Envelope with cash snatched from elderly pastor’s pocket, HPD says

Police are asking for help from the community in the search for a suspect they said robbed an elderly pastor outside of his own church in southwest Houston.

At about 1:30 p.m., police said the pastor arrived to his church after leaving the bank.

The pastor reportedly had an envelope full of money in the front pocket of his shirt as he was heading towards the doors of the church.

The pastor reportedly had an envelope full of money in the front pocket of his shirt as he was heading towards the doors of the church.

Authorities said that’s when a man suddenly approached him before snatching the envelope and running.

Officers said the suspect fled the scene in a black four-door older model Audi with dark tint.

Authorities said that’s when a man suddenly approached him before snatching the envelope and running.

Officers said the suspect fled the scene in a black four-door older model Audi with dark tint.

Was a $5,000 purse targeted at the Galleria? The owner of high-end bag told police she may have been followed from the shopping mall.

The suspect was described as a Black man standing between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 250 pounds.