11 Autos Broken Into At Local Gyms, Police Seek Info

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — Gwinnett County Police need the community's help in solving a string of entering auto thefts from three local gyms.

On Wednesday, July 18, and Thursday, July 19, eleven vehicles were broken into at two different LA Fitness locations, at 5295 Stone Mountain Highway, in Stone Mountain; 1860 Duluth Highway, in Lawrenceville; and a Planet Fitness at 1900 Rockbridge Road, in Stone Mountain.

Witnesses of these incidents provided similar information that there was a man who entered all the vehicles and a woman driver. The suspects may be driving a grey SUV, possibly a Volvo.

Several cases had fraudulent transaction card activity happen shortly after the vehicles were broken into. Most of the fraudulent transactions occurred at the Chevron gas station located at 2991 Everson Road in Snellville and at the Best Buy located at 1875 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth.

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In the transaction at the Best Buy, a woman is seen entering the business and purchasing an Apple Mac Book Pro. Though it is unclear if she is related to the entering auto thefts, the detective would like to identify her and determine her level of involvement in the crimes.

Police urge all visitors to any gym to never leave valuables in their vehicles. The best advice would be to either leave valuables at home or secure them in a locker with a durable padlock.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. Case Numbers: 18-066484, 18-066492, 18-066495, 18-066496, 18-066765, 18-066784, 18-066785, 18-066789, 18-066794, 18-066829, 18-066839

Photos courtesy Gwinnett Police Department