Crime & Safety
Subway Sandwich Shop Near UT-Austin Held Up By Armed Robber
It's the third such heist in recent weeks following the robbery of two other Subway stores were help up in close succession last month.
AUSTIN, TX — Police reported to an armed robbery of a Subway sandwich shop near the University of Texas at Austin on Friday night — the third such incident in the past couple of weeks.
Witnesses said a black woman wearing a gray shirt and black jacket with a red flower robbed the eatery along the 500 block of West Martin Luther King Boulevard at around 9 p.m. The woman was last seen traveling north along San Antonio Street as police searched the UT-Austin in search of the suspect.
On Jan. 19, another two Subway sandwich stores were robbed within 20 minutes of each other, also be a female suspect.
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APD is working an armed robbery off campus at 500 W MLK. The suspect was described by witnesses as a black female w/ a grey shirt & black jacket w/ a red flower. She left going northbound on San Antonio. Please avoid area. If you see her, dial 911 immediately. #BeSafe Longhorns!
— UT Austin Police (@UTAustinPolice) February 3, 2018
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