Serial Robbery Suspect Captured

Mark Phillips (B/M DOB: 7/28/1991) has been arrested and charged with robbery with bodily injury through the Harris County District Attorney's office after the Houston Police Department went to the public for assistance in identifying the male responsible for a rash of robberies at various locations throughout the city of Houston. The suspect’s modus operandi was often the same, in which he would approach females and forcibly pull the necklaces that they were wearing and then get into a new model Nissan Altima and flee the scene. The suspect is believed to be responsible for the following robberies:

1.      10/9/2016 (129352116) Apartment complex parking lot at 6600 Harbor Town

2.      10/13/2016 (130935616) Washateria at 7500 Long Point

3.      10/19/2016 (133597616) Washateria at 9200 Clearwood

4.      11/13/2016 (144939016) Department store at 9400 North Fwy

5.      11/14/2016 (145357816) Department store at 11000 East Fwy

6.      11/17/2016 (146690916) Business at 8400 Fondren

7.      11/18/2016 (147329416) Pawn shop at 6700 Hillcroft

8.      11/20/2016 (148139616) Department store at 12000 Main

9.      11/21/2016 (148456216) Department store at 6000 Scott

10.  12/2/2016 (153108416) Clothing store at 8100 Long Point

11.  12/15/2016 (158969516) Washateria at 600 W. Parker

12.  12/24/2016 (163000816) Department store at 1500 Little York

13.  12/29/2016 (165185916) Department store at 8600 Irvington

14.  1/2/2017 (705317) Apartment complex parking lot at 5500 Desoto

Below are some of the robberies that were captured on surveillance cameras.