Police: Man breaks into gas station, fills garbage bag with cigarettes
A suspect broke into an Ypsilanti Township gas station early Tuesday morning and snatched a bagful of smokes, police said.
Deputies from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office were called to the Michigan Pantry Gas Station, located 215 Ecorse Road, at 5:15 a.m. for an alarm going off, according to a release.
A suspect used an unknown object, possibly a hammer, to break out the front glass door, according to police.
"Once inside the suspect filled a garbage bag with cigarettes before fleeing the scene," the release stated. "It is unknown exactly how many were taken."
There are no suspects at this time. Police continued to investigate.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Richard Smith
Sat, Aug 24, 2013 : 2:06 a.m.
robin hood prince of wheeze
jrad1978
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 5:50 p.m.
Well the first question I have is are did they take Newport's or Marlborough reds?....just saying maybe we can narrow down the suspects?
Andy Piper
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 12:21 p.m.
I Used to feel like that when I smoked - I'd do anything to get cigarettes if I ran out. Glad I quit.
Soothslayer
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 11:57 a.m.
Good it's a disgusting habit! Smokers are the only ones using the world as an ashtray. Sounds like a good Samaritan throwing them in the trash where they belong.
LaMusica
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 11:31 p.m.
I used to live right over there...the guys that opened that place are nice, but the area is kind of shady.
Homeland Conspiracy
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 11:54 a.m.
I like trees & their shade
nickcarraweigh
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 10:20 p.m.
Further investigation may reveal the thief left with the cigarettes in the self-same $38,000 Jennifer Anniston creation Oprah had such a problem with in that store in Switzerland. Then again, it may actually have been a garbage bag. Time will tell.
Zhuk
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 9:09 p.m.
Smoking kills... maybe he did this for the children.
An Arborigine
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 9:07 p.m.
While that may be where cigarettes belong, smoking is a personal decision and theft is not legal.