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WATCH: Sumter deputies looking for man who damaged general store

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Security footage of man deputies say tampered with general store (Sumter County Sheriff's Office)

WEBSTER, Fla. – Deputies are searching for a man who damaged a window at The Croom Store, a general store in Webster, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said they were alerted to a commercial alarm at the store June 8 at 4:50 a.m., which indicated someone broke a window.

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After arriving, deputies said they found a window at the corner of the building had been damaged, with a screen cover and four screws lying on the ground.

Investigators said security footage showed a man in a camo hoodie, blue jeans, a tan hat and blue latex gloves trying to remove the pins at the bottom of the front door to the store at approximately 5:32 a.m.

The sheriff’s office is asking for anyone with information to contact the department at (352) 793-2621.