FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 19, 2023
CPD Charges UVA Community Credit Union Robber
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – As a result of the Bank Robbery on July 14, 2023 at the UVA Community Credit Union located at 1936 Arlington Blvd, the Charlottesville Police Department (CPD) charged 46-year-old John Kenneth Zinno with the following offense:
- Robbery in Violation of Virginia Criminal Code – 18.2-58
Zinno is also facing criminal charges concerning the shoplifting incident on July 8, 2023 at Finks Jewelers located at 1025 Emmet Street. As a result of the investigation, he has been charged with the following offense:
- Grand Larceny in Violation of Virginia Criminal Code 18.2-95
Zinno was arrested by Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Deputies on Monday, July 17, 2023, and charged with a bank robbery that occurred in Stafford County earlier that day. He along with two co-conspirators are currently in custody at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.
CPD could not have successfully solved these cases without the assistance of our Charlottesville citizens. If anyone has further information about John Kenneth Zinno or these cases, please contact Detective Jacob Bowlin at (434) 970-3369 or CrimeStoppers Tip Line at (434) 977-4000.
Media Contact
Kyle Ervin
Public Safety Information Officer
City of Charlottesville
434-326-3043
ervinkl@charlottesville.gov