Vehicle stolen from gas pump at Catoosa convenience store
A vehicle was recently swiped from a gas pump at a Catoosa County convenience store on U.S. 41, police say.
According to the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on the afternoon of June 24 at the Mapco Mart at the corner of U.S. 41 and Graysville Road.
The victim told police he parked his car at the gas pump around 3:30 p.m., went inside the store for approximately five minutes, and then went back outside to discover the vehicle missing.
The victim explained that the vehicle was left unlocked, and that it can be easily started due to the ignition being broken, reports show.
Deputies issued a BOLO (“be on the lookout”) on the vehicle and entered into the Georgia and national crime information databases.
The vehicle is described as a blue 2008 Suzuki Reno with GA tag ACS0474. Lane in Rossville at approximately 11:48 p.m. June 11, at which time two concerned mothers complained that their daughters had been the victims in the incident.
One mother told Deputy Keith Cantrell that her daughter claimed Whatley and Wilson came running across the road and started yelling at the two girls before pointing guns at them and threatened to kill them, reports show.
“I made contact with Brayden and Skylar — they both were interviewed separately and both stated they did pull the guns on the juveniles. However, they stated they were just playing and that the guns were only BB guns,” Deputy Cantrell said.
Anyone with information regarding the theft or the whereabouts of the vehicle is encouraged to contact CCSO Detective Alan Miles at 706-935-2424.