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Video catches Dalton Coke thief in the act

Dalton police are seeking this suspect in connection with a beverage machine burglary.
Dalton police are seeking this suspect in connection with a beverage machine burglary. Dalton police are seeking this suspect in connection with a beverage machine burglary.
photo The getaway vehicle is seen in this video screenshot.
photo Dalton police are seeking this suspect in connection with a burglary.

Police in Dalton, Ga., searching for a man who broke into a soft-drink machine have images not only of his distinctive tattoos but his full face, thanks to a video surveillance camera.

A white man wearing a ball cap, T-shirt and shorts broke into the Coke machine at the Quality Inn on College Drive at 2:45 a.m. July 11, Dalton police said.

Video images show an ankle tattoo of flames and letters on his right forearm and left triceps.

The thief was driving an older-model red Ford truck with a different-colored driver side door.

Anyone with information on this incident or the identity of the suspect is asked to please contact Detective Brian Shirley at 706-278-9085, dial 9 and enter extension 189.