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Facebook Marketplace Robbery Arrested | Texas News
A 23-year-old man, Uriel Vladimir Alas, has been arrested in connection with a brazen aggravated robbery during a Facebook Marketplace meetup in late June—where he allegedly snatched a necklace, fled in a car, and ran over the seller’s foot. The arrest followed a tip after a traffic stop in East El Paso, and he’s now held without bond under a new Texas law limiting bail for violent offenses. Authorities are investigating whether this is part of a pattern of online-in-person scams and are urging victims to come forward. Police are warning the public to avoid meeting strangers for transactions…
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