Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Featured Robbery of the Week for July 31, 2017

Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division need the public's assistance identifying the suspects responsible for a series of robberies.

On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 1:30 PM, the complainant parked her vehicle in a parking lot at 7001 Long, in Houston, Texas. The complainant exited the driver’s side door and was assisting her child with the seat belt when a black Honda Accord pulled up behind her and a male exited the rear passenger door. The male then opened the driver’s side door of the victim’s vehicle and removed her purse. The suspect then got back into the Accord and fled the scene. HPD case #875527-17

On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 2:07 PM, the complainant had parked her vehicle at 10632 Kingspoint, in Houston, Texas after getting a money order from a PLS cash checking business off of Monroe and I45. The complainant ran into a nail salon for a few minutes and then returned to her vehicle. As the complainant was getting into her vehicle, a black Honda Accord pulled up behind her and a male exited the rear passenger door, approached her vehicle, broke the window and forcibly took her purse from her. The complainant tried to gain control of her purse and suffered minor injuries after the suspect was able to overpower her and regain control. The suspect then got back into the black Honda Accord with the complainants purse and fled the scene. HPD case #875112-17

Suspect description:
Suspect #1: Black male, 20 to 25 years old, 5’05 to 5’06, 130 to 150 pounds, small build, green hoodie.

Note: This incident demonstrates how jugging suspects work together. Take note of the white SUV and black Honda Accord and they come into the parking lot at the same time and then wait and watch the victim as she returns back to her vehicle.

The suspects are also believed to be responsible for three additional robberies:

7/112017 at 12:15 pm: HPD Incident #874744-17 1300 Gessner
7/11/2017 at 3:27 pm: HPD incident #875457-17 6000 Scott
7/12/2017 at 12:47pm: HPD incident #879170-17 9700 Bellaire