A RESTAURANT ROBBERY IN ALBUQUERQUE OCCURRED A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME IN SEVERAL RESPECTS. A SUsPECT CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ROBBING THE GOLDEN PRIDE RESTAURANT RECENTLY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES AS A FORMER CO-WORKER AT THAT SAME LOCATION.
IN ADDITION, THE SUSPECT WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING JOSEPH SAIZ BY FAMILY MEMBERS, WHO SAW THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ON FACEBOOK.
AN ARREST WARRANT FOR ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY HAS BEEN ISSUED. SAIZ HAS A CRIMINAL HISTORY DATING BACK TO AT LEAST 2006.