The Brief
- A serial burglar is in jail after a Woodstock jewelry store break-in Thursday morning at Art Jewelers.
- Police blocked the suspect with a patrol car as he tried to drive away from the store.
- The man was already wanted for a February burglary at the exact same location where $45 worth of jewelry was taken.
WOODSTOCK, Ga. – The Woodstock Police Department arrested a traveling burglar Thursday morning after he allegedly broke into a local business with a crowbar.
Woodstock jewelry store break-in
What we know:
A serial burglar is in jail after breaking into Art Jewelers in Woodstock on Thursday morning. Business owner Andrew McDeermond watched the live surveillance cameras around 7:30 a.m. and gave a play-by-play description to 911 dispatchers. A man wielding a crowbar forced his way through the back door and began filling a small metal trash can with jewelry. Woodstock police responded rapidly and used a patrol car to block the suspect’s vehicle as he tried to speed away through the parking lot.
The suspect, identified as Scott Candor, was wanted for crimes across multiple jurisdictions. Police confirmed Candor was already wanted on outstanding warrants for a nearly identical burglary at the exact same jewelry store in February, during which $70,000 worth of merchandise was stolen. Captain Ron Sinfelt of the Woodstock Police Department described Candor as a traveling burglar. Candor is currently held in the Cherokee County Jail on charges of burglary, fleeing, and multiple narcotics offenses.
Police investigation
What we don’t know:…