HOUSTON – Houston police have released surveillance video of three men robbing a pawn shop in the Sharpstown area and need your help to find them.
It happened at the Cash America Pawn on Lugary Dr around 7:00 p.m. on August 13.
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The Houston Police Department says an unidentified man walked up to the entrance when they were about to close, acting like a customer. An employee unlocked the door, and that’s when a second unidentified man wanted to pawn something.
While the second man was conversing with the employee, police said a third man forced his way into the pawn shop and told everyone inside not to move, or they would be shot. wanting to pawn an item entered the store. While the employee was talking to the second male, a third male forced his way into the pawn shop while telling everyone inside not to move or they would get shot.
An investigation by HPD revealed all three men were working together, with one of the men staying at the entrance while another grabbed money from the cash register along with various items from the pawn shop.
All three of them then took off in a small white hatchback, driven by the third man. Police only described the three men as Hispanic, one of them was wearing a teal shirt, brown pants, and a rosary tattoo on his neck/upper chest area; another was in a long yellow sleeve shirt, light-colored pants, and wore boots. The third man (the getaway driver) wore a blue shirt and jeans.
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Anyone with information that could lead to the identity of these men is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477). Information leading to the charging and or arrest may result in a cash payment of up to $5,000.