Thieves loot thousands of dollars of cigarettes and lottery tickets.

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Two thieves stole rolls of lottery ticket after gaining entry to a Memphis building through the ceiling. However, the surveillance camera could capture only one of them.

The surveillance video showed a man breaking into Hollywood Market through the ceiling. They cut a hole in the roof. Meanwhile, the thief grabs a scarf from the store and wraps it around his face. After that, he begins stealing everything from the store including lottery tickets too.

Larry Reid, the store owner said, “I am very shocked”. He said he couldn’t believe the thieves break into the store around 03:30 a.m. on Wednesday. They were able to steal thousands of dollars of cigarettes, lottery tickets and even t-shirts. The thief in the surveillance video grabs boxes inside the store and transfers it over to the waiting hand through the hole in the roof. Unfortunately, the surveillance camera fails to capture the second thief.

The thieves took approx 30 minutes to finish the entire act. Reid believes same thieves burglarized his store last year also. The thief, who entered the store, wore work gloves so that there are no finger prints left. But, there is one piece of evidence available. A quick shot of surveillance video shows the fall off of the scarf man wrapped around his face. However, he quickly puts the scarf back on his face, but before that, a small view of man’s face was easily visible.

According to few customers, the stolen merchandise is easy to sell on streets. Above all, if you spot the suspect in the video anywhere, please do contact Memphis Police Department. Your small contribution can help in catching the thieves.