Dallas police have released new surveillance video of a man they call a suspect in one of five Katy Trail robberies between Oct. 29 and Nov. 1.
The video, captured at the West End DART Train Station, shows a man using a debit card stolen during a robbery along the trail on Oct. 29, about 30 minutes after the incident, according to Dallas police.
Police have previously said descriptions of the two men in each of the five robberies were fairly consistent, as was the way the robberies were carried out – two men stood on the trail and blocked victims' paths. In each robbery, one or both of the men were armed, and they took cell phones wallets and money, according to police.
More than a week after the most recent robbery, some who use the trail say they are a bit on edge and more cautious than they once were. Still, they said the robberies won't stop them from using the trail.
"Just coming up, I know it happened in Reverchon Park, I believe. I was looking around, making sure someone wasn't coming out of the bush," said Steve Harris.
"Now that they have released video and helping people be aware of what's going on, it makes me feel a little better," said Claudia Granda.
Police are asking anyone who may recognize the person in the video to contact the Dallas Police Robbery Unit at 214-671-3584 or Crime Stoppers at 214-373-8477.
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NBC 5 showed the surveillance video to Sarrah McCoy, who was robbed at gunpoint along the Katy Trail three days after that first robbery.
"Definitely the right stature of the guy, because he was pretty slender," said McCoy, who couldn't tell for sure whether it's the same man who robbed her.
"Definitely looks familiar," said McCoy. "It's definitely promising that they've got something. Looks like they're really trying hard to try to nail down somebody."
Investigators contacted McCoy just hours before releasing the surveillance video to once again go over what happened to her.
"He's a coward, absolute coward," said McCoy. "You don't point a gun at somebody and take something as silly as a cell phone."
NBC 5's Kevin Cokely contributed to this report.
