Gym Thefts: Atlanta Teen Has Hit Up Planet Fitness And More – Atlanta, GA Patch

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A teenage boy from Atlanta has been dressing as a woman and wearing a wig while stealing from members. He pretends to have lost his gym ID.

By Andrea V. Watson, Patch Staff
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Police are looking for a teenage Atlanta boy who has been lying to get into gyms and then stealing from members. He dresses up as a woman.
Police are looking for a teenage Atlanta boy who has been lying to get into gyms and then stealing from members. He dresses up as a woman. (Shutterstock)

ATLANTA, GA — , reports WSB-TV.

According to police, Tarquinnious Mack, 17, has been targeting several local gyms since November 2019. Most recently, he was in Newton County at a Planet Fitness in Covington. He left and used the stolen credit card at a Kroger next door before fleeing in a stolen truck. He’s been working with a group who has also hit up gyms in Holly Springs and Cobb, Gwinnett, Forsyth, and Cherokee counties.

Covington Police Capt. Ken Malcolm tells the news station that Mack gets into the gyms by claiming to have misplaced his membership card.

Police are asking the public to help them locate the thief, adding that more thefts occur right after New Year’s Day because of all the resolutions. Members are encouraged to bring their own lock.

“The gymnasiums have to be vigilant in making sure that any individual that comes in is an actual member,” Malcolm said.

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