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Amarillo Police Department
Wednesday August 7th, 2019 :: 06:32 p.m. CDT

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APD believes that Matthew Jones is still in the Amarillo area and could be armed and dangerous

On August 7th, APD Homicide Detectives received information that Matthew Jones, who has a warrant for Murder in Potter County, is still in the area. Jones is suspected of committing a burglary in rural Potter County. The burglary occurred on Friday August 2nd and was reported to the Potter County Sheriffs Office. Several firearms were taken in the burglary and physical evidence at the scene points towards Jones being the suspect. There have been at least one other report made in the rural areas of Potter County of an empty or abandoned property being broken into. APD wants everyone to continue to be on the lookout for Matthew Jones. If you see him, do not approach him. He is believed to be armed and dangerous. Anyone with information about the location of Matthew Jones is asked to call the Amarillo Police Department at 378-3038 or Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 374-4400. Tips can also be made anonymously online at www.amapolice.org or on the Amarillo Crime stopper P3 mobile app. A tip leading to his arrest could get you up to $3500.00

Address/Location
Amarillo Police Department
200 SE 3rd Ave
Amarillo, TX 79101

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 806-378-4257

Cpl. Jeb Hilton
Crime Prevention Unit
[email protected]
806-378-4257

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