Watch: Cops Want to Know Where's Waldo?

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The St. Petersburg Police Department is on the trail of a man it says bears an uncanny resemblance to the children’s book character Waldo.

While the fictional Waldo takes children on magical journeys meant to sharpen their powers of observation, this Waldo lookalike is accused of swiping a diamond ring from an antique store.

The crime in question took place around 3:15 p.m. Dec. 18 at 2400 Dr. Martin Luther King St. N. Police say a man entered the store and asked a clerk to see a particular diamond ring. When the clerk obliged, the man took the gem and fled the store.

The encounter was captured on the store’s surveillance video, which shows a man in dress clothes, a red tie and a hat checking out the ring before making his retreat from the store.

“Some who have viewed the video have noted a resemblance to the ’Where’s Waldo’ children’s book character,” the department noted in an email to media.

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The suspect was last seen leaving the area in a silver Ford Taurus driven by an unknown person, police wrote.

The ill-gotten ring is valued at more than $1,000.

Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity is asked to call the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780. Anonymous tips may also be texted to Tip-411! by texting “SPPD”
and your tip to 847-411 (Tip-411).

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