Thief swipes tip jar from Saugus coffee shop, drives off in Mercedes

SAUGUS, Calif. (KABC) -- Investigators are hoping tips from the public can help catch a man who swiped a tip jar from a Saugus coffee shop and drove off in a Mercedes.

Surveillance video shows the man, wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, walk up to the counter at Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders on Soledad Canyon Road.
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He waits until shop employees have their backs to him, then calmly takes the jar, puts it under his coat and strolls out the door.

He drove off in a black Mercedes, sheriff's deputies say.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station at (661)255-1121 ext 5146 or Crime Stoppers at (800)222-8477.