POLICE Department

Suspect Arrested, Additional Suspects Sought in Multiple Hotel ATM Robberies


December 20, 2017 - Houston police have arrested a suspect believed responsible for multiple robberies of ATMs at Houston area hotels and have released surveillance video of additional suspects also wanted in these robberies.

Keltrin Stephens (b/m, 20) is facing a pending charge of felony theft.  A photo of Stephens is attached to this news release. 

Houston police are also seeking information on the identities of additional suspects. Surveillance video of Stephens and the unidentified suspects robbing the ATM at the Frontier Hotel on the Southwest Freeway can be be viewed on the HPD YouTube page at https://youtu.be/xbql4eBxlhc.

The suspects are believed responsible for the following robberies of ATM machines:

  • 12/9/17 at 2:55 a.m.  - 15747 JFK Blvd. - DoubleTree Hotel
  • 12/11/17 at 11:20 p.m. - 11230 Southwest Freeway - Frontier Hotel 
  • 12/12/17 at 2:25 a.m. - 1750 West Loop South - Marriot Hotel
  • 12/13/17 at 12:05 a.m. - 9975 Westheimer - Marriot Hotel
  • 12/14/17 at 1:15 a.m. - 18700 JFK Blvd. - Marriot Hotel

Investigation by the HPD Violent Offenders Robbery Task Force led to the identification of Stephens as a suspect in this case and, on Monday (Dec. 18), he was arrested without incident in an apartment at 4500 Aldine Mail Route.  

Anyone with information in this case or on the identity of the wanted suspects is urged to contact the HPD Robbery Division at 713-308-0700 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Keltrin Stephens
Keltrin Stephens

JKS 12-19-17

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