Police believe a suspect or suspects used a hammer to break into an Ypsilanti Township gas station to steal a large amount of cigarettes early Thursday.

Deputies from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a BP gas station, at 1166 Ecorse Road, for an alarm going off at 4:20 a.m.

Police observed the front glass door had been broken, possibly by a hammer, according to a release from the sheriff's office. A large amount of cigarettes were taken.

There are no suspects at this time.

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