Purse Stolen From Car Parked At Gym In Cartersville

CARTERSVILLE, GA — A woman reported that her purse was stolen from her car parked outside Planet Fitness early Friday morning in Cartersville. Deputies with the Bartow County Sheriff's Office were dispatched around 7:17 a.m. Friday, June 22 to the gym at 867 Joe Frank Harris Parkway and met with a woman who said the front passenger window to her car was shattered and her white Guess purse was gone.

The woman said her purse the purse continued her Social Security card, her Green Card, miscellaneous credit cards, her checkbook and keys to her 2014 Nissan Altima, according to an incident report released by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office.

The deputy noted shattered glass was inside as well as outside of the vehicle and fingerprints were located near the door handle. The on-call investigator was asked to come to the scene to process the vehicle for the prints.

Reviewing surveillance footage from Planet Fitness staff showed a dark colored SUV, possibly a Saturn Vue, entering the parking lot from Ingles. According to the report, the SUV parked near the Sonic and moves near the Nissan Altima.

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The subject seen on camera, described by the deputy as a black male, goes to the passenger side of the car and "leaves with something white in his right hand." The man gets back into the SUV and makes his way to the area of Domino's.

"The black male canvassed the area again on foot then returns to the suspect vehicle," according to the report. "The suspect vehicle continues to drive through the parking lot and exits near the Ingles service station heading southbound on Joe Frank Harris Parkway."

The incident report notes the man is described as being younger and having short hair. He was seen wearing a dark sweatshirt with white drawstrings and a white undershirt. While the SUV's tag was unreadable, it appeared to possibly be an out-of-state plate, vanity plate or a red temporary license plate.

The Cartersville Police Department, which also logged a few entering auto incidents at gyms in its jurisdiction, was provided a copy of the video to help identify the subject, the BCSO report notes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bartow County Sheriff's Office at 770-382-5050.

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