Officers of the Griffin Police Department responded to a break in at the  Bare Metals on Industrial Drive Friday Night about 9pm.

Officers of the Griffin Police Department responded to a break in at the  Bare Metals on Industrial Drive Friday Night about 9pm.  The perpetrator was surprised when his entrance was stopped by Patrolman Matt McFarlan. McFarlan was on the business’s property when he heard a suspicious noise. He discovered a white or Hispanic male wearing a hooded sweatshirt forcing his way into a gate. The suspect fled from McFarlan, but McFarlan caught him on the railroad tracks behind the business. A fight ensued and the suspect was able to escape by scaling another business’s concertina wire fence. Chief Frank Strickland, two Spalding County deputies, a State Probation Officer, and the available Griffin police officers responded to assist. A perimeter was set-up and a search was conducted. The suspect’s identity is unknown at this time. But was believed to the cut from the Concertina Wire on the Fence.