Women pepper spray employee during robbery in northeast Houston

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Thursday, December 19, 2019
Cell phone store worker pepper-sprayed during hold-up
Take a good look at these robbers who pepper-sprayed a worker at a Boost Mobile store.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two violent cell phone store robberies were caught on camera, and the search is on for the suspects.

The store owner says two women came into the Boost Mobile store at Uvalde and Wallisville on Sunday, Dec. 15.

Surveillance video shows the women attack an employee with pepper spray before stealing phones and leaving.

The owner says the robbery cost the store thousands of dollars. He says the worker who was pepper sprayed is recovering at home.

That robbery came four days after another robbery at a different Boost Mobile store located at Aldine Mail Route and JFK Boulevard.

In that case, the suspects were armed with guns and stole the employees' phones and watches.

If you recognize the suspects in the video above, call Houston police.