Crime & Safety

Cherokee Sheriff's Deputies Hunt Suspected Burglars

The Cherokee Sheriff's Office needs the public's help in identifying two men suspected of burglarizing a convenience store near Hickory Flat shortly after midnight on Monday.

The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help them identify two men who were captured on video burglarizing a convenience store near Hickory Flat. 

The burglary took place around 12:15 a.m. on Monday at West Market, located at 9411 Hickory Flat Highway.

The store sits just south of Hickory Flat Highway's intersection with Mountain Road and Earney Road. 

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"Due to the fact that one of the suspects can been seen talking on a phone or walkie-talkie during the incident, investigators believe at least one more person was involved and served as a lookout," Cherokee Sheriff's Office Spokesman Lt. Jay Baker wrote in a press release.

After the suspects allegedly disabled the alarm and outdoor security cameras, they removed the Plexiglass from the door and gained entry into the store. 

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Baker said the suspects allegedly took a safe containing a "large" undisclosed amount of cash and 250 cartons of cigarettes, valued at roughly $11,250. 

While their faces were covered with sheer stockings, the sheriff's office encourages anyone who recognizes the suspects, who saw anything unusual around the business during the time of the burglary or who has information on the crime to call their offices at (770) 928-0239.

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