The Cornelia Police Department has identified a suspect in a local convenience store burglary. Officers received information that led them to identify Jose Luis Ortiz Torres, age 25, as the man seen on surveillance cameras burglarizing Murphy’s Express on the morning of December 17.
Officers took out an arrest warrant on Torres for one count of first-degree burglary. He has not been arrested; they are still looking for him.
“The City of Cornelia Police Department was able to locate many of the stolen items and return them back to the owner,” says CPD Lt. Wayne Green.
The investigation began on December 17 when police responded to a report of an alarm at the gas station on VFW Post Road. They found the front door smashed open with what appeared to be a rock, Lt. Green said.
Store surveillance cameras captured images of the suspect, since identified as Torres, inside the store and a white truck parked outside.
If you know where Torres is or have information that could help officers find him, please contact Cornelia Police at (706) 778-4314 or Habersham County E-911 non-emergency at 706-778-3911.
