Houston police searching for two men caught on camera stealing ‘large sum of money’ from 80-year-old

HOUSTON – Investigators need your help tracking down two men caught on camera stealing an envelope containing a “large sum of cash” from an 80-year-old man in southwest Houston.

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It all happened around 5 p.m. on July 12, when the Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division said the unidentified 80-year-old woman was using a crypto kiosk at a convenience store near Fannin Street in Midtown.

Surveillance video shows two men talking with their backs to the woman and one of them grabs the envelope. The woman tried to stop them but the video ends there. Police said the two men fled in a black car.

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Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to charges and/or the arrest of the attackers in this case by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477) or online.

According to investigators, in the days leading up to the incident, the unidentified woman received a phone call from a scammer who convinced her to make multiple deposits at the Bitcoin kiosk. Police are expected to share details of the investigation at a press conference on Thursday at 10 a.m.

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