City of Austin
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Contact: APD Public Information Office 512-974-5017 Email
Cases: 23-0980713
Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Time: 1:55 p.m.
Location: 900 block of Rutland Drive
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The Austin Police Department (APD) Robbery Unit requests the public's help identifying a suspect involved in a Robbery by Assault on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at approximately 1:55 p.m., in the 900 block of Rutland Drive.
The unidentified suspect, whose description is below, and a second suspect, who has already been identified and arrested, brutally assaulted the victim by punching and stomping on the victim's head in an alleyway on Rutland Drive. During the brutal attack, the two suspects took the victim's belongings and ran north as they left the scene.
*Detectives believe this was not a random attack.*
The unidentified suspect is described as:
- Black male
- Stocky build
- 20 to 30 years of age
- He was last seen wearing a dark blue, flat-brimmed hat with a gray New England Patriots logo, a dark blue and white hooded jacket with a white logo on the left, and light-colored jeans
Anyone with any information contact APD's Robbery unit at 512-974-5092. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.