The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public’s help with identifying a man who cut a hole in a fence at Walmart and used it to smuggle merchandise valued at more than $2,000 from the store. The loot included TVs, computers, and toys.
The theft happened sometime between 1:40 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Aug. 28, at the Shugart Road Walmart. A white male driving a silver minivan, possibly a Honda Odyssey, pulled up to the western wall of the store and then got out of the car and cut a hole in the fence of the lawn and garden section. The man then drove back into the main parking lot and parked in a space and entered the store. He loaded merchandise into shopping carts and then pushed them into the lawn and garden section close to the hole in the fence. After exiting the store, the man then drove his minivan to the hole in the fence and loaded the items into the van. He then parked his car again and repeated the process a second time.
The stolen items included two HP all-in-one desktop computers, an LED TV, seven different boxes of Lego toy sets, and three Marvel action figures. In all, the stolen merchandise is valued at $2,418.01.
The suspect is a white male with a skinny build and appeared to be in his mid to late 30’s. He had brown hair with a buzzed or shaved haircut. He wore a blue shirt with cargo shorts and black Nike shoes. He had a large set of keys hanging from one of his belt loops.
Anyone who knows the identity of the suspect or knows anything else about this case is asked to please contact Detective Sam Eaton at 706 278-9085, dial 9 and enter extension 158.