Armed robber stole purses from 7 college students at Fort Worth restaurant patio
Robbery detectives warned Friday to be on the lookout for an armed robber who took purses and wallets from seven college students at a restaurant in south Fort Worth.
No injuries were reported in the holdup which occurred about 9 p.m. Sunday at La Playa Maya, 3200 Hemphill Ave.
The seven students were sitting in the patio when a man approached them from the sidewalk, brandished a handgun and demanded their wallets and purses, many of them designer brands, police said.
The suspect fled the scene after taking the purses.
Detectives said there were other customers in the patio, but they had left, leading police to believe the robber had been watching the students.
Witnesses described the robber as Hispanic, about 25 to 35, about 5-foot-9 with a medium build and slightly unshaven with a light complexion.
He was wearing blue jeans, a dark blue short-sleeved T-shirt with “Cowboys” on it and a large star on the front of the shirt and a dark baseball cap.
Anyone with information should call Fort Worth police at 817-392-4469 or Crime Stoppers at 817-469-8477.
This story was originally published October 23, 2020 at 2:20 PM.
