Someone was dreaming of a nicotine-, caffeine- and cash-filled Christmas early Sunday morning.

Atlanta police responding to a report of a prowler behind Sylvan Food Mart in the 1700 block of Sylvan Road in southwest Atlanta found a hole in a brick wall. They also found a sledgehammer, two cash registers and cardboard boxes filled with tobacco and soda products, said Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones.

Police said a security camera outside the store had been disabled.

The cash registers and merchandise were returned to a store employee who arrived at the scene.

A white 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue bearing Georgia license plate BTH-7467 and containing tools commonly used in burglaries was impounded nearby at 919 Victory Drive, police said, but no suspect was taken into custody.

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Laurence Walker, a volunteer with the Cajun Navy Relief, left, takes two volunteers out on his boat on Lake Oconee to search for Gary Jones, Tuesday, February, 18, 2024, in Eatonton, Ga. The Putnam County sheriff is investigating and searching after Spelman College instructor Joycelyn Nicole Wilson and an Atlanta private school coach Gary Jones went missing on Lake Oconee over a week ago, Saturday Feb. 8th. The body of Wilson was found Sunday, Feb. 9th and Jones has not been found. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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