GAINESVILLE — Sheriff’s department officials in Hall County are trying to unravel a case that stretches from Gainesville to Cincinnati, Ohio. They are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying one of the suspects.
“Details are sketchy, but here’s what we know. A suspect or suspects posed as an employee(s) of a construction company with offices in Georgia and Ohio to purchase some expensive and nice zero turn mowers from a location on Murphy Boulevard in Hall County,” the department posted on its Facebook page.
The order was billed to a third-party company in Cincinnati, and the suspect picked up the mowers in person Oct. 10 in Hall County.
The third-party company reported the incident to the Cincinnati Police Department Dec. 13, and the case made its way to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.
The criminal made off with nearly $11,000 in equipment, victimizing three businesses in the process.
Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect in the photo should contact Hall County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Matthews at (770) 533-7683.
