Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man they say committed at least seven robberies of East Austin convenience stores from Sept. 27 through Monday.

Austin police are searching for a man suspected in seven robberies in East Austin since late September.

Austin Police

According to Austin police, the man hit the Fighting Orange store at 3807 North Interstate 35 three separate times. First on Sept. 25, then again on Oct. 5 and Oct. 16. He also robbed the East 1st Grocery Store at 1811 E. Cesar Chavez St. two times. First on Oct. 13 and again on Oct. 16, a few hours before robbing the Fighting Orange.

He is also suspected of holding up the MLK Food Store at 2915 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and the Monarch Food Store at 1402 E. 38th 1/2 St. on Oct. 7 and Oct. 13.

Authorities said he displayed a handgun in five of the robberies.

Police described the robber as a 35- to 45-year-old black man with a shaved head and a tattoo above his left elbow. He is about 6-foot-3 to 6-foot-5 and weighs about 300 to 325 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information about the man can call Austin police’s robbery tip line at 512-974-5092, or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.

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