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Surveillance video catches man stealing money from McDonald’s register

Surveillance video in a Henry County McDonald's captured a man taking money from an open cash register.
Surveillance video in a Henry County McDonald's captured a man taking money from an open cash register.
By Ellen Eldridge
Nov 26, 2017

A crime of opportunity was caught on camera Saturday at a McDonald’s in Henry County, police say.

A man in long white pants and shirt with a black vest and baseball cap rushed behind the counter about 11:30 a.m. and grabbed cash out of an open register at the McDonald’s on Jonesboro Road in McDonough, Henry County police said.

The suspect drove away in a burgundy Honda sedan.

Anyone with information about the incident or identification of the suspect, please contact Detective Katie Turner at 770-288-8257.

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