The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who took $1,700 worth of lottery tickets and $1,200 worth of cigarettes from the Western Convenience Store on West Hampden.

Investigators released a surveillance video of a man seen redeeming winning lottery tickets at two nearby stores a short time after the robbery on Tuesday. One lottery ticket valued at $20 was redeemed at the Diamond Shamrock store at 4490 S. Kipling St. and a second lottery ticket valued at $200 was redeemed at the King Soopers store on West Evans in Denver.

Serial numbers on the tickets confirm that the tickets he redeemed were stolen from the convenience store.

"These types of crimes really concern us because a lot of times when they make these types of burglaries or try to get quick cash, they are doing it for drug money. Anytime drugs are involved it can become more and more dangerous for people," said Jefferson County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Shires.

The man is about 5 feet 6 inches tall with short brown hair, a mustache and a goatee. He is described as white and in his mid-20s.

He was last seen wearing black baggy pants and a gray-colored hooded coat with yellow stripes on the sides and sleeves.

If you have any information about the man, you're asked to call the Jefferson County Sheriff's tip line at (303) 271-5599.