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Amarillo Police Department
Tuesday March 24th, 2020 :: 01:34 p.m. CDT

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Update - Wal-Mart Burglary - Photo of second suspect

***Update***

A photo was obtained of the second suspect that was able to evade capture from this burglary.  If you have any information on this suspect you can contact the investigator at 806-378-9433 or 806-324-2327.  Anonymous information can also be submitted to Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 806-374-4400 or by using the P3 Tips App.

***Original Release***

On Sunday March 22nd at 2:32 AM, APD officers were called to the Wal-Mart in the 4200 block of Canyon Drive on a burglary. Two males had entered the closed store and stole what appeared to be firearms. Officers were told that the males exited on a side door near the garden center. Officers located the two males in the 4100 block of south Bonham Street and they appeared to be carrying long guns. The males fled on foot and Jacob Eron Christopher Potter, a 19 year old male, was apprehended. The area was searched, but the other suspect was not located. Officers recovered two shotguns, two air rifles, and multiple rounds of ammunition that had been dropped on the ground. Potter was booked into the Randall County Jail for Burglary of a Building and Evading Arrest or Detention.

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Amarillo Police Department
200 SE 3rd Ave
Amarillo, TX 79101

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 806-378-4257

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