A thief hoping to hit jackpot stole a stack of lottery tickets from a Dalton convenience store and now police are hoping you can make it her unlucky day by identifying her.
At approximately 12:10 this morning, a woman entered the Mapco convenience store at 1950 Chattanooga Road and asked the clerk for 27 scratch-off lottery tickets. She requested 25 “cash match” lottery tickets ($2 each) and two “5X the money” lottery tickets ($1 each). The clerk placed the tickets on the counter and added up the total of $52. The suspect began to look through her wallet and then slapped four used lottery tickets on the counter and said that the winnings on the tickets added up to $52. Before the clerk could react, the suspect grabbed the stack of new lottery tickets from the counter and ran out of the store. The winnings on the used lottery tickets only added up to $4. The suspect left in a silver 2000s model Honda Accord heading west towards I-75. Witnesses told police that she was with two white males in the vehicle.
The suspect is a white female with dark brown or black hair with blonde streaks. She wore a light green long sleeved shirt and black capri pants with black flip flops. Pictures of the suspect from store surveillance are included with this release.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of this suspect or this incident is asked to please contact Officer John Gurrieri at 706-278-9085, dial 9 and enter extension 242.