HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department has released surveillance video of two suspects wanted in the robbery of a cellphone store in August.
On Aug. 13 at around 4:10 p.m., two men entered a Cricket Wireless store in the 700 block of Shotwell.
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According to police, the men, one of them armed with a knife, walked up to the employees and demanded money and cell phones. The suspects escorted the employees to the back office, removed the cell phones from the safe, the money from the cash drawers, and a female employee’s purse.
The suspects then fled the scene on foot.
The first suspect is described as between 20 and 25 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 165 pounds. He was wearing a green hoodie and a black mask.
The second suspect is also believed to be around the same age and height but looked a little heavier at about 180 pounds. He was wearing a gray hoodie and a black mask.
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