Police Need Help Finding Gwinnett County Thief

The Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD) is seeking help identifying a man connected to several vehicle break-ins and thefts within the past month. The suspect likes to break into the vehicles outside of various gyms while the owners are inside working out, GCPD said in a news release.

The suspect will scout the vehicles in the parking lot and look for wallets and purses that are visible. When he finds one, he will break into the vehicle and steal the credit cards and cash, GCPD said.

Here's a breakdown of some of the recent break ins, according to GCPD:

On June 6 the suspect broke into a vehicle parked at Planet Fitness located at 1455 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth. He then went to RaceTrac located at 906 Pleasant Hill Road and Walmart located at 4004 Lawrenceville Highway and charged at least $250.

On June 8 the suspect broke into a vehicle parked at Crunch Fitness located at 1175 Scenic Highway in unincorporated Snellville. He then went to Walmart located at 1400 Lawrenceville Highway and over $500.

On July 1 the suspect broke into a vehicle parked at Crossfit PPG located at 4505 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Peachtree Corners. He then went to Kroger located at 3093 Steve Reynolds Boulevard in Duluth and charged at least $500. The suspect also went to Walmart located at 3059 Lawrenceville Highway in Lawrenceville and attempted to charge at least $2000.

"In each of these cases the suspect purchases gift cards. This has become more and more prevalent in financial transaction card theft/fraud cases. This suspect tries to avoid surveillance cameras at each of the locations by wearing a hat and tilting his head down," GCPD said.

The suspect is described as having a beard and a tattoo on his left forearm. In the Planet Fitness theft case he was seen wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and dirty red/white tennis shoes. In the Crunch Fitness case he was seen wearing an Atlanta Braves hat, black T-shirt, and black pants. In the Crossfit PPG case he was seen wearing an Atlanta Braves hat, white shirt, and blue jean shorts, GCPD said.

The suspect was seen driving a white U-Haul pickup truck.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, please contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. Case Number: 19-051347, 19-052210, 19-060210