Thieves steal $2,000 bike from cycling store | Crime

Tampa, Florida -- Hillsborough County detectives are searching for two suspects who stole a $2,000 bicycle from a local bicycle store.

Police say on Oct. 15, the two men entered the Flat Land Cyclery store in the 8800 block of Rocky Creek Drive to have a bicycle tire repaired. While one of them distracted the owner, the other walked out with a green and white Masi road touring bike.

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They were last seen leaving in a 2000 - 2005 white pickup truck in an unknown make and model.

The two men are described below:

Suspect 1: White male, 5'9" to 5'11", approximately 200 pounds with brown hair and was last seen wearing a dark-colored shirt and light-colored jeans.

Suspect 2: White/Hispanic male, 5'7" to 5'10", approximately 200 pounds and bald. He was last seen wearing a light-colored shirt and shorts.

Anyone with any information reference the suspects is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 247-8200 or anyone with any information regarding the identity and whereabouts of these suspects and who wants to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), report anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com or text "CSTB plus your tip" to C-R-I-M-E-S (274637).