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August 31, 2007

Police Looking for 3 Individuals in Connection with Scam

Investigators with the Dalton Police Department are looking for three individuals in connection with a scam involving confusing a store clerk by repeatedly asking for change.  Once they complete a transaction they begin asking the clerk to make change for $100 bill, then other multiple bills confusing the clerk and in the end leaving with more money than they came in with.  In one particular case, one of the suspects scammed $700.00 from a clerk at Wal-Mart in Dalton.  These individuals are suspects in two other similar scams at Wal-Marts in Calhoun, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The primary suspect in this case is being described as:

  • Black/Female, approximately 5'6" tall, 350 pounds, with short dyed strawberry/blonde hair

Two other individuals wanted in connection with these crimes is described as:

  • Black/Female, average height, heavy build, with dark hair
  • Black/Male, approximately 40 years old, 5'10" tall, heavy build, dark hair

Anyone with information about these individuals is asked to contact Detective Greg Bates at (706) 278-9085 extension 137.  They may also call the department's CRIME TIP HOTLINE at (706) 278-9085 extension 221.

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Primary suspect seen here in surveillance footage wearing a white shirt entering the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Dalton, GA.  Woman in black/striped shirt in background is also a suspect in this case

Bates_scam_077171_1Identity of this Black Male is being sought by Police Investigators as an accomplice in this crime

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