Crime & Safety
Watkinsville Police: Man Grabs Wine, Flees Store Without Paying
The following information was supplied by the Watkinsville, Ga. police department. An arrest does not mean a conviction.
A man made off with about $40 worth of wine from the J&B Quick Stop Shell Sunday evening, June 17, officers reported.
Watkinsville Police were called to the service station on 1461 Greensboro Highway about 6 p.m. after a white male allegedly shoplifted three bottles of wine and ran from the store.
According to a news release from Police Chief Lee O'Dillon, the thief was described as being in his 20s with a dark goatee and bleach blonde hair, wearing baggie jeans and a gray hoodie. The man fled to a waiting older model small, black car being driven by a woman.
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Police are reviewing the store video surveillance system, he said.
In other news from last week, a 2007 Nissan Xterra and a 2009 Toyota Venza were involved in a fender bender on Water Street behind Oconee State Bank just after 11 a.m. on June 11. Neither driver was injured and only minor damage was reported.
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Watkinsville police responded to a total of 28 calls within city limits between June 11 and June 17.
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