El Paso man allegedly robs Subway disguised as woman, wearing pink dress, high heels

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An El Paso man was arrested after allegedly robbing a Subway restaurant wearing a pink dress, high heels, and a dark wig, authorities said.
Deputies responded about 7:25 p.m. Sunday, June 22, to a report of an armed robbery at a Subway restaurant located in the 12500 block of Pellicano Drive in the Far Eastside, El Paso County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Priscilla Contreras wrote in a news release.
Employees told deputies a man entered the restaurant wearing a pink dress, high heels, a dark wig and sunglasses. The man concealed one arm under a brown paper bag and handed the employees a note that read, 'Money in the bag,' the news release states.
The man was "pointing the bag in a threatening manner to suggest he was armed," the news release states.
He fled with about $50 to $60 in cash. He was last seen leaving in a white Nissan Frontier pickup truck. The truck was later connected to two additional robberies in the area, the news release states. No information was released on the two other robberies.
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An investigation by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office's Major Crimes Unit and El Paso Police Department identified 29-year-old Manuel Reyes as the suspect, the news release states.
Reyes was arrested in connection with two counts of aggravated robbery and one count of robbery. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail on Tuesday, June 24, on a bond totaling $130,000. He remains jailed as of Friday, June 27, jail logs show.
No further information was released as the case remains under active investigation.
Aaron Martinez covers the criminal justice system for the El Paso Times. He may be reached at [e-mail] or on X/Twitter @AMartinezEPT.
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