Dalton police are looking for a man suspected of stealing financial information from a couple’s car while they were inside a Dalton convenience store. The incident happened Jan. 5 at the RaceTrac gas station on West Walnut Avenue, according to a news realease from Bruce Frazier, city communications director.
A couple traveling to Florida from Wisconsin stopped at the gas station to refuel and visit the convenience store. When they came back out to their car, the found the suspect in the driver’s seat. According to a police report, when one of the victims confronted the suspect and asked why he was in their vehicle, the suspect first said “this is my car.”
Police are looking for this man who is suspected of attempting to steal cash and financial information from a couple’s car while they were inside a Dalton convenience store. / Photos contributed by Dalton Police DepartmentThe victim told police that he saw that his wife’s purse was in the suspect’s lap. He grabbed the purse back from the suspect and saw that that $400 that was supposed to be inside was in the suspect’s hand. When he confronted the suspect, he gave back the money but folded up a piece of paper and walked away towards another car parked in front of the store.
The suspect left the scene and the victim realized that a piece of paper that contained financial info about the couple’s bank accounts and investments was missing from inside their vehicle. They contacted all of their financial institutions and continued on their trip, reporting the incident to police by phone the next day.
Police are looking for this man who is suspected of attempting to steal cash and financial information from a couple’s car while they were inside a Dalton convenience store. / Photos contributed by Dalton Police DepartmentThe Dalton Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect.