Police Release Video, Images Of Suspect In String Of East Austin Store Robberies

EAST AUSTIN, TX — Police are seeking help from the public in identifying a suspect in a series of East Austin convenience store robberies.

The robberies have occurred between Sept. 25 and Oct. 16, police said. The suspect displayed a handgun in five of the seven robberies, officials added. According to police data, the suspect brazenly hit the same store three times in sixteen days and another twice in three days. The locations and times of the robberies are as follows:

• Monday, Sept. 25 at 5:57 p.m., Fighting Orange store at 3897 N. Interstate 35 northbound service road.
• Thursday, Oct. 5 at 1:26 p.m., Fighting Orange store, 3807 N I-35 northbound service road.
• Saturday, Oct. 7 at 6:15 p.m., MLK Food Store, 2915 E. Martin Luther King Boulevard.
• Friday, Oct. 13 at 11:31 a.m., Monarch Food Store, 1402 E. 38th½ St.
• Friday, Oct. 13 at 4:15 p.m., East 1st Grocery Store, 1811 E. Cesar Chavez
• Monday, Oct. 16 at 7:38 p.m., East 1st Grocery Store, 1811 E. Cesar Chavez
• Monday, Oct. 16 at 8:23 p.m., Fighting Orange, 3807 N I-35 northbound service road.

The suspect is described as a black man standing at a height of six feet, three inches and six feet, five inches weighing between 300 and 325 pounds. He sports a shaved head and a tattoo above his left elbow. Police on Tuesday released surveillance camera images of the suspect as well as a a video snippet in the hopes someone might recognize him and alert the authorities.

Anyone with information is urged to notify police by calling the APD Robbery Tip Line at (512) 974-5092, Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS or by using the new Crime Stoppers App. Those with information also can submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.

>>> Images, video provided by Austin Police Department