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Police searching for central Las Vegas robbery suspect

Las Vegas police are searching for a woman suspected of robbing a business last month in central Las Vegas.

Officers were called at 12:40 a.m. Dec. 26 to the 1000 block of East Sahara Avenue, near Maryland Parkway, after a report of a robbery, according to a statement Wednesday from the Metropolitan Police Department.

The suspect is described as a Black woman in her 20s, about 5-foot-5, with a medium build. She was last seen in black clothing with a blue mask.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Metro at 702-828-3591 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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