Houston police are asking for the public’s help in search for the suspects responsible for a series of robberies in the Third Ward area.
The first one was reported on May 16, and the last was on May 29. Most of the robberies occurred in the evening and into the night, however, Satterwhite says one previously took place in broad daylight, around 10 a.m.held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss the incidents and how law enforcement will handle the investigation.
On the Saturday before Memorial Day, one man was reportedly beaten up badly by a group of robbers. The victim’s wife said during the incident, one of the suspects hit her husband’s helmet with a gun so hard, it cracked the helmet.That assault didn’t stop there, as the woman described, the robbers then took her husband’s cell phone and wallet and ordered a Uber ride to The Galleria where they then attempted to go on a ”shopping spree” inside the mall.
In some of the other cases, the suspects have reportedly tackled the victims to the ground before robbing them.In efforts to prevent another robbery, HPD announced that they will start having more patrol units, marked and unmarked, in the area providing surveillance to those who decide to use the trails.
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