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Thief Swipes Money From Tip Jar

Thief Swipes Money From Tip Jar - Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 7:00PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Sunday, Dec 14, 2008 @ 07:00pm EST
WEST HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY- Police in West Hazleton are looking for a tip jar thief. Someone swiped the tips from Hells Kitchen Pizzeria Saturday afternoon.

Workers say the crook ordered and paid for two pizzas, then reached into the tip jar. He took some money and hid it under his pizza order before walking out of the store.

Officers didn't say how much he got away with. Police say the thief is a black male in has late teens or early 20s. He is between 5’8” and 5’10” tall with a thin build.

He was wearing a black knit hat, baggy jeans and a light purple coat with a white fur collar. Anyone with information should call 9-1-1.