The St Marys Police Department sent out a request on their Facebook page yesterday, April 17th, asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for burglarizing the town’s Gamestop.
According to an online source, the man was caught on videotape wearing a see-through plastic bag use to package cases of water. The crime happened on April 12th, and police describe the video as showing a ‘craftly disguised gent’ running around inside the city’s GameStop store.
Here is the video, shared by the St Marys Police Department:
Water Bottle Plastic Wrap Disguise
****UPDATE**** He's been CAPTURED!DID YOU EVER give any thought to what your disguise was going to be when you decided the life of crime was your bag of water? Well this guy did! And YES he used a plastic bag used to package bottle water. This puts new meaning to the term WaterHead! In all seriousness, this craftily disguised gent, decided to burglarize GameStop here in St. Marys last night. DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?You can help us catch him, once you stop laughing. Please give our detectives a call at our office at 912-882-4488, the non-emergency number to 911 at 912-729-1442, Crime Stopper Tip Line and remain anonymous 912-576-0565. We'll be sippin' water while we wait!Please LIKE and SHARE – More Photos and video in the comments
Posted by St. Marys Police Department on Friday, April 13, 2018
The suspect is identified as Kerry Hammond Jr., a 22-year-old man who is approximately 6 feet 1 inch and weighs in at approximately 275 pounds. Hammond was last seen in a white, 2006 Ford Taurus, possibly with dealer tags.
In addition to the crime at GameStop, he is also wanted for two active felony warrants resulting from another case of burglary and criminal damage to property.
Do you know Mr. Hammond, or have information on his whereabouts? The St Marys police department shared their request for the public’s help on their Facebook page: ‘You can help us catch him, once you stop laughing. Please give our detectives a call at our office at 912.882.4488, the non-emergency number to 9-1-1 at 912.729.1442 or the Crime Stopper Tip Line to remain anonymous at 912.576.0565. We’ll be sippin’ water while we wait!’
Since 2008,Debra has enjoyed writing about travel and music for magazines and blogs. In 2013, she and her family moved to Coastal Georgia from SW Missouri. She is glad to have traded in cold winters for the sunny skies of the south. She loves to share news about upcoming events around Camden and Glynn counties, and enjoys the plentiful variety of scheduled activities throughout Southeast Georgia. When she isn't working, she and her daughter can be found enjoying one of the many local beaches, relaxing on St Simons Island, or traveling down one of the many hiking trails in the area. Debra can be reached at DebraPamplin@outlook.com