Augusta burglar throws concrete in store window to steal cigs & vapes

Date: August 29, 2023

Richmond County authorities are searching for this suspect for allegedly throwing a concrete block through the window of a Walton Way convenience store early Saturday to steal tobacco and vape products.

The hooded and masked suspect hit the Chevron Store at 912 Walton Way around 3 a.m. Saturday. He smashed the glass on the front door window. Authorities describe him as a Black male wearing a black sweat shirt, black and red pants, black and white shoes, with a black mask covering most of his face.

Using a clothes basket, the suspect went behind the register area where the tobacco products were located and scooped up multiple tobacco items into his clothes basket, a sheriff’s report says. He also grabbed multiple tobacco rolling papers, before exiting.

The suspect pictured is is wanted for questioning in reference to the burglary. Anyone with information regarding this subject’s identity, please contact Deputy Thomas Langford at (706) 821-1038 or any on-call Investigator at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at (706)821-1020 or (706) 821-1080. 

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Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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