Police have arrested a St. Petersburg man on charges that he stole $30,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets from a Winn-Dixie supermarket in the city.

Soulikhanh Vorasane, 39, was arrested May 22 on a charge of scheme to defraud. He was released on $10,000 bail.

In an arrest report, police said that over the course of several months, Vorasane forced his way into the lottery kiosk at the customer service counter of the store at 7491 Fourth St. N in St. Petersburg.

An arrest report does not say if he was working at the store at the time, though it does state that he had been seen placing tickets "in the break room cabinet."

Police said he began secretly taking the tickets in February and was finally caught doing it in May. Surveillance footage also showed him taking tickets, arrest reports state.

The arrest report did not indicate if the tickets resulted in any winnings.

Voasane has an arrest record in Pinellas County that includes several charges of grand theft and retail theft.

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