Five Guys burger place robbery suspect nabbed
David Joseph Guanciale was charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
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By Lillian Kafka
Published: March 21, 2008
Police arrested the man who they say is the Five Guys robber after he allegedly tried to rob a 78-year-old woman at gunpoint.
Prince William police arrested 25-year-old David Joseph Guanciale, of no fixed address, on Thursday after they received a call about a robbery in progress in the parking lot of Wal-Mart at 17041 Jefferson Davis High-way.
Guanciale forced his way into the woman’s car and threatened her with a gun, while demanding she drive him to an ATM, said Erika Hernandez, police spokeswoman.
She crashed the vehicle into another car in the parking lot while trying to comply with the robber’s demands, Hernandez said.
Police found Guanciale in a nearby apartment complex after he ran.
Guanciale was charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Five Guys near Dumfries was robbed of cash on Sunday when a customer walked in and grabbed money out of the drawer after paying for his order.
After watching surveillance videos, the identity of their robbery suspects matched, Hernandez said.
He was held without bond. His court hearing date is May 2.
Staff writer Lillian Kafka can be reached at 703-878-8065.
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Posted by ( madmex ) on April 23, 2008 at 5:29 pm
It’s a shame that you think that way about illegal immigrants zcxnissan, I feel sorry for you, cause for the rest of your life, you going to be wasting your time judging people that are different then you, and you can’t advanced in life thinking like that.
Let me tell you something we are here to stay….LOL
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Posted by ( auntie ) on April 23, 2008 at 2:54 pm
It’s a shame that people judge others on appearance and social status! A criminal should be punished for the CRIME not because of their ethinticity. (yes David is ITALIAN!)
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Posted by ( auntie ) on April 23, 2008 at 2:25 pm
and a natural born citizen is a natural born citizen! Know the facts before judging. He was wrong for the crime but he is a US born citizen!
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Posted by ( zcxnissan ) on March 28, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Illegal is illegal no matter where they are from. LOL. Chris Cummings
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Posted by ( madmex ) on March 26, 2008 at 3:08 pm
It’s funny how some people will automatically judge someone just because they don’t have a “fixed address” or by looking a picture and assuming that he’s an illegal alien.
This individual has committed a crime and should be punished. By the way, Guanciale is an Italian name.
I can easily assume that the people who wrote the previous comments are Caucasian, but I’m not going to assume because everyone knows what happens when you ASS*U*ME.
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Posted by ( nitrovic ) on March 24, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Let’s see, “nof fixed address”. Can anybody say ILLEGAL ALIEN!! Get em out PWC!!!
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Posted by ( zcxnissan ) on March 24, 2008 at 1:40 pm
No fixed address? Was he illegal? What a punk to rob a 78 year old woman. Chris Cummings
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Posted by ( No.Va Born ) on March 24, 2008 at 7:36 am
Rob a 78yr oldwoman at gunpoint? Now thats a real man what a punk Let me be the umpire in this game “Your outta here”
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