The Sheriff’s Office in Chattooga County, Georgia is investigating a recent theft during which thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes were taken from a convenience store and gas station in the Gore community.

According to Sheriff Mark Schrader the theft happened Sunday, October 17th, around 3:00am – when someone broke into the 76 Convenience Store, and stole what totaled more than $10,000 worth of cigarettes.  The sheriff says that the thief gained entry by cutting the lock off the door of the gas station with a saw.  In addition to stealing the cigarettes, he took the shelves that the cigarettes were stored on. 

Photos taken from video surveillance at that store have been posted on our news site at weisradio.com.  Anyone with any information is asked to call the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office ayt (706) 857-3411.

(WZQZ Chattooga County Radio)