Thief Broke Into Restaurant Saturday Night, Stole Cash: Sheriff

Bradenton FL

14 June, 2021

10:26 AM

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ELLENTON, FL — The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is asking for public assistance in identifying a man who broke into an Ellenton restaurant Saturday night. The thief broke into Popi's Place, a homestyle family restaurant at 3911 US 301, and stole "a substantial amount of cash," the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post. The thief appears to be a man in his mid-50s, around 6 feet tall and 250 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at 941-747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at 866-634-TIPS (8477). Watch surveillance video footage from the restaurant: