Gastonia police search for man who stole $499 golf club

Gastonia police are asking for the public’s help to identify the man who walked out of Dick’s Sporting Goods on Cox Road with a $499 golf club and never paid for it.

The man’s image was captured on surveillance video. He is white, has brown hair and was wearing blue jeans, a blue shirt and dark shoes, police said.

Anyone who can help identify the man is asked to call Gastonia police Detective David Whitlock at 704- 842-5123 or Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at 704-861-8000. Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

Joe Marusak

This story was originally published November 7, 2015 at 8:42 PM with the headline "Gastonia police search for man who stole $499 golf club."