Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce and the Owen Sound Police Service are asking for the public’s assistance to help solve the following break-ins.

At approximately 1:00 a.m. January 26^th 2010 thieves broke into a convenience store situated at the corner of 15^th Street East and 9^th Avenue East in Owen Sound. A large quantity of cigarettes was stolen from this location.

On January 29^th 2010 cigarette thieves struck once again when they broke into a convenience store directly across from the Owen Sound Fire Hall. A quantity of lottery tickets were stolen along with the smokes.

During the same morning a van was reported stolen from the 1500 block of 8^th Avenue East and was later recovered by police in a parking lot near 7^th Avenue and 19^th Street East. Police suspect the van may have been used during the cigarette theft and suspect that three culprits were involved.

If you have any information about who is responsible for these crimes then call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or send us a Web Tip at crimestop-gb.org. You won’t be asked to identify yourself, you don’t have to appear in court, and you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.00.