Silent witness seeks tips on suspect who robbed Mesa's Teddy Bear El Paraiso in April
Authorities are searching for the suspect accused of robbing Mesa toy store Teddy Bears El Paraiso.
On April 16, a man entered the toy store and held an employee and several customers, including children, at gunpoint as he demanded checks and money from the employee operating the cash register. Upon receiving the money and checks, the suspect fled the store and went in an unknown direction, according to Silent Witness.
The suspect was described by Silent Witness as a male in his mid to late twenties between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 9 inches and weighing between 150-160 pounds.
On July 7, Silent Witness released the video of the alleged armed robbery on YouTube. In the video, the man wore an orange long-sleeved shirt, a black hat, a red bandana and gray sneakers with white stripes. He also wore a black head mask, a black glove on his left hand and was armed with a handgun.
In the video, the suspect walks into the store and pushes a customer in a red shirt that is near the cash register into the corner of the store. He motions for the man and other occupants of the store to put their hands up and stay in the corner. As he motions for money from the man at the front desk, another man walks into the store and the suspect motions for him to join the rest of the group.
After the suspect is handed cash from the employee, the suspect takes the cash register from the desk and shakes it. The employee hands the suspect a box and the suspect leaves the store with the money and the box.
Silent Witness is seeking tips and is rewarding up to $1,000 for information. Investigators are seeking any further information regarding the suspect.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Reward for information on who robbed Mesa's Teddy Bear El Paraiso
