Police are searching for a man who stole cigarettes from a New Bedford convenience store on Thursday night.

Detective Captain Steven Vicente says that at around 7:45 p.m. a man walked into the Lucky 7 Variety Store at 701 Cottage Street and asked to purchase four packs of cigarettes.

He then handed the clerk a debit card which turned out to be expired.

When the clerk attempted to retrieve the cigarettes he grabbed them from her hand and fled to a dark colored sedan that was waiting outside.

The suspect is described as a white man, standing at five feet ten inches tall, with a medium build and short hair.

He was wearing a white t-shirt, white sneakers, and dark colored sweatpants. He also had a tattoo on his left forearm.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Barry Pacheco at 508-991-6300 ext. 133

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