The Brief
- 74-year-old Juan Armendariz was robbed and knocked over while walking to a southeast Houston convenience store on Aug. 30.
- Surveillance video shows the suspect, believed to be 17–25 years old, struggling with Armendariz before taking cash.
- Police released the video and are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
HOUSTON – Houston police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a 74-year-old outside a convenience store on the city’s southeast side.
74-year-old man robbed
The backstory:
The incident happened Aug. 30 near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Beekman Road. Surveillance video shows the suspect approaching Juan Armendariz as he walked to the store with his walker.
Armendariz said the man asked him for money, then reached into his shirt pocket when he refused. A struggle followed.…