Authorities Seek Nine Mile Road Attempted Burglary Suspect

December 27, 2018

Authorities are searching for a man that attempted to break into Thompson Tractor on West Nine Mile Road on Christmas Eve.

The suspect is seen on security footage at 10:36 p.m. He exits the vehicle unsuccessfully attempts to break the glass out of door. A manager said this was the third time someone had busted their door glass in the past month. No one has tampered with or stolen anything.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620.

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5 Responses to “Authorities Seek Nine Mile Road Attempted Burglary Suspect”

  1. Charlie on December 27th, 2018 10:40 pm

    Jason—Totally agree! Besides maybe adding some interior strong metal bars to that large glass window to discourage a glass breaker, how about spending a little more for a high quality color camera. The video photo still shot shown is nearly worthless. Yep, we can see a vague grainy video of the perp, but of no value whatsoever to help identify who it is. Might as well be no camera at all, so I guess cheaper to keep replacing the glass?

  2. Howie on December 27th, 2018 1:04 pm

    The Saturn with a damaged right front was shown in footage of a guy stealing a ficus tree from a Church in Gonzalez on December 1st.

    http://www.northescambia.com/2018/12/grinch-steals-tree-from-gonzales-church

  3. paul on December 27th, 2018 9:09 am

    Yesterday my cameras alerted me and I saw a guy outside barefoot and shirtless. It was around 03:00 am. He noticed the cameras and kept walking. That was a good call for him because I had a shotgun in my hands waiting..

  4. Jason on December 27th, 2018 1:35 am

    The other incident involving a Saturday with a missing passenger side front fender was at the Gonzalez Methodist Church where some idiot stole a 6-foot potted plant/tree.

    This incident at Thompson Tractor leaves me scratching my head. Three incidents where the door glass is smashed, yet it doesnt appear anyone thought it might be a good idea to get either:
    1) A better camera with full color night viewing – a 4 megapixel camera is available online for less than $100 – or
    2) add any additional lighting near the door way to improve the quality of pictures from their current camera; or
    3) moved the current camera to gain a better picture of the suspect.

    Good grief, put a motion activated 8mp trail camera on a shelf by the door to take pictures of the doorway each night.

  5. Hmmmmmmm on December 27th, 2018 12:34 am

    That car looks kinda like a pre-96 Saturn SL series but it’s not a great picture. Wasn’t there a Saturn like that suspected in another break-in lately with a damaged right front?