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"St. Cloud police are asking for the public's help in identifying the men connected to several quick change incidents in the city.Authorities said there have been three incidents within the last few months where thieves are confusing cashiers and making off with cash.See how the trick is doneAccording to officials, on Oct. 31, a man entered the Firehouse Subs on 13th Street and purchased a soda for $2.13. The man gave the cashier a $50 bill, but asked for it back and gave the cashier two $20 bills and a $10 bill.The cashier got confused and ended up being shorted $120 from her register, a news release said.The man was described as an older black man, standing 5 feet 8 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a light-colored shirt and hat.The second incident happened on Jan. 14, when three black men were checking out at Publix, also on 13th Street. One of the men asked the bagger for help on a grocery aisle and the other men purchased items.Police said one of the men asked the cashier for change for a $50 bill, but when she gave him the change the culprit confused the cashier by having her count it back to him multiple times. The register was short $60.One of the men is described as tall and wearing a tan long-sleeved button-down shirt, dark-colored pants and a baseball hat. The second man was wearing a tan short-sleeved shirt, plaid shorts and a baseball hat. The third culprit was a younger black man wearing a University of Miami sweatshirt and jean shorts.Investigators said the third incident happened Jan. 25 at the Meat-N-Fire restaurant on South Narcoossee Road. The thief gave the cashier a $50, and the man then asked her to recount it back to him since he said he gave her a $5 bill.\"He was like, 'I'll give you this back for $100,' but when he took the $50 with the money I handed him back, he kept the money, then said, 'I'll give you this back for a $100,'\" said Meat-N-Fire Restaurant cashier Emily Hughes.The confused cashier ended up being shorted $149.83, the release said.Don't miss this video: New video of Baumgartner's record jump released\"It's a mom and pop place here and every penny for us counts, even down to a $2 sweet tea it counts. And $100 dollars hurts a small business like this,\" said restaurant manager Josselyn Downs.Police said the man was seen getting in a blue Toyota Camry.According to officials, Harper Jackson is wanted out of Winter Garden for the type of incident has been seen driving a blue Nissan. Jackson was recently jailed in Orlando for the same crime earlier this year and could be connected to the incidents in St. Cloud.Anyone with information is asked to call St. Cloud police at 407-891-6700 or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.14277264"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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