A September 5 breaking and entering resulted in the theft of nearly all of a store's lottery tickets except one display.

Detective Obert Wiltsie of the Halifax County Sheriff's said hundreds of tickets were stolen from a store on Highway 301 in Halifax following the breaking and entering. The winning tickets, of which there were probably five or 10 were cashed at other stores, mainly in Rocky Mount.

The breaking and entering occurred around 4 that morning and by 7 a.m. the winning tickets began being cashed.

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The vehicle use and the man who reportedly committed the break-in.

The photos of the woman were taken at various stores where tickets were cashed, Wiltsie said. A man captured on the store camera in Halifax broke into the business and also accompanied the woman to cash them.

Wiltsie said because of the time frame in which the crime occurred, the sheriff's office, once the pair are caught, should be able to lodge charges for even the crimes committed outside Halifax County.

He said the state Lottery Commission will most likely launch its own investigation as well.

Anyone with information on the identity of the woman is encouraged to call the sheriff's office at 252-583-8201 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.