***NEWS RELEASE***

On December 5, 2009 at around 12:25 a.m., Longview Officers responded to a
business alarm at the Smart Mart convenience store at 1721 State Highway 31
south.

Officers arrived to find that someone had broken out a glass pane to the front
door, entered the business and stole cigarettes and cash. The store owner was
able to provide officers with footage from the surveillance camera that showed
two suspects breaking into the store from several different camera angles.

Detectives are asking that anyone who recognizes the suspects from this video
to contact Gregg County Crime Stoppers at 903-236-STOP or online at
www.greggcountycrimestoppers.com. A reward of up to $1000.00 will be paid for
information leading to the arrests of these suspects.

The surveillance video can be viewed at http://twitter.com/LongviewPolice or longviewpolice.com.