AURORA | Aurora police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who has reportedly robbed five different convenience stores in the city since June.
The suspect robbed one of the stores, a 7-Eleven on East Mississippi Avenue, twice.
Police are working to identify and arrest the black man in his late 20s, who is reportedly 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. In surveillance video screen shots from the robberies, the man is wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a light-colored cloth over his face. He also has a short beard.
Police said the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous.
The man reportedly brandished a handgun in each of the robberies, the first of which took place around 9:30 p.m. on June 25 at the Circle K store at 2601 S. Tower Road, according to information provided by Officer Matt Longshore, spokesman for the Aurora Police Department.
Five days later, the same man then robbed the 7-11 store at 13190 E. Mississippi Ave at about 5 a.m., according to police.
The suspect then waited about three months before robbing the same 7-Eleven again at about 9 p.m. on Oct. 9.
In the past three weeks, the suspect has committed three more robberies: one at the PJ Mart at 980 S. Peoria St., another at the Diamond Shamrock at 2601 S. Tower Rd., and one more Diamond Shamrock store at 2190 S. Peoria St. The two robberies at Diamond Shamrock stores were committed on the same day, about 30 minutes apart.
Investigators are asking people with any potential information to call detectives at 303-739-1833. Tipsters can also call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-921-7867. People who call MDCS may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a $2,000 reward.