Robbery 'Person Of Interest' Sought In Austin

AUSTIN, TX — Police are in search of a "person of interest" in connection to an aggravated robbery that occurred last month, officials said.

The incident dates to Nov. 25 just before 11:20 p.m. at the MLK Food Store, 2915 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Police said in a press advisory the person sought appears on surveillance camera footage to have entered the store just before the robbery. He later was seen entering the vehicle of a suspect.

The "person of interest" is described as black between 20 to 30 years of age standing between five feet, six inches five feet, nine inches tall. He possibly has a black mustache, police added, and is of thin build. The man was last seen wearing white athletic shoes, black shorts, a white T-shirt emblazoned with the words "Texas Basketball" in burnt orange hue. He also wore a white baseball cap backwards.

Austin Police Department.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS or use the new Crime Stoppers App. Those with tips also can submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.