Fayetteville Police are offering a $1,000 reward for information regarding a theft that occurred at Betty’s Fine Collectibles on Dec. 26. Video footage shows two women, with two small children, entering the store at 123 E. Stonewall Ave. While one woman distracted the store clerk, the other was seen taking the employee’s wallet from a purse behind the counter. The clerk’s credit cards were subsequently used at several stores, including a Walmart in Griffin. Anyone with information about the women’s identities should call Detective Shawn Albea at 770-719-4224.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)