Two men allegedly stole almost $100 from a Dalton Racetrac gas station using a type of "quick change" scam where they kept having a cashier make change in varying amounts before leaving with more money than they had to start with, police said.
On November 30, 2010, two men entered the Racetrac on Walnut Avenue and made a $3 purchase with a $100 bill. As the cashier began to make change, the first suspect asked for the $100 bill back, saying he would pay with three $1 bills instead, according to a news release from the Dalton Police Department.
The suspect kept the cashier confused by asking for different amounts of change, and took the original $100 and approximately $97 in change and left before the clerk realized what had happened, police said.
The first suspect is a black male, about 5'10 and 240 pounds. He wore a black leather jacket and red toboggan-type hat. The other suspect is a black male, approximately 6' tall with a slim build. He wore a long black coat and a black toboggan-type hat. They left in a gold mini-van heading towards I-75, the release said.
Anyone with any information on this crime or the suspects involved is asked to please contact Detective Ricky Long with the Dalton Police Department at 706-278-9085, extension 168.