Austin police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say robbed an Austin Walgreens while wielding a machete.
In a social media post on Thursday, the Austin Police Department said detectives with the robbery unit were looking for a suspect in connection with an aggravated robbery that occurred Saturday, June 20.
The suspect entered the Walgreens at 4501 Guadalupe St. about 5:41 a.m., armed with a machete, and demanded property from an employee, police said.
The suspect left with the stolen property in a dark-colored four-door sedan, possibly a Nissan Altima.
The Police Department is asking anyone with information to contact the department’s robbery unit at 512-974-5092 or submit an anonymous tip through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program at austincrimestoppers.org or at 512-472-8477. If information leads to an arrest, a reward of up to $1,000 may be available.