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07-26-2007, 02:35 PM
July 26, 2007
Police arrest man in coin machine thefts
ST. PETERSBURG - Police arrested a 29 year-old man on grand theft charges today, saying he may be the one who used a crowbar to break into dozens of coin machines in local laundromats.
Daniel Forro faces 17 counts of grand theft and criminal mischief.
Undercover detectives say they saw Forro (left) entering Betty's Coin Laundry at 8101 Fourth Street North early Thursday and begin using a crowbar to break into coin machines inside. Police also arrested two people who they said were Forro's accomplices: 32 year-old Daniel Lombardi, the lookout, and 21 year-old Tiffany Hazellief, who was waiting in a car.
Police say Forro may be responsible for as many as 55 coin laundry thefts, and more charges may be pending. They say he may have taken about $3,000 during his crime spree and is responsible for over $30,000 in damage to the coin machines.
-- Abhi Raghunathan, Times staff writer
Photo provided by Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Police arrest man in coin machine thefts
ST. PETERSBURG - Police arrested a 29 year-old man on grand theft charges today, saying he may be the one who used a crowbar to break into dozens of coin machines in local laundromats.
Daniel Forro faces 17 counts of grand theft and criminal mischief.
Undercover detectives say they saw Forro (left) entering Betty's Coin Laundry at 8101 Fourth Street North early Thursday and begin using a crowbar to break into coin machines inside. Police also arrested two people who they said were Forro's accomplices: 32 year-old Daniel Lombardi, the lookout, and 21 year-old Tiffany Hazellief, who was waiting in a car.
Police say Forro may be responsible for as many as 55 coin laundry thefts, and more charges may be pending. They say he may have taken about $3,000 during his crime spree and is responsible for over $30,000 in damage to the coin machines.
-- Abhi Raghunathan, Times staff writer
Photo provided by Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.