Crime Stoppers offering reward regarding May 30 armed robbery of Dayton Stripes store

Three gunmen held up the Dayton Stripes store on May 30.

The Multi-County Crime Stoppers is working with the Dayton Police Department seeking information leading to the identity of suspects involved in an aggravated robbery.

On Thursday, May 30, 2019, at approximately 2:21 a.m., three suspects entered the back entrance of Stripes convenient store located at 811 Hwy 90, Dayton, Texas, displaying an assault rifle, semi-auto handgun and a knife.  The three suspects appeared to be white or Hispanic males approximately 5’7” – 5’10”. 

One suspect was medium build wearing dark grey tennis shoes, dark-colored pants, and fluorescent yellow long-sleeve shirt identified as a Precision Lawn business shirt, a Camo mask and a black backpack carrying a knife. 

One suspect was medium build wearing dark grey tennis shoes, dark-colored pants, and fluorescent yellow long sleeve shirt identified as a Precision Lawn business shirt, a Camo mask, and a black backpack carrying a knife. 

The second suspect was medium build wearing white tennis shoes with red soles, dark-colored pants, long-sleeve dark grey or black hoodie and black mask carrying a black Semi-Auto handgun. 

The third suspect had a thin build wearing light grey and white converse shoes, light-colored blue jeans, light grey long-sleeve hoodie, blue white and orange ball cap, mask and sunglasses carrying an assault rifle. 

They ordered the store clerk to open the registers and began to take the cash and put it in their pockets.  Some other items taken were various packs of cigarettes and swisher sweet cigarillos.  The suspects exited the store at the rear entrance and fled into the dark entering a light grey or white SUV.  The vehicle may be a Ford, Lincoln, or Mercury SUV early 2000s model with what appeared to have a spare tire on the passenger rear of the vehicle.

If you have any information regarding this case please contact Multi-County Crime Stoppers.  Information leading to a felony arrest in this case may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000 cash. Tips must come through Crime Stoppers to be eligible for reward.

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Before creating Bluebonnet News in 2018, Vanesa Brashier was a community editor for the Houston Chronicle/Houston Community Newspapers. During part of her 12 years at the newspapers, she was assigned as the digital editor and managing editor for the Humble Observer, Kingwood Observer, East Montgomery County Observer and the Lake Houston Observer, and the editor of the Dayton News, Cleveland Advocate and Eastex Advocate. Over the years, she has earned more than two dozen writing awards, including Journalist of the Year.

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