Location: Delano

Incident Date: 1/5/19

Case Number: 19-231

City: Delano

Posted by: Media Relations

On January 5, 2019 Deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office were called to an attempted theft of lottery tickets at a convenience store located on County Line Road in Delano. When they arrived, the store clerk told Deputies that a man came in and tried to steal a display case containing lottery tickets. The clerk said, as the man was running out of the store, he hit the door and dropped the display case. 

During the investigation, witnesses said the suspect got into a late model white Chevy Impala with "CarMax" paper plates. The suspect is described as a black male, between 18-25 years old. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Detective Scott O’Neill at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, Property Crimes Unit, at 559-802-9563 or 559- 733-6218, 1(800) 808-0488, Tip Now Line: 559 725-4194, or by e-mail tcso@tipnow.com.