Houston police searching for suspects in Dollar General robbery

Authorities in Houston are searching for two women involved in a shoplifting incident that escalated and turned physical.

Houston Police Department officials say the robbery occurred at around 1:20 p.m. on April 24 earlier this year.

The two women entered a Dollar General Store located on the 3400 block of Orlando St. in Houston. The suspects grabbed a large plastic container, walked to an aisle of the store and filled the container with cleaning supplies.

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An employee stopped the duo to ask what they were doing, but the two women pushed the employee out of the way and carried the container out of the store. One of the women pressed herself up against the store’s front door to keep employees from coming outside while the stolen merchandise was placed in a red Ford Edge SUV.

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If you have any information related to this investigation, please contact Crime Stoppers of Houston.

Information leading to the arrest may result in a cash payment of up to $5,000. Call 713-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online here.