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One Person in Custody + Another Being Sought After Robbery Near UT Tyler Campus

Dave Goldman — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:38:12 +0000

At 4:44 a.m. this morning (Wednesday), Tyler police responded to an armed robbery at Food Fast — Exxon at 4201 University Blvd. The store clerk told officers he was outside the store smoking when he was approached by two black males wearing all black, ski masks and armed with handguns. The suspects took the clerk [...]

East Texas Thief Caught Um…Red-Lipped

Jen Austin — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:15:38 +0000

1. It's not a good idea to rob a house.

2. If you're going to rob a house it's probably not a good idea to help yourself to the Chef Boyardee Ravioli in the cabinet before you leave.

This happened in Lakeport, south of Longview and east of Kilgore recently and the story has made it from local TV all the way to the Huffington Post.

Tip Leads to the Second Arrest of a Tyler Robbery Suspect

Dave Goldman — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:46:52 +0000

A suspect wanted in the August 10 robbery of a woman in her driveway has been taken into custody after police received a tip on his whereabouts. David Ford, 21 is charged with the aggravated assault that occurred at a mobile home park located at 2525 Shiloh Road. Ford and another suspect, Tevin Montravian Dorsey, [...]

Tyler Woman Robbed at Gunpoint in Her Driveway

Dave Goldman — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:04:08 +0000

Tyler Police are looking into an armed robbery of a woman at a mobile home park. Officers received the call shortly after 5 a.m. Friday at 2525 Shiloh Road. The victim told police a man armed with a gun confronted her in the driveway moments after she arrived home. The suspect pointed the weapon at [...]

String of Armed Robberies in Tyler Could be Connected

Dave Goldman — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:30:06 +0000

Tyler Police believe at least two of three recent armed robberies of convenience stores may be connected. Monday night’s robbery of the Express Stop at 1204 Gentry Parkway and last Thursday’s hold-up of the Speedy’s Exxon Station at 900 West Front Street may have been robbed by the same person. In both robberies, the suspect [...]

Cops Find Robber Via Cash Trail

roddwayne — Fri, 06 May 2011 00:32:34 +0000

The scene was straight out of a classic Saturday-morning cartoon: After a robber took an undisclosed amount of money from a local CVS, he made a mad dash to a nearby laundromat.

As he ran, the pile of cash in his arms left a trail behind him, making it an easy catch for police officers.