3/9/13 - Authorities are asking for the publicâs help in identifying the two men who robbed a local party store for lottery tickets late last month. On February 24th, two men broke into the Angeloâs retail store in Howell and stole several lottery tickets. Police have released surveillance photos of the robbery hoping for information from the public on the thieves or their white four-door vehicle. Similar robberies have been taking place in Oakland County beginning in February, and the two sheriffâs departments are now both working to find the culprits. Sheriff Bob Bezotte tells WHMI the lottery tickets should be identifiable as stolen when they are turned in to retailers, but not all of the tickets have been identified and retailers do not always bother to check. Bezotte says some of the tickets from the Angeloâs robbery were cashed in at a retailer in Oakland. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Mark King at 517-540-7953 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information. (TD)
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