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Michael W. Streed

Aggravated Robbery Suspect Arrested

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capture-112012Crime Date: 11/10/12

Crime: Aggravated Robbery

Agency: Grand Prairie, TX Police Department

On 11/10/2012 the Grand Prairie police Department responded to a report of an Aggravated Robbery.  A female employee of a housing development company was inside a model home alone when a Caucasian male suspect entered the location with a knife.  The suspect threatened her with the knife while robbing her of her purse and property.  Detective Tracy Hinson interviewed the victim and completed a sketch of the suspect. The sketch was disseminated to patrol officers. A patrol officer immediately recognized the sketch as a homeless man he stopped a week before the robbery near the location where the robbery occurred.  Detective Hinson compared a current mugshot of the subject against the sketch and it was almost an identical match. As a result, the suspect has been arrested and is awating prosecution.

Sex offender captured, convicted in Grand Prairie, Texas

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capture-021312Crime Date: 02/13/2012

Crime: Kidnap/Sexual Assault Attempt

Agency: Grand Prairie, TX Police Department

On 02/13/2012 at approximately 5:35 PM, The Grand Prairie Police Department responded to a report of an attempted sexual assault and kidnapping of a thirteen year old female in the 1200 block of East Cober.  A Hispanic male suspect had attempted sexually assault the child who was able to fight the suspect off and run away. Detective Tracy was able to interview the child a complete a sketch of the possible suspect. After completing the sketch, Detective Hinson printed off photos of registered sex offenders in that zip code. While comparing the photos to the sketch, one of the registered sex offenders looked almost identical. After further research it was found that he drove a vehicle that matched what the victim described as well. The suspect was located and arrested the next day for Attempted Sexual Assault of a child along with not reporting proper address as a registered sex offender. The suspect has since been convicted of this offense and was sentenced to twenty years in prison. This was the first sketch done with this program. If not for SketchCop FACETTE, this case would have gone unsolved and possibly led to more serious crimes with this suspect.