Crime & Safety

$600 In Beef Stolen From FL Publix, Suspect Sought: Report

Per a media report, a man accused of stealing nearly $600 in meat from a Publix grocery store is being sought in Florida.

FORT MYERS, FL — A beefy caper has authorities on the hunt for a suspected meat thief in South Florida.

Crime Stoppers of Southwest Florida is searching for a man accused of taking nearly $600 worth of meat from a Palm Beach Boulevard Publix last month, Fox 13 Tampa Bay reported Thursday.

The man reportedly returned to the scene of the crime twice, once on June 22 and another time on June 29, the news outlet reported.

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Anyone with tips can call SWFL Crime Stoppers, 1 (800) 780-8477.

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