Click the play button on the video window to the right to see the storyMesa police are searching for two thieves who took thousands of dollars in cigarettes from two Mesa Circle Ks in late December.
The suspects went into the stores on December 21 and December 29 between midnight and 6 a.m., according to police.
In each case, they walked behind the cashier's counter to the cigarette display and filled large trash bags with cigarettes.
Police said the two suspects left the store without a confrontation or talking to the clerk.
During one of the incidents, police say the suspects were seen leaving in a green 90s model Dodge Dakota pickup truck.
The cigarettes were estimated to be worth $9,000.
The first suspect was described as a black male in his late 20s to 30s. He was about 5 feet 9 to 6 feet tall and 200 pounds.
The other suspect was described also as a Black male in his late 30s to 40s, about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and 200 pounds.
There were no reports of injuries in either robbery.
Anyone with information should call the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
