HAMMOND - Tangipahoa Parish deputies are searching for a pair of thieves who stolen nearly $3,000 worth of prepaid gift cards from a Hammond Dollar General. 

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said a man and a woman went into the Dollar General on Airport Road and intentionally distracted the clerk, who did not realize the transaction declined until a manager caught the mistake at the end of the shift.

Deputies said the thieves tried to pull the same tricks at a store on Pumpkin Center Road and were unsuccessful. 

Anyone with information can call (985) 345-6150.