Crime & Safety

Cedar Park Police Seek Circle K Robbery Suspect

Unidentified man is accused of demanding cash while claiming he had weapon before eluding Cedar Park and Austin police.

CEDAR PARK, TX – Police on Thursday issued a request for help from the public in their search for a robbery suspect.

On Wednesday just before 1 a.m., the Cedar Park Police Department was notified of a robbery at the Circle K Store located at 12020 North FM 620. The suspect (pictured above) is described as a white male wearing grey sweatpants, a black shirt, black and white sneakers, a green Mardi Gras mask and a yellow hat. He is estimated to be between 20 and 30 years old, 5 feet, nine inches tall, weighing between 150 to 160 pounds.

The suspect entered the Circle K Store, brandished a handgun and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. There were two clerks in the store at the time, but no store patrons, police added.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Chris Walts at Chris.Walts@cedarparktexas.gov or via phone at (512) 260-4850. Those wishing to submit a tip anonymously may do so through tip411 (www.cedarparktexas.gov/tip411) by texting their tip to 847411 with the keyword CPPD and the information. Please reference case number 1707-0311 in the communication.

>>> Photo of suspect courtesy of Cedar Park Police Department

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