Cherokee Sheriff's Office Seeks Suspect Who Fled Tobacco Store

The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is trying to find the man who allegedly crawled in the restroom drop ceiling at Acworth Art & Tobacco Saturday night and tampered with an interior motion sensor.

The agency needs your help locating him, which is why officials this afternoon released surveillance footage showing the man's face.

Though no theft was detected, "we are asking if anyone in the community knows the individual in the photo," said Lt. Jamie Gianfala with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office. "The owner of the store thinks his first name is Frank. The owner says he is a regular in the store and hangs out in the area."

About 8:30 p.m. Saturday, a white male with salt and pepper hair entered the business at 6158 Highway 92, Ste. 112, "acquired (a) bag beside a gaming machine, and went into the men’s restroom," sheriff's officials said.

The business was closed when a clerk heard a noise come from the men's restroom. The suspect, bag in tow, ran out of the restroom and fled through a rear exit.

Closed circuit video revealed that the suspect had been in the men’s restroom for nearly one hour.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at (770) 928-0239.

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