Ankeny’s robbed at gunpoint; Suspect with silver pistol gets cash from 12th Street SW convenience store
Published 11:07 am Monday, May 11, 2015
A still taken from a surveillance footage of the suspect in the armed robbery of the Ankeny’s convenience store in the 900 block of 12th Street Southwest. Photo courtesy of the Austin Police Department
Austin police are investigating an armed robbery at an Ankeny’s convenience store.
A still taken from a surveillance footage of the suspect in the armed robbery of the Ankeny’s convenience store in the 900 block of 12th Street Southwest. Photo courtesy of the Austin Police Department
Police Chief Brian Krueger said the store, located at the 900 block of 12th Street Southwest, was robbed by a white male suspect just before 10 p.m. Friday. According to Krueger, the suspect pointed a silver handgun at the cash register before demanding the clerk give him money.
The suspect escaped with an unknown amount of cash. Krueger said the store employee was the only person inside the business at the time.
The suspect is described as 5 feet, 6 inches, with a slim build and possibly in his 20s. He wore a gray hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up, a blue bandana across his face and black pants.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact law enforcement at 437-9400 or through the Austin Police Department’s anonymous Tip411 online app.
