MOULTRIE — A department store was robbed Monday night when a thief grabbed cash from a register.

A cashier at Roses Department Store on Sixth Street Southeast stated she was ringing up a purchase for three customers at 8:36 p.m. Monday. As she was ringing up the items, a white male reached over one of the customers and into the register.

The thief stole about $400, all in $20 bills, from the register. As he grabbed the money, he pushed the cashier’s hand into the register, breaking a spring off of the register, before he ran from the store.

Officers were able to review the store’s security video footage and saw the thief enter the store, steal the money and flee. He was described as a white male about 6 feet tall with tattoos covering both of his arms.



Arrests

Moultrie Police

• Juan De La Paz Ortiz Cruz, 20, of 1011 10th St. S.E., was charged Monday with driving without a license.

• William Eric Green, 43, of 518 Northside Drive, was charged Tuesday with tag lights required, driving with a suspended license (third offense), possession of marijuana less than one ounce (third offense) and furnishing false information to police.

• Stephanie Lynn Thornton, 28, of 418 Sixth Ave. S.E., was charged Monday with forgery.



Colquitt County S.O.

• Julian Carrizal, 23, of Circle Road, Lot 22, was charged Monday with driving without a license.

• Justin David Fender, 18, of 118 Cleveland St. in Ellenton, was charged Saturday with criminal trespassing and illegal possession of alcohol.

• Brandon Scott Folsom, 19, of 114 Peachtree St. in Ellenton, was charged Saturday with criminal trespassing, illegal possession of alcohol and possession of marijuana.

• John Casey Stewart, 18, of 168 Saturday Lane, was charged Saturday with simple assault.

• Ozzie Neri Martin, 19, of 136 Church St. in Ellenton, was charged Saturday with illegal possession of alcohol and criminal trespassing.

• Antonio Rivera, 23, of 224 Greenfield Church Road, was charged Saturday with battery (family violence) and criminal trespassing.

• Sonia Michael Sutton, 41, of 411 E. Gate Drive in Norman Park, was charged Saturday with simple battery (domestic violence).

• Melinda Faith Toral, 35, of 913 12th Ave. S.E., was charged Saturday with no proof of insurance and driving with a suspended tag.



Georgia State Patrol

• Kenneth Derick Brown, 51, of 415 12th Ave. S.W., was charged Friday with DUI, no proof of insurance, an open container violation, driving with suspended registration, a seatbelt violation and failure to maintain lane.



Other Incidents

Moultrie Police

• Harry Galloway, of 11th Street Southwest, reported a thief stole his Suzuki motorcycle from under his carport between 9 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday. The value of the stolen motorcycle was $3,500.

• Elmer Leggett, of Seventh Street Southeast, reported a thief stole his Mongoose bicycle between 11 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday. The value of the stolen bicycle was $100.

• Barbara East reported she received a counterfeit $20 bill and used it to make a purchase at Colortyme on South Veterans Parkway Monday.



Charges dropped

• Charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, defective equipment and a new resident has 30 days to obtain a license violation against Daniel Earl Boyd, 37, of 85 Smith St. in Berlin, were dropped Monday.