CRIME STOPPERS CRIME OF THE WEEK 12-16-11: POLICE SEEK SUSPECT IN ROBBERY ON FAR EASTSIDE

CRIME STOPPERS CRIME OF THE WEEK 12-16-11

POLICE SEEK SUSPECT IN ROBBERY ON FAR EASTSIDE

A woman accepts a ride from a stranger and is taken to a dead end on the far east side where the offender attacks her and steals her cell phone, making this the

Crime Stoppers “Crime of the Week.”

On Monday, September 12^th, 2011, at 1:00 P.M. in the afternoon, the victim was picked up by a stranger near Padres and Alameda in the Mission Valley. The suspect then drove the victim to a dead-end at 12800 Ventana where he began struggling with her and stole her cell phone. The victim was able to fight off the attack and exit the vehicle. She ran for help to a nearby home where she called Police.

Investigators from the El Paso Police Department’s Pebble Hills Regional Command Center are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the suspect responsible for this attack. The suspect is described as an Hispanic male with short black hair, 25 years old, tall with a medium build, and a piercing on his left eyebrow. He was wearing a blue baseball cap, blue shirt, and jeans. He fled the scene in a red 2-door pickup with extended cab, possibly a Toyota Tacoma.

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If you have any information about the identity of the suspect, please call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-TIPS (566-8477) or on-line at www.crimestoppersofelpaso.org. You will remain anonymous and, if your tip leads to an arrest, you can qualify for a cash reward up to $1,000.