Police: Thieves use sledgehammer to break into Fayetteville convenience store
A group of thieves are accused of using a sledgehammer to break into a Fayetteville convenience store on Friday, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The ExxonMobil store, located on Lanier Avenue East, now has plywood covering up the gaping hole two suspects created, Channel 2 reported. A third suspect waited outside in a getaway car.
Fayetteville police said the suspects ran straight for the cash register, stole money and cigarettes and then all three left, the news station reported.
Photos of the suspects were provided to Channel 2, but their faces are all concealed by clothing.
Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to contact Fayetteville police at 770-461-4441.
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