GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County police are looking for a man who burglarized a home, then decided to clean himself up.
The Gwinnett County Police Department says they’re trying to find a man accused of illegally entering the basement of a home on Cannings Lake Court through an unlocked door. According to police, after he went into the home, he took a shower.
Police said it happened in the wee hours of Feb. 5, around 4:40 a.m.
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“The suspect, described as an older white male with a slender build and a tattoo on his upper arm,” was caught by the homeowner after he took a shower and was chased off.
However, police said the man took a key to the house, a lighter and a folding knife when he ran away, before police arrived.
Anyone with information about the man’s identity or where he may be is asked to contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300.
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