CENTERVILLE, Ga. — Rowe’s CBD and THC Dispensary lost thousands of dollars in product after a Jan. 15 break-in. Austin Rowe is the store’s owner; he says the burglary made this week's operation more difficult.
"It was rough at first especially, you know, with wood on the door people don’t know if we’re even open," Rowe said.
Last Monday, two people broke into the dispensary and stole popular products. Rowe said he was disappointed that someone would target a small business.
"You know it hurt because you know we're not a big corporate business. We're just right here this is it. This is us," Rowe said.
In 2020, a similar attack happened but the register was the target. Rowe said he wants to offer a reward this time to get these people off the streets.
"We will be proactive at you know preventing this going forward and we want to bring those people to justice, so that way they don’t do this again to us or to some other business that may not even be able to recover," Rowe said.
Rowe wants to reward people for certain tips in this case.
"We’re putting out a reward of $500 to whoever can give information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of these individuals," Rowe said.
Rowe said he is leaning on the community since they already helped his business grow over the years.
"Our people when they try our product, they love it, they stick with it, they don’t go elsewhere, they stay with us, and they you know spread the word and when they do that it really does help," Rowe said.
Getting justice will give Rowe and the rest of his business a peace of mind.
"It would mean a lot to me to be able to know that I can go home, go to bed, get a peaceful nights rest without having to worry that my business is under threat from somebody on the streets trying to break in steal our stuff for a quick buck," Rowe said.
If you have information about this burglary, you can visit the store or call them at 478-292-3109.