Crime & Safety
No Jackpot For Man Wanted For Stealing Lotto Tickets: Police
The man hit two Hillsborough County stores in a Monday crime spree, authorities said.
VALRICO, FL — Authorities in Hillsborough County are calling on the public to help identify a man they say stole from one store and attempted to steal from another on Monday.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department, the man pictured in the Tweet below entered the Speedway store on Lithia Pinecrest Road in Valrico around 10 a.m.
While the clerk was distracted, the man stole the case containing lottery tickets, authorities said. He later tried to steal some lottery tickets from the Walmart store in Brandon.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's department at 813-247-8200.
Do you know him? On Monday at 10AM, he entered the Speedway on Lithia Pinecrest Rd. in Valrico & stole the case containing lottery tickets while the clerk was distracted. He later attempted to cash some of the tickets at Walmart in Brandon. Call us if you have info 813-247-8200. pic.twitter.com/YcDdIE3gf4
— HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) February 11, 2021
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