CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. July 14
Corpus Christi police have arrested two men in connection with a recent July 1 armed robbery in the 6500 block of Staples.
53-year-old Jeffrey Moore and 63-year-old Donald Straub were brought into custody at 10:53 a.m. Wednesday thanks to a tip. Both suspects were brought to the station to be interviewed by police investigators and were positively identified and taken into custody.
Both suspects were charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated assault.
The men were arrested in connected with an incident on July 1 when a victim opening a local business noticed two individuals on her property taking items without her consent.
Initially the suspects complied and appeared to leave the property. Shortly after the victim exited her vehicle, one of the individuals ran around the building and began striking the victim with a metal object, causing numerous injuries.
Officers received several tips and one Crime Stoppers Tip led to the identification and whereabouts of the two offenders.
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Police said they need your help to catch two robbery suspects.
According to police, at approximately 5:15 a.m. Thursday, July 1, 2021, a victim told police she was opening a local business in the 6500 block of Staples Street when she saw two people taking property without consent.
Initially the suspects complied and appeared to leave the property.
Shortly after the victim exited her vehicle, detectives said one of the individuals ran around the building and began striking the victim with a metal object, causing injuries.
The first suspect was described as a white male, approximately 55-65 years of age, with gray hair, wearing purple t-shirt and blue jeans.
The second suspect was described as possibly female, approximately 40-50 years of age, wearing black and white t-shirt, blue jean shorts and black shoes.
Detectives obtained a copy of surveillance video. A few still images of the suspects are being released along with a portion of the incident.
If you can identify these Robbery suspects, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at 888TIPS.com. Crime Stoppers guarantees to keep your identity secret and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you up to $2,500 dollars in cash.
