VPD: Florida man caught burglarizing Valdosta bank Schuler ran away but was caught. (Source: Lowndes Co. Sheriff) By Dave Miller | February 1, 2021 at 9:28 AM EST - Updated February 1 at 9:28 AM
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - About 5:30 Saturday morning, patrol officers of the Valdosta Police Department (VPD) officers responded to a burglary in progress at Regions Bank on North Patterson Street.
Officers set up a perimeter and began to search for the would-be bandit, according to police. An officer with the Valdosta State University Police Department located a subject in the area that matched the offender’s description.
The suspect, later identified as Gene Schuler, 54, of Tampa, Fla., ran away from the officer, but he was quickly captured and detained, according to VPD.