Austin Escorts: Clerk fights off robbery suspect
Prostitute-witness says caulking gun used
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Now police are searching for the 17-year-old suspect, Jose Alejandro Romero, who they say picked up a prostitute and then tried to rob the Speedy Stop gas station on East 51st Street when they ran out of crack.
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“The actual suspect, Romero, went to pick up a prostitute – a transgender prostitute, according to that person,” said Senior Police Officer Veneza Aguiñaga, with Austin Police Department. “They went to smoke crack together. When they ran out of crack, he (Romero) went looking for more money.”
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Police interviewed the prostitute who was with Romero but have not filed charges. Investigators found Romero’s truck with caulking still in the truck bed, but no sign of Romero. They say it’s a lesson on how desperate people can get when under the influence.
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