Las Vegas police looking for suspect in convenience store robbery
February 3, 2017 - 11:25 am
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Las Vegas police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store in the 4800 block of West Washington Avenue on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2107. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
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Las Vegas police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store in the 4800 block of West Washington Avenue on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2107. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who they said robbed a business in central Las Vegas on Thursday.
A man armed with a black handgun entered a convenience store on the 4800 block of West Washington Avenue about 8:35 p.m., according to Metropolitan Police Department robbery detectives. He approached the counter, pulled out the gun and demanded the money in the register, detectives wrote in a release. He took the money and left.
Metro urged anyone with information to call robbery detectives at 702-828-3591 or call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 to remain anonymous.
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