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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Sumter sheriff asking for help in nabbing bandits who took work truck

Sumter County sheriff’s detectives are seeking assistance in finding three bandits who stole a work truck from a Bushnell residence recently.

The women pictured above and a man whose photo wasn’t available are believed to have stolen a work truck from a Bushnell residence last month.

Detectives say the white truck, which has a Ranch Hand-style bumper and a steel flat bed, was stolen on Sept. 13 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. The vehicle was spotted being fueled at the Marathon gas station in Bushnell that night at 11:55 p.m.

Two women and a man were observed on surveillance video footage exiting the truck. The two women are pictured above, but the man didn’t enter the store and a good photo of him couldn’t be obtained, a sheriff’s office report states.

The white work truck that was stolen from a Bushnell residence on Sept. 13 has a Ranch Hand-style bumper and a steel flat bed.

The woman with brown hair wearing the dark shirt was seen exiting the driver’s seat of the stolen vehicle at the fuel island upon arrival at the Marathon station and then driving the vehicle away, the report says.

Anyone with information about the crime or the suspects involved is asked contact Detective Donald Fender at (352) 793-2621 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477) and reference case number 4690.

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