Detectives Charge Burglary Suspect

On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at 1:41 a.m., officers responded to an audible alarm at the Cloud 9 Smoke and Vape Company located at 180 Riverstone Parkway, Suite 100.  Upon arrival, units discovered the front glass door of the business to be shattered with a large cinder-block.  Further investigation revealed through video surveillance, a young white male wearing a grey hoodie threw a cinder-block through the door and stole several vape devices before quickly leaving the store.

Police Detectives began working the case, followed several leads and received information to help solve the incident through social media after the agency shared it with the public.  The suspect is a juvenile and will be charged with Burglary (GA Code § 16-7-1). The burglary investigation led detectives to charge the suspect with Shoplifting (GA Code §16-8-14) from an unsolved case that occurred at the Canton Wal-Mart on May 7, 2019.  In addition, the individual had been arrested by the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office in connection with an earlier burglary back in April of this year.

Chief Mark J. Mitchell added, "I appreciate the very hard work of our detectives to solve this case.  Also, we are very grateful for the public's help via social media to assist in the identification of the suspect.  Our Social Media platforms have been a great tool to help us quickly get information out to the community who in-turn supports and partners with us each day to improve the quality of life for us all in our great city."