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With the technology of security and surveillance equipment reaching draconian levels these days, it’s becoming increasingly harder for bandits to make off with their loot. As such, they’re left to come up with more clever ways to rob places.

One guy in the D.C. area has allegedly come up with a new successful tactic: Confuse the hell out of the people you’re robbing. The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in finding a suspect wanted in connection with three different thefts that occurred in the Third District. According to a press release, “In each incident, an adult male who is making a purchase hands a clerk a $100 bill, disputes the change he receives, confuses the clerk and leaves the business with the change and the $100 bill.

Police report the first incident occurred on October 6 at approximately 5:55 p.m. when an adult “entered an establishment in the 2000 block of 18th Street, NW and made a purchase with a $100 bill. When receiving the change, the male disputed the change that he received, engaged the clerk in conversation confusing the clerk. The male retrieved the original $100 bill and the change and then left the business.” On October 9 a similar situation occurred:

On Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at approximately 3:30 pm, a male entered an establishment in the 2600 block of Georgia Avenue, NW and paid for a purchase with a $100 bill. When receiving the change, the male indicated that he received incorrect change engaged the clerk in conversation and confused the clerk. The male retrieved the original $100 bill, then left the scene with the change and $100 bill.

And again last Tuesday:

On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at approximately 6:30 pm, a male entered an establishment in the 1600 block of 17th Street, NW and made a purchase with a $100 bill. When receiving the change, the male engaged the clerk in conversation and retrieved the original $100 bill. The male then left the scene with the change and $100 bill.

In each instance, the person of interest was described as being a black male with medium complexion, about 60 to 65 years old, and bald or balding. According to police, he was last seen wearing a plaid shirt.

Anyone with information that can assist in the identification of this person should call the police at (202) 727-9099.