Crime & Safety

Suspect Steals Cigarettes, Rack From Petaluma Gas Station: Police

Police say the suspect picked up a display rack of cigarettes and ran out of the Petaluma business.

These surveillance images of the suspect in a theft from a Texaco station provided by police.
These surveillance images of the suspect in a theft from a Texaco station provided by police. (Petaluma Police Department)

PETALUMA, CA — Petaluma police are seeking assistance in identifying a man who stole a display rack of cigarettes Friday at a Texaco station. Police were told the man came into the station about 5:40 p.m. and fled with the rack in a red, four-door vehicle while the attendant was busy with a customer.

The suspect is described as about 35 to 40 years old with a full beard, standing about 6-foot-1 and weighing about 200 pounds.

The incident was captured on surveillance cameras and images of the man were posted online via Nixle.

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Police ask anyone who recognizes the man to to contact Officer Clay Pafford at the Petaluma Police Department at 707-778-4372.

—Bay City News Service

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