Lubbock Police posted surveillance video to their Facebook page Tuesday, depicting an individual in a white sweatshirt and dark pants committing an armed robbery of the Nothin’ Butt Smokes shop at 2267 34th Street. The police are asking again for the public to help them figure out who committed this robbery, which happened on October 3 of 2015 at 10:53 a.m.
Why are Lubbock Police trying to re-energize this three-month-old case?
“The investigator [on that case] contacted us and wanted to bring new light to it. He’s exhausted all his leads on it, we’re hoping to put something together for him, and hopefully generate new leads. Hopefully someone will recognize the suspect and his mannerisms,” explained Lt. Ray Mendoza with the Lubbock Police.
Mendoza said that while the video doesn’t give a clear picture of the suspect’s face, it does show plenty of footage of the suspect digging through drawers in that shop to find cash.
According to Lubbock Police reports, the suspect threatened a store employee with a silver handgun, then stole over $500 in cash. The suspect got away from the scene on foot, traveling eastbound.
Lt. Mendoza said that based on the video evidence, Lubbock Police believe this robbery was a one-man job.
Mendoza explained that many of the other Lubbock robberies from 2015 have been solved, but this case has stumped the investigator.
In particular, LPD is looking for details that could help determine individuals who were in the area at the time of the robbery.
That’s why LPD has turned to social media, a tool which has helped them solve many other cases that might have otherwise gone cold.
“Social media has been a tremendous amount of help to us, the speed at which that gets out and gets shared to other people, you can’t compare it to anything else. The information we get from the citizens calling in and posting, all that stuff gets looked into. It’s been a plus in the way we combat crime,” Mendoza said.
He adds that every tip and detail will be investigated.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Crime Line at 741-1000.
