City of Austin
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Contact: APD Public Information 512-974-5017 Email
Case: 22-1720277
Date: June 21, 2022
Time: 7:50 A.M.
Location: 8801 S IH 35 SVRD NB (Home Depot)
The Austin Police Department (APD) Robbery Unit requests the public's help identifying suspects involved in a robbery that occurred at the Home Depot located at 8801 S IH 35 SVRD NB at 7:50 a.m.
The suspects, whose descriptions and photos are attached, threatened the store employee and left the location with an undisclosed amount of cash.
On June 21, 2022, one of the men approached a female store employee working the self-checkout at the Home Depot to distract the employee by handing her money. The men approached the exit door where the employee was standing and hit her with items stolen from the store. The employee fell to the ground and was injured during the scuffle.
The men left the scene in a 2012 Honda Accord with an unknown state license plate.
Suspect 1 is described as:
- Black Male
- 18-21 years of age
- 5’ 10
- Black Hoodie, black pants with Black and white crocs
Suspect 2 is described as:
- Black Male
- 18-21 years of age
- Blue shirt, with light blue jeans with cuts
- Blue boonie hat
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.