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Las Vegas police search for man in December armed robbery

Las Vegas police are looking for information regarding an armed robbery downtown last month.

Officers were called to a business at East Clark Avenue and South 13th Street around 9 p.m. Dec. 23 after a man approached the counter and showed a firearm before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money, police said in a statement Monday.

The robber is described as a black man, about 6 feet tall and 50 years old. He was last seen wearing a black beanie, blue and black jacket and black pants.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Metropolitan Police Department’s robbery section at 702-828-3591.

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

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