CHILLICOTHE – On March 28, 2022, Chillicothe Police responded to 61 N. Bridge St. Valero Gas Station, in reference to an Ohio Lottery Machine being
broken into.
According to the report, management found the machine was broken into the next day and reported the theft, when they reviewed the videotapes they realized that the theft occurred during operation.
After reviewing security footage and found that an unknown white male came into the store last night at or around 1228 Hours and walked back to the machine and used an unknown item to pry his way into the keno machine. This area was roped off due to the store shutting it down after hours. The male was wearing a gray-colored hooded shirt with white writing, large gloves, and a face mask. The only visible skin showing was his eyes. The machine was broken in and then once inside the machine, the container holding the hundreds of dollars in money was taken broken into and taken out.
The Manager said that there were cashiers at the time but neither subject knew the suspect was at the back of the store.
Police reported that they have a suspect identified but have yet to make an arrest.
