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November 8, 2006

Help identify this burglary suspect
Photo Courtesy of Pueblo Police

A robber, armed with a knife, is seen in this video image recorded by a security camera at the 7-Eleven store at 925 Lake Ave. at 2 a.m. on Oct. 9.

Both men wear bandanas and hoods over their faces, but one robs his victims at knifepoint and the other with a hammer.

Pueblo police detectives are investigating at least three cases in which a suspect recently robbed Bessemer convenience stores with a long, butcher-style knife.

They're also investigating two cases involving a similar suspect who robbed the Days Inn Motel, 4201 N. Elizabeth St., with a hammer.

The latest motel case took place Saturday night, only the suspect left laughing rather than taking money.

Detective Glen Fillmore II said Monday that it's unclear if the series of robberies are related.

Fillmore believes two different suspects matching similar descriptions committed the crimes.

"The physical description is pretty close," he said. "I don't think the (knife-wielding suspect) is the hammer guy, but I'm not saying he's not."

The suspects are described being Hispanic males in their mid-20s, 5 feet, 4 inches to 5 feet, 6 inches tall, with medium builds and thin mustaches.

Both suspects wore hooded sweatshirts - black, blue or gray - and either black or white paisley-designed bandanas over their faces.

Fillmore said he is investigating a couple of suspects, but anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers, 542-7867, to be eligible for a cash reward.

The knife-wielding suspect wore all black clothing and gloves. He took a couple cartons of Marlboro cigarettes with the cash in each of the three convenience store robberies.

"The knife is the same in all three reports," Fillmore said.

He added that witnesses saw a man with similar eyes, voice and white-and-black shoes enter the store the day after a robbery.

"That guy had a thin mustache. That's how we got the mustache" description, Fillmore said. "The (witness) said he saw the guy and they looked at each other and (the suspect) left."

In the first Bessemer robbery, Sept. 29 at 1st Stop, 725 W. Northern Ave., the suspect entered by shattering a glass door with a large wrench. Police recovered the wrench in a nearby alley, along with a couple of $1 bills.

When the hammer-wielding suspect first targeted the Days Inn, Oct. 22, he wore only a hood over his face, according to police reports, but not enough to conceal his thin mustache.

On Saturday, a hooded suspect with a white, paisley-designed bandana demanded cash from a clerk, but then left laughing.

"Who knows if it's a copycat crime?" Fillmore said.

No one was injured in the incidents.

By NICK BONHAM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

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