HCSO Deputies Quick Actions Lead To Arrest Of Robbery Suspects.
<p>Harris County, TX) Harris county Sheriff’s Office patrol District 1 deputies arrested and charged two men for robbing employees of a Family Dollar at gunpoint.</p>
<p>Deputies arrested 17 year old Derrick Dewayne South and 17 year old Reginald Simmons for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.</p>
<p>A third suspect remains at large, but investigators are confident of his identity and arrest forthcoming.</p>
<p>The three suspects entered the Family Dollar located at 13700 Kuykendahl rd. at 9:15 pm on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, wearing bandanas and armed with pistols.</p>
<p>They forced the employee’s to open the cash drawers, and fled from the business on foot. </p>
<p>Deputy C. Pope spotted the trio matching the radio broadcast description as they were walking in the 2300 block of Bammelwood Drive.</p>
<p>As he approached the three susprts , they all fled north into the Bammel Village subdivision.</p>
<p>Deputy Pope immediately called out a perimeter to be set up, and responding deputies were able to corner South and Simmons behind a water processing plant. </p>
<p>Deputies recovered two sets of clothes matching the robbers, and a magazine for 9m handgun and a substantial amount of the stolen money.</p>
<p>Deputies C. Pope, J. Damaret and D. Schubert’s quick reaction and their diligence to capture these robbery suspects personifies the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Core Values of …embrace and deliver professional service.</p>
<p>Mug shots are in order of listing.</p>
Address/Location
Harris County Sheriff's Office
1200 Baker St
Houston, TX 77002
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 713-221-6000