Conway car thief steals car, returns it later, police say

A suspect stole a car, but returned it to the Conway home where it was taken from after allegedly taking a spare set of keys from inside the house, police said.

Officers responded to the burglary that happened between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 500 block of Beaty Street, and police said it appeared a suspect stole a spare set of keys in the home and returned sometime between the night of June 30 and the morning of July 1, took the vehicle, then returned it, authorities said.

Conway police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the subject in a photo from surveillance cameras in the area.

Anyone with any information on this incident or the identity of the subject in the photograph can call the Conway Police Department at 843-248-1790.

This story was originally published July 2, 2016 at 12:17 PM with the headline "Conway car thief steals car, returns it later, police say."