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Sketch released of suspect wanted in sex assault of taco truck employees

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his late 30s to early 40s, about 6-foot-2 with a thin build and a distinctive scar on his left cheek. Police say he was most recently seen with a beard and mustache, medium dark wavy hair and a baseball cap.

HOUSTON - Detectives need help finding a man involved in the sexual assaults of four women working on taco trucks in southeast Houston.

Police say just before 3:30 a.m. April 3, the suspect, who was armed with a pistol, forced two women to open a taco truck in the 4300 block of Telephone Road and let him inside. He then threatened the women and sexually assaulted one of them, police said.

According to HPD, just before 6 a.m. July 7 in the 6800 block of Griggs Road, the armed suspect again forced a woman outside of a taco truck to let him inside before sexually assaulting three employees. They say he took cash and left the scene.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his late 30s to early 40s, about 6-foot-2 with a thin build and a distinctive scar on his left cheek. Police say he was most recently seen with a beard and mustache, medium dark wavy hair and a baseball cap. He is also known to speak Spanish, officials said.

Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to contact the HPD Special Victims Division at (713) 308-1100.

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