Investigators Looking For Man Who Mugged Elderly Man

SPRING, TX — Harris County Sheriff’s Office Robbery investigators released video surveillance of a man who assaulted and robbed an 83-year-old man of his wallet in north Harris County.

Investigators say that the white male came into the Exxon Q Mart located at 4502 W FM 1960 on June 6, at around 9:15 am.

He asked the clerk if anyone found a wallet.

The clerk told him no, and the man walked out of the store and seen walking to a gray colored Ford Fusion at the gas pumps.

The subject is looking on the ground near the gas pumps, where the 83-year-old victim is gassing his vehicle.

The thief walks over to the older man, pushes him down to the ground, and begins going through his pockets.

The victim tries to fight him, but the younger man grabs his wallet and runs to the Fusion.

The victim chased the man to his car and tried to stop him and was knocked down to the ground by the subject driving off.

The elderly male suffered cuts to his leg and knee along with bruise s after hitting the pavement.

The white male is 5-feet-10 to 5-feet-11 in height and weighs between 150 to 160 pounds.

He has a shaved head with a light brown colored goatee, and had a distinctive tattoo on his left arm, near the elbow and inner arm.

He was wearing a red shirt and dark colored shorts.

Anyone with information on thew robber is asked to call the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Robbery division at 713-274-9210.

Crime Stoppers will 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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