Houston woman dragged down escalator during Saks Fifth Ave. robbery,*cctv*17 Oct 2019

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Photo: Houston Police Department
Houston woman dragged down escalator during Saks Fifth Ave. robbery
"The strong-armed robbery happened around 2 p.m. Oct. 17 inside the posh store. The victim had just withdrew an undisclosed amount of cash from a nearby bank before she made the trek to the mall that day.

Surveillance video shows the woman checking her phone while riding an escalator inside the store. That’s when a man is seen creeping-up behind her and violently yank her purse, pulling her down the escalator in the process."

"The man then dragged her from the bottom of the escalator to a nearby set of doors, which is when the woman let go of her purse, police said. He then hopped in a waiting burgundy four-door Buick car and drove away, police said.

The suspect is described as a black male, about 20 to 30 years old, between 5 feet, 11 inches and 6 feet tall. He has a thin build and was wearing a white hoodie and blue jeans during the heist, police said.
Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477)."

 

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No idea if this other purse snatching incident is related are not, speculation, imo.rbbm.
Woman on hunt for purse snatchers gets threatening calls
"October 18, 2019HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Maria Hernandez has been playing detective online since the day of her mother's purse snatching.

"That happened in less than five minutes," Hernandez said. "She did not see that coming."

She posted video of the robbery on her social media pages and has received a number of leads on the guys who took off with her mother's belongings.

"To find out we are not the only ones they have robbed," Hernandez added."

"Wednesday, her mother Virginia Hernandez was eating ice cream with her daughter at a business on Veterans Memorial and Antoine Drive.

"Tallest one walks in and he acts like he is looking at the ice cream," Hernandez said

But then, an accomplice standing guard at the door yelled out to distract her mother. She turned, and the first man snatched her purse, hitting Hernandez on the head on the way out."

"What's worse, she has been receiving threatening, anonymous phone calls.

"Private calls, cussing her out, telling her to remove the video."

With their safety in jeopardy, Maria is now turning to the public and asking anyone who knows these people to call the police."