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Posted on Tue, Aug 20, 2013 : 4:30 p.m.

Police: Man breaks into gas station, fills garbage bag with cigarettes

By John Counts

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.


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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.