Police investigate 2 Family Dollar burglaries

Two burglaries occurred within four days at the Family Dollar on Uinta Drive. The two reported burglaries are currently under investigation by the Green River Police Department.

Officers arrived on scene at about 10:50 p.m., after the store's alarm sounded Tuesday night. The glass door leading into the store was broken into.

Family Dollar's surveillance camera showed an image of a person wearing tan-colored pants and a blue-green turquoise hooded sweatshirt inside the store at the time of the first reported burglary.

GRPD public relations officer Luke Benson said the person appeared to be scared off by the business alarm that sounded, and was not in the building for long. Officers believe the person used a tool to break into the business, but are unsure what kind of tool was used at this point.

Officers were dispatched to the Family Dollar store again at about 12:20 a.m. Saturday after the store's security alarm sounded.

When officers arrived at the store, they came upon a similar scene as before, with another forced entry through the business door; broken glass on the floor.

"The front door was damaged again," Benson said.

Again, there was no suspect in the building when officers arrived on scene.

Officer Benson said some store products were stolen, but officers do not want to release too many details at this point, because the burglaries are still under investigation.

After the second reported burglary occurred, during officers' further investigation, a 15-year-old male was identified as the suspect in both burglary cases, Feb. 16 and Feb. 20.

The investigation continues and the GRPD asks for anyone with information regarding the incident to call Det. Arner Smart at 307-872-0555 or the Sweetwater County Combined Communication Center at 307-875-1400.