Crime of the Week: Suspect sought in West El Paso massage parlor robberies - El Paso Times

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Aaron Martinez El Paso Times

Published 5:54 PM EDT Jun 21, 2019


El Paso police are seeking a man accused of robbing a West Side massage parlor twice in less than seven months.

The unsolved robbery is Crime Stoppers of El Paso's Crime of the Week.

The first robbery of Relaxation Massage, 5864 N. Mesa St., happened at about 11:30 p.m. Nov. 12 when a man walked into the business with a handgun and demanded money, El Paso Police Department officials said.

The second robbery happened at about 9:45 p.m. June 6 at the same massage parlor.

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The suspect knocked on the door and an employee partially opened it to tell the man that the business was closed.

The man then forced his way inside, pushing the employee to the ground and threatening the woman with a handgun, officials said.

He then took her wallet and fled the scene.

The suspect is believed to be in his 30s, about 6 feet tall and weighs about 250 pounds, with a medium build, officials said.

The suspect was last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information may anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 566-8477, leave a tip online at crimestoppersofelpaso.org or send a text message by entering the word "CRIME1" (include the quote marks), plus the tip, and send the text to 274637 (CRIMES).

Aaron Martinez may be reached at 546-6249; [email protected]; @AMartinezEPT on Twitter.

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