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Deputies searching for suspect in December theft from Sulphur business

Posted at 11:07 AM, Jan 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-15 12:09:08-05

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect wanted in the theft from a business in Sulphur.

Deputies say the theft occurred on December 19 at a business on South Cities Service Highway.

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Suspect wanted in Sulphur business theft courtesy Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office

Surveillance video reviewed by the department shows a suspect cutting through a chain link fence and driving through the gate in a white, two-door truck. Deputies say the video showed the suspect using the business’s forklift to load a diesel generator and two arc welders into the back of the truck before driving off.

Deputies say they began investigating the theft on January 2.

Anyone with information on the theft or the suspect is asked to call the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office at 337-491-7981.