Houston police searching for cowboy bandit
Surveillance photo of aggravated robbery suspect. (Source: Houston Police Department Robbery Division)
HOUSTON - The Houston Police Department needs your help identifying a suspect responsible for an aggravated robbery on Sunday.
Authorities said the robbery occurred around 5:20 p.m. at a general store located on the 5300 block of Antoine in Houston.
Police said the suspect first acted like a customer, then approached the counter, showed a handgun, and demanded money from the register.
The employee complied with the suspect's demands and gave the suspect money from the cash drawer, police said.
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The suspect then fled the scene in a white or gold PT Cruiser.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 23 to 30-years-old, around 5'5" tall, 250 pounds, wearing a red shirt, jeans, and a straw cowboy hat.
If you have any information on this robbery, please contact the Houston Police Department at (713) 308-0700 and refer to case #880076-22. You can also submit a tip anonymously by calling Houston Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.