Police Search for Man Who Tried to Rob Woman in Her Home
Metro Police are searching for a man who tried to rob a woman in her home Tuesday morning.
According to police, the victim was grabbed from behind by an unknown man, who demanded money, while she was in her home near Pecos Road and Stewart Avenue at around 8:30 a.m.
The victim struggled with the assailant and was able to get away, police said. The man grabbed her again and put his hand over her mouth. She bit him and ran from the house to the neighbors to call for help.
The man police are looking for is described as a white man between 50 and 60 years old. He is 5 foot 5 and 190 pounds. He has blue eyes, gray hair, pock marks on his face and pot belly.
He was wearing a two-door, extended cab, white pickup truck, which might be a Ford.
Anyone with information is asked to call Metro's Robbery Section at (702) 828-3591, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.