Pawn Shop Robbery Caught On Surveillance Video

HOUSTON, TX -- The Houston Police Department is searching for three men seen on video robbing a pawn shop in West Houston Oct. 24. The robbery began at 6:27 p.m. at Valu Pawn on 9725 Bissonnet, HPD wrote on YouTube.

The video shows one suspect acting as a look-out while the two others walked to the display cases. The suspect carrying a sledgehammer began to break the glass while the other placed the jewelry in a bag.

"The suspects appeared to be wearing heavy duty gloves in order to not get cut while removing the glass from the cases. The suspects were able to take several pieces of jewelry and then fled the store in a black Mercury Marquis," HPD wrote.

The following is breakdown of each suspect's description:

Suspect #1: 16 to 18-years-old, 5’6 to 5’8, brown eyes, gray pullover and blue jeans.
Suspect #2: 20 to 25-years-old, 5’8 to 5’10, 180 pounds, black pullover, brown pants and red shirt wearing a black mask.
Suspect #3: 20 to 25-years-old, 5’11, 180 pounds, black coat, black jeans, gray shirt and red Vans.

Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the charging and/or arrest of the suspect in this case. Information may be reported by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477) or submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org.

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Photo and video via HPD