Two game rooms robbed over weekend

Published 7:16 pm Monday, October 15, 2018

Port Arthur Police had a busy weekend with two game room robberies, thus chalking up three in total in about two weeks time.

Officers were called at 9:16 p.m. Friday to a business/game room at 1039 Ninth Ave. and were told two people entered the business armed with handguns and robbed the clerk, according to a news release from PAPD. The suspects left with an undetermined amount of cash and no one was injured.

The next night, at 7:51, police were called to Truong’s Washateria/game room at 648 Ninth Ave. Police were told two black males entered the business brandishing handguns. They demanded money and fled on foot with an undetermined amount of money.

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PAPD’s Criminal Investigation Division is handling the cases.

A spokesperson with the police department said the suspects in the Friday night and Saturday night aggravated robberies are likely the same.

A game room was also robbed at gunpoint on the morning of Oct. 4, according to 12NewsNow. A man had walked into The Game Room on Ninth Avenue at 8:14 a.m., demanded cash and felt on foot.

The area on Ninth Avenue was also the site of a theft, not robbery, back on Aug. 1. The suspect was already in the game room in the 1300 block of Ninth Avenue and when the clerk attempted to make change for a customer the suspect grabbed the cash and fled.

No injuries were reported and no weapons were used.

If you know the identity of any of the suspects or have any other information on these or any other crimes, call Port Arthur Police Department at 983-8600 or Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas at 833-TIPS (8477). You won’t be asked your name and you may be eligible for a cash reward. You an also made an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers by downloading the P3 Tips app on your smartphone.