KPD e-News Release: Pair Sought in Convenience Store Burglary/$1,800 Cigarette Theft

	Kingsport Police Department David Quillin, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 http://Police.KingsportTN.gov • www.KingsportPDBlog.com
NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT:		Pair Sought in Convenience Store Burglary/$1,800 Cigarette Theft
DATE:		December 1, 2020
CASE #:		20-022275

GENERAL NARRATIVE
On October 21, 2020 a burglary to the Roadrunner Market, located at 4222 Fort Henry Drive in Kingsport, was reported to the Kingsport Police Department. The incident occurred on September 26, 2020 at approximately 12:30 AM; however, it was not discovered until a product shortage found during a later inventory prompted a review of surveillance video footage. Two individuals, one black male adult and one black female adult, conspired to distract the clerk while the male suspect burglarized an employee only access storage area and stole a large box containing 31 cartons of cigarettes with a value of over $1,800.00. The suspects left the scene in a black and gold pickup truck. Photos of these two individuals, taken from store surveillance video, have been included in this release. Anyone who recognizes either of them is asked to contact Detectives in the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division at 423-229-9429 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111. Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us