Case:  22-0600589
 
Date:  Wednesday, March 1, 2023                
 
Time:  10:50 a.m.
 
Location:  Verizon Store – 2401 S Lamar Blvd
                      Verizon Store – 2901 S Capitol of Texas Hwy NB
 
Video:       APD’s Official YouTube Channel

The Austin Police Department Robbery Unit requests the community’s help identifying a suspect involved in a Robbery by Threat case at the Verizon Store at the Barton Creek Square Mall.

The suspect, whose description and photo are included in this release, entered two Verizon locations attempting to pass himself off as an IT employee. The suspect tried this initially at the Verizon Store at 2401 S Lamar Boulevard, but was turned away. Approximately 30 minutes later, the suspect entered the Barton Creek Square Verizon store, confronted a store employee in the back room, and made threats indicating he had a weapon. The suspect accessed the store’s safe and ran off with an undisclosed number of cellular devices. 
 
The suspect is described as:

• White male
• 20-30 years of age
• 6’0 tall, 160lbs, thin build
• Short, light brown hair
• Black color face mask

 
He was last seen wearing:

• Red Nike baseball cap
• Dark Hoodie with Verizon “V” logo, red zipper, and gray lining
• Black pants
• White sneakers
• Black computer bag with silver laptop
• Verizon Tic-Tac-Toe logo t-shirt
• Gold Chain around his neck

 
Anyone with any information should contact APD's Robbery unit at 512-974-5092. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.