By Anthony Payero
(TAMPA, Fla.) The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is in search of a man who stole and cashed in winning lottery tickets worth more than $1,000, according to WFLA.
The sheriff's office said the suspect entered Thornton's gas station on Gunn Highway on Monday, June 14 at around 9:30 p.m. and stole two packs of lottery tickets. He cashed the tickets in at different stores throughout Tampa and Brandon, per HCSO.
"This man stole more than $1,500 in lottery tickets and cigarettes and mistakenly thought he was going to get away with it,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said.
The man was reportedly seen driving a black Dodge RAM with a silver vertical stripe on the passenger rear side.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the HCSO at 813-247-8200.