VIDEO: Masked men snatch woman’s purse at smoke shop on Gulf Freeway

HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects responsible for snatching a woman’s purse at a smoke shop on the Gulf Freeway.

On Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at around 10 a.m., the woman was walking into a smoke shop in the 10200 block of Gulf Freeway. As the woman was walking into the store, she was approached from behind by two unknown men who forcibly grabbed her purse. The suspects then fled the shop in an unknown direction.

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One suspect was wearing an orange jacket and another suspect was wearing a navy pullover and green pants.

Anyone with information leading up to the charging and/or arrest of any felony suspects may contact Crime Stoppers by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477), submitting an online tip at www.crime-stoppers.org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app for a cash payment of up to $5,000.