Police seek suspect in Venetian chip theft
Authorities are searching for a man who stole a large amount of casino chips from The Venetian this month.
Las Vegas police said Akingide Cole, 31, of Palmdale, Calif., stole an undisclosed amount of chips from a closed area of the Strip casino just after 6 a.m. on Oct. 10.
Cole did not use a weapon and was not confronted by casino security, police said.
Cole was described as a light-skinned black man standing about 6 feet and weighing 225 pounds. He has short hair typically worn in a semi-mohawk style. He also has a large fibrous growth on his left earlobe.
Anyone with information about this crime or Cole’s whereabouts is asked to call the police Tourist Crimes Unit at 702-828-3204, or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 or go to www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
Contact reporter Mike Blasky at mblasky@review
journal.com or 702-383-0283.
