3 smoke shops robbed in 3 days, Tampa police want your help
Police suspect the same man has been robbing local smoke shops, taking their cash and their stock of Backwoods.
and last updated 2020-12-23 17:51:40-05
TAMPA, Fla- â Police say that three Tampa smoke shops have been robbed of their cash and Backwoods cigars over the course of three days.
Between December 16-18, three armed robberies have taken place at local smoke shops, two in the city limits and one in Temple Terrace. Police say all of the robberies appear to have been committed by the same armed suspect.
During the robberies, the suspect targets cash in the register and, specifically, Backwood brand tobacco/cigars, according to detectives.