A New Mexico man is accused of breaking into a convenience store for a packet of cigarettes - but still paying for them.

Police in Las Cruces said the 24-year-old man went to buy cigarettes but the business was closed. Surveillance cameras show him pounding on the front door several times and then kicking and breaking the door's lower panel.

Police said he went inside, grabbed a pack of cigarettes and then made sure the cameras captured him leaving $6.

A witness called 911, and police say they found and arrested the man. He faces a charge of breaking and entering.

Damage to the store's front door is estimated at $800.

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