Florida authorities are looking for a man seen on camera robbing an elderly woman in an attack outside an Orlando supermarket on Wednesday.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the violent robbery happened Wednesday morning outside a store on Curry Ford Road, near the intersection with S. Goldenrod Road.
Surveillance footage shared by the sheriff’s office shows the 83-year-old, who has not been named, walking out of the store and trying to get into her car with lottery winnings in her hand.
FOX 35 Orlando reported that the woman had won $200.
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Orange County deputies are investigating the robbery of an 83-year-old woman after a man in a red jacket, believed to be Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury, stole her lottery winnings outside a Florida store Monday morning. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
At the same time, the suspect, believed to be Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury, begins walking toward the woman from the sidewalk behind her. He approaches her and tries to swipe the winnings from her hand, after which some sort of verbal altercation takes place.
Another man walks out of the store and appears to tell Fleury to leave.
Fleury then goes after the woman and starts try to take the money while the other man tries to pull him off the victim. Fleury drags the woman into the parking lot holding her winnings, and ends up stealing the money from her.
Another man tried to come to the woman’s aid during the robbery, but was unable to stop Fleury from stealing her money and running away. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
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The other man appears to try to get the money back for the woman, but Fleury shoves him and runs off. As of Wednesday evening, he still has not been located.
A store employee told FOX 35 that Fleury often hangs out at the front of the building and has caused problems in the past.
The suspect is believed to be Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury and he is wanted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for robbery, sudden kidnapping and assault on a person 65 years of age or older. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has issued a ruling an arrest warrant for Fleury on charges of theft, sudden robbery and battery on a person 65 years or older.
For information on his whereabouts, call Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.
