DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton police hope surveillance video will help them catch a rock-throwing thief.

Investigators said a security camera at a Circle K store caught a smash-and-grab robbery on tape early Monday morning. The video shows a man breaking into the store near the intersection of Watervlet and Smithville roads.

Police said the man did not want cash, but smashed a glass window in order to get cigarettes.

Officers said the man picked up a rock and tossed it through a window. They said the man climbed through, knocked over a shelf, grabbed several cartons of cigarettes and then fled the scene.

Police said the man is a white male with salt and pepper hair. They said he is about 6 feet tall and weighs around 175 to 200 pounds.

Authorities said the security camera recorded images of his car, which is described at a clean, white four-door Ford Tempo.

If you have any information, contact Dayton police at 333-COPS.