Man charged in $10K burglary

Published 12:00 pm Friday, December 14, 2018

TIFTON — Jon Edward Patrick, 34, of Tifton, has been charged with burglary, according to a Tifton Police Department report.

Patrick is charged with stealing more than $10,000 from the safe of an insurance office, the report states.

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An insurance store in the 600 block of Tift Avenue contacted the TPD the morning of Dec. 3 about a burglary that occurred overnight.

The burglar entered by breaking through the back door, according to the report.

Along with the safe, a residential apartment within the building was also broken into, with a watch and handgun possibly stolen, the report states.

Video footage of the property showed a tall man with gloves and a mask walking around the property before the cameras stopped recording, the report states.