Burglar sends police on foot chase

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By Christine O’Donnell codonnell@nbcaugusta.com

Story Published: Oct 24, 2009 at 11:08 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 24, 2009 at 11:08 PM EST

AUGUSTA, Ga. - A Hephzibah man is in jail after burglarizing a gas station and sending police on a long foot chase.

The man broke in the front door of the Raceway gas station on 3224 Deans Bridge Road at 4:37 a.m. Saturday.

A Richmond County Deputy heard the alarm, saw the man running and tried to get him to stop.

After a long foot chase through the woods behind the Krystal restaurant, the man was caught and arrested.

The incident report states the man tried to "kick" the officers and swung his "arms wildly." The officers were forced to use "soft hands" and "hard hands" tactics to get him handcuffed.

All of the money and cigarettes the burglar stole were returned to the owner of the gas station.

 


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Sunday, Oct 25 at 6:04 PM 954baybay wrote ...

You say soft hands an hard hands just say they whip his a** I bet he got a sore but that what you for trying rob a store now the public have pay for what he did even by a cup of coffee go up

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Sunday, Oct 25 at 9:26 AM one fat cop wrote ...

maybe he needs the hands of jesus also.

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Sunday, Oct 25 at 12:22 AM ex-leo wrote ...

hard hands and soft hands?? how about a PR-24 about the body prior to a 'warning shot'?

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Sunday, Oct 25 at 12:03 AM oldfella62 wrote ...

Perhaps this clown needed some "hard hands" on his backside during his formative years!

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