HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Houston Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of three men who robbed and kidnapped a man in his own car.
According to a Crime Stoppers press release, the suspects kidnapped the man at about 11 a.m. on May 17 at gunpoint. Deputies said the victim was walking from his apartment in the 14400 block of Pavilion Point when he was approached by the three men. Investigators said they hit the man in the face with a handgun, took his wallet, and closed him into the trunk of his own vehicle.
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For more than two hours, they drove around with the victim, stopping at various places and yelling at him to tell them his credit card PIN numbers through the back, investigators said. They let the man go around 3:00 a.m. at an unknown location and drove away in his car.
The Harris County Sherriff’s Office released a video of the men driving the car, but only one of the men in the car is clearly visible.
“Suspect Descriptions: Three black males, 5'8 to 6'0 tall, with medium builds. All three suspects were wearing black hooded sweatshirts,” the press release said.
Anyone with information about the identity or location of the suspects is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS (8477). Tipsters can also text TIP610 plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or visit them online at www.crime-stoppers.org.