Relentless work by EPD nabs Dr. Pepper burglar

  • Buddy Eugene Davy
    Buddy Eugene Davy
  • This copy of security camera footage, shared by EPD, reveals the second smash-and-grab, in which, after the burglar finds no money in the cash register, he helps himself to a Dr. Pepper on the way out the door. COURTESY OF EATONTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
    This copy of security camera footage, shared by EPD, reveals the second smash-and-grab, in which, after the burglar finds no money in the cash register, he helps himself to a Dr. Pepper on the way out the door. COURTESY OF EATONTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

    Authorities say a man wearing a mop on his head broke into a store during the night and stole cash from the cash register. Because he was successful, the man reportedly returned to the same store several days later but succeeded in stealing only a Dr. Pepper.

    Buddy Eugene Davy, 31, of Old Glenwood Springs Road, Eatonton, was arrested May 9 by Eatonton Police Department (EPD) officers and is being h…