Crime & Safety
Have You Seen Them? Cornelius PD Needs Your Help
A pair of thieves was caught on camera Thursday while stealing beer and sodas at a Cornelius Circle K, say police.
CORNELIUS, NC — The Cornelius Police Department is asking for the public's help in tracking down two people who stole beer and sodas Thursday from a local convenience store. The police on Friday released surveillance photos of the two, identified as a white male and a white female, and the car they were driving.
At 3 p.m. Thursday, the Cornelius police received a call for help involving a larceny at the Circle K on West Catawba Avenue. The two individuals were spotted inside the store and made off with four 18-packs of beer and two 12-packs of Mountain Dew, the police said.
They left the Circle K and got into an older model, black Mazda Protégé displaying an unreadable, temporary 30-day tag.
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The car was seen moving westbound on West Catawba. It then merged onto Interstate 77 southbound towards Huntersville and Charlotte, the police said.
Anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to call the Cornelius Police Department at 704-892-7773 or North Meck Crime Stoppers at 704-896-7867.
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