This device was powerful enough that they felt the thud a mile or two away.

He fully confessed to all these thefts and said it was because he had a crack cocaine habit. In fact, he said, had he not been caught he would've robbed a post office today.

At this point, it appears to be a random act, and while nothing has been ruled out, it does not appear to be drug-related. We cannot say at this point what -- if anything -- was taken from the house. Unfortunately, there is no further description on the men.

We have some good images of the suspect. We just haven't been able to ID who he is.

He used various techniques, including having other people distract the employees. He'd then go in and disconnect the register, put it in a trash bag and then leave the stores.

Everybody is OK, but since it is a deputy who is involved and we have shots fired, we have to do a full-blown investigation.