Authorities say they are confident surveillance video will help them catch the people who burglarized six convenience stores throughout four Kentucky counties.
In each hit, their MO is the same – throw a rock through a store window and steal as many tobacco products as possible. Their get-away vehicle hasn’t changed much either.
Detectives say they’re driving either a green or tan SUV that they can see that in the video from the stores targeted in this crime spree that began April 28th in Montgomery County.
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“They’re probably very smart or very experienced, one or the other,” said Montgomery County Sheriff’s Detective Mark Collier who figured that because the burglars, who first hit the area’s Stop-N-Shop, wore hoodies, a mask and gloves.
They also used a rock to break inside and steal dozens of tobacco products.
“We’ve been told they’re selling them or possibly they’re taking them to some kind of store, liquor store, tobacco store,” said Collier.
“It’s crazy, they did a lot to us and we’re still trying to catch up from what they had done,” said Amber Stapleton.
Three days later, a similar smash and grab scene was caught on a cell phone camera by Powell County’s Gasoline Alley assistant manager who said the crooks took mostly cigarettes.
“It was about 197 cartons,” said Amber.
Eight-thousand dollars worth is gone. Stapleton did save the rock detectives said is the weapon of choice in each crime.
“Hopefully, fingers crossed, that they’ll catch who this is because this is just crazy,” said Amber.
From there, surveillance cameras caught the green SUV take off to Clark County where detectives said they stole from a general store. Then on Tuesday night, a week later, they showed up at a food mart in Estill County. Video shows the thieves detectives said went on to burglarize two other nearby in less than an hour.
Detectives are looking for at least three people. Their descriptions are vague. The green SUV, though, is what’s most recognizable because it has severe, front-end damage. If you know anything, call your local sheriff’s office.
Once they’re caught, the people will face burglary and criminal mischief charges, which are both felonies.
