Monday, June 22, 2020

Robbery Detective Helps Nab Serial Robber


Southeast Patrol officers were dispatched to a robbery in progress at a store located in the 8000 block of Fuqua. A Robbery Division detective knew there had been previous robberies recently at this location, so he headed to the area to assist patrol.

As the detective approached the intersection of Fuqua and Telephone Rd, he heard over the radio that the suspect had crashed his maroon Chevrolet Impala into a church. The detective saw the vehicle and observed the suspect exit the driver side and flee on foot. The detective, dressed in full police uniform, chased the suspect and saw him throw something over a fence.

The suspect then stopped and surrendered without incident to the detective. Officers searched the area where the detective observed the suspect throw something and found a pistol, a distinctive face covering identified as used in a previous robbery of the store, and a cell phone.

The suspect was brought back to the store where a witness identified him as the person who had just robbed the business. In addition, the detective learned the suspect was possibly tied to two previous robberies at the same location days before. Following a further investigation, the suspect was charged with all three robberies.

At the time of his arrest, the 18-year-old suspect was on bail with eight pending charges in the Harris County Courts including: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, attempted burglary of a habitation, and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
Great work by Robbery Division and Southeast Patrol to get a suspected serial robbery suspect off the streets!