PCPD: Suspect dressed as Property Depot worker to steal from suppliers | MyPanhandle.com

Posted: Mar 2, 2021 / 03:11 PM CST / Current: Mar 2, 2021 / 03:12 PM CST

PANAMA City, Fla. (WMBB) — A Ga man was billed with grand theft soon after being caught loading merchandise into a trailer posing as a retail store personnel, Panama City Police wrote in a news launch.

Officers had been dispatched to the Household Depot on 23rd Road and found Dustin White, 32, of Lakeland, GA, loading items into the again of a U-Haul trailer in the store’s parking lot.

“White was sporting a Dwelling Depot staff apron in an endeavor to conceal his functions,” officers wrote. “White attempted to flee, but was caught just after a brief foot chase by patrol officers.”

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Officers mentioned White took extra than $1,500 in merchandise from the Panama City location. In addition, he took products from the Panama Town Beach front Household Depot location as very well and maybe from Property Depot suppliers in Tallahassee in the previous few of months, officers wrote in a news release.

“In all three cases, White misrepresented himself as a House Depot employee to aid the
criminal offense,” they additional

White is billed with grand theft, plan to defraud, possession of methamphetamine and
resisting arrest without having violence.

Any person having info in this case is urged to contact the Panama Metropolis Law enforcement Section at 850-872-3100, or they can report ideas anonymously through smartphone by downloading the “Panama City PD” Idea411 app from the iOS or Google Play stores.