A suspect who committed two armed robberies in Cameron County confessed to his crimes, according to a news release

Jose Alberto Torres, 24, was identified as the suspect who robbed two convenience stores at gunpoint in Cameron County on Nov. 15, according to a news release.

The first robbery occurred at around 2:15 a.m. at a Stripes convenience store in San Benito, where a store clerk reported that an unknown male had entered the store and demanded all the money from the register.

The clerk said the suspect had his right hand concealed inside the pocket of his hoodie, which he would point at the clerk and said he would shoot if the clerk did not comply, the news release stated.

The suspect ran off with all the money in the register — $79.

According to the news release, at around 3:19

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