Houston police on Monday identified a 20-year-old man as the suspect who terrorized an elderly woman in a brazen robbery outside her home last month.
Michael Coates is now wanted for aggravated robbery of an elderly person.
The robbery occurred on the evening of February 11, when Coates allegedly approached the 72-year-old woman as she entered her garage in west Houston.
Michael Coates, 20, is wanted by police for aggravated robbery of an elderly person. (Houston Police Department)
A video of the incident released by police shows Coates, dressed in black with his face covered, allegedly pointing a gun at the victim and demanding his car keys.
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Her husband, 75, came out the front door when his wife started screaming, at which point Coates allegedly pointed a gun and repeated his demand for the car keys.
They suspect they then entered the couple’s home and took the keys to their BMW sedan before speeding away. The vehicle was located the next day near an apartment complex six kilometers from the couple’s home.
Detectives received a tip about Coates after video of the robbery was posted online, leading to an arrest warrant.
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It’s just one of a disturbing series of robberies that have occurred in the Lone Star State’s largest city in recent months.
Another Houston homeowner was followed home by two suspects in January, who held him at gunpoint in the garage and demanded his car keys. The man handed one of the suspects a bag containing his keys, who fled, preventing his accomplice from stealing the car.
On February 13, two teenagers followed a woman from a bank to see family in Vietnam after withdrawing $4,300 in cash.
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Once he got out of his car, 17-year-old Joseph Harrell allegedly approached him and demanded money, then slammed his body onto the concrete, leaving the victim paralyzed. Harrell and 19-year-old Zy’Nika Ayesha Woods were arrested Friday in the incident.
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