Reward Offered for Information on Bloomingdale Smoke Shop Break-In
Someone broke into the Bloombox Smoke Shop Nov. 4.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest for a break-in at the Bloombox Smoke Shop, 873 Bloomingdale Ave., Brandon. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, on Nov 4 at approximately 12:24 a.m., someone shattered the front window at the Bloombox Smoke Shop and left the scene without making entry. The man then proceeded to the Mobile gas station at 936 Bloomingdale Ave. at approximately 12:30 a.m. and purchased cigarettes. Video surveillance captured the suspect at the store arriving and leaving on a bicycle. This time wearing a mask, the man returned to the Bloombox Smoke Shop and gained entry through the shattered window. He removed several drug paraphernalia items, …
