HOUSTON – Surveillance video has been released of a person of interest who cashed a lottery ticket hours after it was stolen during a robbery in east Houston, according to the Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division.
The robbery was reported on Oct. 20, 2022, at around 2:30 a.m. at a convenience store, located in the 2600 block of South Ritchey Street.
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Police said a man walked into the store and, at first, acted like a customer. He proceeded to make a purchase but then reached over the counter and forcibly removed the money from the cash register. The man then fled the scene in a Pontiac four-door sedan an unknown direction.
At around 7 a.m., surveillance video captured a woman who walked into a convenience store, located in the 9900 block of Bessemer Street, in southeast Houston.
Police said the woman walked up to the counter and cashed a lottery ticket, which was stolen during the robbery. She was seen leaving the business in a Pontiac four-door sedan.
Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information that will lead to an arrest.
Anyone with information is being asked to call Crime Stopper at 713-222-8477, submit online at www.crime-stoppers.org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app.