MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested one suspect and are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a second individual involved in the theft of approximately $15,000 worth of lottery tickets in the Lower Keys.
The stolen tickets yielded approximately $8,000 in winnings.
Jorge Acevedo Perez, 47, of Big Coppitt Key, Florida, was arrested and charged last month with grand theft and conspiracy.
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Detectives determined that Acevedo Perez conspired with co-defendant Dave Dackens Pluviose, 20, of Key West, Florida, to steal the lottery tickets from the Circle K located at 451 Overseas Highway.
Security video footage reportedly shows Pluviose, a former Circle K employee, handing large quantities of lottery tickets to Acevedo Perez without charging him. Subsequent security video from a supermarket shows both men cashing some of the lottery tickets together.
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The investigation is ongoing, and authorities indicate that additional charges may be pending.
The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about Dave Dackens Pluviose and/or this case to contact detectives at 305-292-7060 or Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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