court; both suspects were charged with burglary, grand larceny, larceny with intent to sell and conspiracy in each of four separate incidents.

Police reported what they termed a dramatic increase in residential break-ins in December through Jan. 18 this year. Most occurred in the afternoon hours, when homeowners and neighbors were not present.

Henrico Police are investigating an incident that occurred at a western Henrico apartment Jan. 20 and seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect.

Officers responded to the 9500 block of Shepton Circle, near the intersection of Hungary Road and Springfield Road, after receiving a break-in call for service from the female adult victim. The victim reported that she heard a knock at the door, responded to answer and was met by the suspect, who asked if her boyfriend was home. She answered no, and the suspect forced his way into the apartment.

A Henrico jewelry store is closing permanently after someone apparently broke in during the New Year's weekend and emptied the store of nearly all its merchandise, according to the store's owner.

Someone entered Beverly Hills Jewelers on Staples Mill Road through its back door sometime between the close of business on Friday, Dec. 30, and the morning of Tuesday Jan. 3, owner Gary Baker told the Citizen. The person or persons cut through a series of three doors to gain entry and also cut the wiring to the store's security system as well as the lights to the complex, Baker said.

A Henrico Police officer shot and wounded a knife-wielding man in the 7800 block of Wistar Village Drive, near Staples Mill Road, earlier this morning. Just before 10 a.m., a woman called police to report a domestic disturbance at the site, telling a dispatcher that her husband was in the driveway of the residence holding a knife and yelling.

Henrico Police have arrested and charged a Mosley woman with breaking into 22 homes in the Varina area between Oct. 26 and Dec. 2. Melissa W. Addison, 36, confessed to the break-ins, police said today, as well as to three break-ins in Charles City County and two more in Chesterfield County, which held outstanding warrants in her name.

A 22-year-old Henrico man was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with five years suspended, following his guilty plea in Henrico County Circuit Court on two counts of possession of child pornography.

Christopher Lee was sentenced by Henrico Judge James S. Yoffy. Evidence presented at the plea hearing showed that Lee had offered to distribute child pornography videos to an undercover police officer through a peer-to-peer file sharing network. The Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force executed a search
warrant for the defendant's residence in Henrico on Sept. 17, 2010, and seized Lee's computer and cell phone.

A joint prostitution sting by the Henrico County Police, the Ashland Police and the FBI resulted in the arrest of six people Nov. 17 along the West Broad Street corridor.

The operation targeted female prostitutes along the corridor who were using various internet sites to solicit their clients.

Henrico Police are seeking one of two suspects who are alleged to have banged on the residence of a Henrico woman in September with revolvers in hand.

On Sept. 12, at 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the 5700 block of Pony Farm Drive in reference to a weapons violation. As police arrived on scene, the two subjects fled the scene. Evidence and information collected at the scene caused Joseph E. Kamacho to be identified as one of the suspects.