MOULTRIE – A man who was told he couldn’t buy a beer with his $2 decided to take it on credit instead, exiting a convenience store early Friday morning with a package of 30 brews.

An employee at Murphy Oil USA, 505 Veterans Parkway S., reported Friday that the man came in at about 2:02 a.m. and exited when told he did not have enough money. A few minutes later he came back inside and told the employee, “I will get you tomorrow” – apparently indicating he would return the next day with the money – as he walked out with a 30-pack of Budweiser beer.

The man then left in a small black truck, the employee told police.

Police were not aware that the man ever returned to pay for the beer.

In a separate incident at the same convenience store, an employee reported that a man walked out Monday night with two 24-packs of Budweiser beer, valued at $23.75 each, without paying for them.

Store video showed the suspect enter the store shortly after 10 p.m. and go back to the beer cooler and look around before walking out with the beer.

At Fine Wine and Spirits, 2151 Tallokas Road, on Saturday, a woman took advantage of a two-for-one deal by paying once and taking two bottles, according to an employee and a witness.

The employee told police that the woman purchased a bottle of Canadian Leaf liquor earlier in the day, then returned at 2:27 p.m. claiming that she had walked out without the bottle for which she paid in cash.

When the employee told the woman that she had taken the bottle on her first stop the woman took a bottle of the same brand from the shelf and walked out.

The witness told police that the shoplifter left in a white Chevrolet Cavalier. Police viewed store video of the incident.

• Family Dollar, 635 First Ave. S.E., reported Friday that a man who asked for to look at a cell phone ran out with it after his charge card was declined. Police later arrested a suspect.

An employee told police that the man asked for a $38 AT&T ZTE Maven3 phone from a locked case. After swiping his card multiple times he grabbed the bag containing the phone from the employee and ran out of the store and then north along Seventh Street Southeast.

Store video caught the theft, police said.

At about 2;17 p.m. Sunday an officer spotted Allen Michael Robeson, who had been identified as a suspect. A second officer dispatched to the site found Robeson in possession of a stolen cell phone, police said.

At the time of his arrest Robeson notified the officer that he had marijuana in the pocket of his shorts, and a small amount of suspected marijuana was found.

Robeson, 23, 409 Hutchinson Drive, was charged with theft by shoplifting and possession of marijuana.

• Wal-Mart, 641 Veterans Parkway S., reported Thursday that a man and woman concealed merchandise valued at $56 in the woman’s purse.

A store security officer detained the couple, and when police arrived one admitted there were items in her purse for which she did not pay.

The stolen property, which was recovered, include HP printer inks, press-on-nails, bug repellent, Dove men’s body wash and ONYX nail polish remover.

Both Amanda Dean Allen and Justin Mac Allen, both 34, 2991 Hwy. 133 N., were banned from the store as well as being charged with theft by shoplifting.

Entering auto

Moultrie Police

• Annette Moore, 1100 block 14th Street Southeast, reported Saturday the theft of prescription medication and cigarettes from a 2005 Ford Escape.

Burglary

Moultrie Police

Isaac James, 800 block Fifth Avenue Southeast, reported Friday the theft of property valued at $350.∂∂

• Allen Hinton, 700 block Hillcrest Avenue, reported Saturday the theft of clothing valued at $228 and other property worth 440.

Thefts

Moultrie Police

• Adam’s Motor Co., 2450 First Ave. S.E., reported Monday the theft of a 2001 Chevrolet Avalanche valued at $7,000.

Sheriff’s Office

• Lola Gail Goode, 100 block Bob Hires Road, reported Monday the theft of a 2013 Nissan Frontier valued at $12,900.

Shane Tillman told police that he allowed a female acquaintance to borrow the truck on June 18. Since then he has not been able to get in touch with the woman and she has not returned the truck.

Arrests

Sheriff’s Office

• James Dorsey McDuffie, 45, 390 Magnolia Ave., was charged Monday with criminal trespass.

Probation violation

• Dillion Luke Singletary, 25, 232 Massey Road, Doerun.

• Jeremy Arthur Raymond, 30, 1791 Funston-Sigsbee Road.

• Kimberly Noel Bentley, 29, 508 Fourth St. N.W.

Battery

Sheriff’s Office

• Patricia Hernandez, 400 block Lane Road, reported Monday that a male companion assaulted her.

Fraud

Moultrie Police

• Maria Sanchez, 60, reported Friday an incident of financial transaction card fraud.

Property damage

Lasonda Davis, 41, reported that while at a friend’s residence a male acquaintance damaged her 2016 Nissan Murano and walked away with her keys.

Davis told police that when she came outside the residence in the 500 block of  First Avenue Southwest she saw a man she identified as Ladarrian D. Simpson in the driver’s seat. The man drove the car in reverse with the door open, damaging the door and making her unable to close it.

When the man saw her he walked away with her keys, which she had left in the car.

Davis later learned that Simpson was on the corner of Sixth Street and Third Avenue Southwest. When police went there, they spotted Simpson in a group of people, and, police said, he ran from them.

A officer later located Simpson in a an abandoned residence and he was arrested, Police also found Davis’ keys at the near where he was when they started chasing him.

Simpson was arrested and faces charges of theft by taking, entering automobile with intent to commit a crime and criminal damage to property.