DPD Seeks ID Of Suspects In Mall Purse Theft

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify two people who worked together to steal an employee's purse from a store at the Dalton Mall. The suspects were recorded by store surveillance cameras. 

The incident happened on January 25th at the Trendy You store in the Dalton Mall on Walnut Square Boulevard. The store employee reported that she realized her purse was missing after she had left it behind the checkout counter. After checking the surveillance cameras, she realized that it was taken by a Hispanic woman who had come to the store with another Hispanic man who distracted her by asking for help in the back of the store while the woman went behind the counter. The woman first took a box containing blank price tags from behind the counter, and then returned it before stealing the purse. The stolen purse was a black Vera Bradley purse containing approximately $600 in cash, a bank card, ID and insurance cards, and also keys for the victim's car, home, and the store. 

The suspect is a heavyset Hispanic woman with short white hair. She wore a black COVID mask inside the store along with a black jacket and red shirt. The man who distracted the victim is a Hispanic male who wore a gray Nike Georgia Bulldogs hoodie sweatshirt with red print and a red football icon on the front. He had close cropped graying hair and wore glasses. Pictures of the two are included below. 

Anyone who knows the identity of these suspects or who has information on this crime is asked to please contact Detective Charles Williams at 706-278-9085, extension 9-280.