The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify the suspect responsible for two armed burglaries 

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On December 5th and 8th, two separate Ignite Vapors stores on Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota were burglarized. On December 5, around 2:30 a.m., the suspect shot the front door of the business, loaded a duffle bag with vaping supplies and exited through the back door before jumping a large concrete wall. Video surveillance from the December 8 incident shows the suspect again shoot the front glass and enter the business where he stole the register and later fled southbound on Cattlemen Road. The suspect is described as a white male with an average build.

Anyone with information related to either incident is asked to contact Criminal Investigations at 941.861.4244 or Crimestoppers at 941.366.TIPS or Crimestoppers.com.