Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce and the Grey County OPP are asking for the public’s assistance in solving a rash of cigarette thefts that have occurred recently in the Meaford and Markdale area.

 

On two separate occasions, once during the evening of October 21-22, 2003, and the other during the evening of December 22-23, 2003, unknown culprits entered the Dairy Daughter Gas Bar and Convenience Store on Hwy #10 south of Markdale.

 

Once inside the store the culprits removed a large quantity of cigarettes.  Police suspect that a van was possibly used by the thieves.

 

On December 26, 2003 a similar break in occurred at the Meaford Gas Bar on Hwy #26 west of Meaford.  Once again a large amount of cigarettes were stolen.

 

Crime Stoppers appeals to the public for information about the location of the stolen property or the persons responsible for these break ins.

 

If you knowledge as to who is responsible for this crime then call CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).  You do not have to identify yourself.  You do not have to appear in court and you may be eligible to earn up to $2,000.00 in cash that would certainly come in handy to pay off some of those Christmas bills.  Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and does not have *69 capabilities.