Case:  24-0060042
 
Date:  Saturday, January 6, 2024
 
Time:  12:38 a.m.
 
Location:  9400 N IH 35 SB Frontage - Matamoros Taco Truck

 
The Austin Police Department (APD) Robbery Unit is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery of the Matamoros taco truck located at 9400 N IH 35 SB frontage road. This robbery happened on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at approximately 12:38 a.m.
 
The suspect, whose description and photo are included in this release, demanded money while threatening two employees with a black handgun. The suspect later fired off a single gunshot inside the trailer before he left the scene on foot.
 
Suspect is described as:

• Hispanic male
• Between 20 to 25 years of age
• Approximately 5’ 8” tall
• 180 lbs.
• Medium build
• Fluent Spanish speaker
• He was last seen wearing an orange or peach colored sweatshirt with white lettering: “DESTIN Florida.” He was also wearing black jeans with white design or fraying at the sides, a blue-green and gray shirt worn wrapped around his head as a mask, and red and black sneakers

 
Anyone with any information about should 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.