Crime & Safety

Shoplifters Rip Off $3,000 Worth of Perfume

Two women were caught on video stealing perfume from Sephora.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward to anyone with information that leads to the arrest of two shop lifters who nabbed perfume from the Westfield Brandon mall on Black Friday.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, two women, age 22 to 29, entered Sephora at the mall Nov. 23 at  7:40 p.m., carrying
large bags. They then worked together, selecting and concealing $3,000 worth of perform in the bags.

Both thieves were black. One is 5 feet 3 inches tall, 170 pounds with a large build, red or auburn wig or hair weave with several visible tattoos.

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The other is 5 feet tall, 130 pounds with a slender build and black shoulder-length hair.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 247-8200 or anyone with information regarding the identity and whereabouts of the shop lifters and who wants to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), report anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com or
text "CSTB plus your tip" to C-R-I-M-E-S (274637).


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