Deputies: Bar Hookup Ended With a Robbery

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for some help identifying a woman they say hooked up with a man last weekend at a bar and then proceeded to rob him.

The incident at the 8603 N. Dale Mabry Highway bar began to unfold around 5 p.m. Feb. 7 when the victim met a woman inside the bar. The two, an email from the sheriff’s office stated, began to chat it up. Before too long, the woman asked the man for help getting gas at a nearby 7-Eleven.

With the fill-up complete, the victim followed the woman to Waterford Apartments on Waters Avenue. As the two sat in the victim’s vehicle, the woman is accused of striking him with an unknown object, the email stated. The man was knocked out cold.

When he awoke, the email said, his wallet was nowhere to be found – and neither was the woman.

She is described as being between the age of 25 and 30 and stands about 5 feet, 6 inches in height. The woman weighs an estimated 130 pounds and has medium length blonde hair. She was last seen driving a black Toyota Tundra.

Anyone who recognizes the woman is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 813-247-8200. Anonymous tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), going online at www.crimestopperstb.com or texting “CSTB plus your tip” to C-R-I-M-E-S (274637).

Photos courtesy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

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