Austin Police Department Seeking Community's Assistance With Robbery Investigation

Press release from the City of Austin:

November 18, 2021

Case: 21-2750742
Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021
Time: 1:08 p.m.
Location: 6600 S. Mopac Expressway (Chase Bank parking lot)

On Saturday, October 2, 2021, a female victim was robbed while leaving the Chase Bank at 6600 S. Mopac Expressway. The Austin Police Department Robbery Unit is requesting the community’s assistance with identifying the suspect who later used the victim’s stolen credit cards at several convenience store locations near E. Riverside Drive and Burton Drive. The suspect, described below, entered the Tinnin Food Mart at 1516 Tinnin Ford Drive on Monday, October 4, 2021, and purchased several items with the victim’s stolen card.

Suspect:

• Hispanic male
• Mid to late 40s
• Medium build
• Approximately 5’7”
• Last seen driving a dark blue or black Ford Ranger extended cab pickup truck with chrome wheels and mud flaps.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the APD Robbery tip line at (512) 974-5092, Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS or use the new Crime Stoppers App. You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.

This press release was produced by the City of Austin. The views expressed here are the author’s own.