Crime

Nail polish nabbing duo stole 276 bottles

Deputies say this man and woman, seen in surveillance images, put the bottles of nail polish in a bag, left the store and got into a car waiting for them.
Deputies say this man and woman, seen in surveillance images, put the bottles of nail polish in a bag, left the store and got into a car waiting for them.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is searching for a pair of suspects they say took almost 300 bottles of nail polish from a Tampa Walmart.

Deputies said the suspects walked out of the Walmart at 6192 Gunn Highway with 276 bottles of nail polish.

The suspects, a man about 5 foot, 7 inches tall and 150 pounds with a low fade hairstyle and goatee and a woman about 5 foot, 4 inches tall and 160 pounds with short black hair, walked over to the cosmetics department and placed 276 bottles of nail polish in a book bag, deputies said.

The suspects then left the store, without paying for the merchandise, entered a maroon, four-door sedan that was waiting for them outside and then left the scene.

The sheriff's office is asking that anyone with information on this case to call them at 813-247-8200 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477).

Tipsters also can report anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com.

This story was originally published November 3, 2016 at 1:24 PM with the headline "Nail polish nabbing duo stole 276 bottles."

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