Thieves steal food from young mother and her baby
Story Created: Jul 15, 2011 at 3:39 PM America/New_York

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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- The groceries were worth a little more than one hundred dollars but for a Lehigh Acres mom, they meant the world.

The victim tells Crime Stoppers she had just used badly needed food stamps to buy milk, water, and canned goods to feed her hungry family including an infant son. But the groceries were stolen in broad daylight from the trunk of her car at a Walmart Parking lot in Lehigh Acres.

The young mom says the theft is so upsetting because she already struggles to feed her 9 month old baby boy. She had just used the food stamps for groceries from Publix, then stopped at Walmart to purchase meat. When she returned to her car, the Publix bags were gone.

Walmart security video shows two men removing the bags of groceries from the trunk of the victim’s Pontiac Grand Am on Tuesday July 12th. The suspects then drove away in a dark-colored, four-door Buick or Chevrolet sedan.

Detectives are hoping someone can identify any or all of the persons depicted in the images as they were together in the store.

If you have any information on this crime, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477). All callers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Tips may also be made online at www.swflcrimestoppers.org or through the TipSubmit app on any iPhone or by texting a tip to CRIMES (274637) Keyword: REWARD.


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