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Las Vegas police seek man in central valley robbery

Las Vegas police are asking for help finding a man suspected of robbing a business in the central valley on Sunday.

The day of the robbery, a man entered the business on the 500 block of East Sahara Avenue, near Paradise Road, and stole merchandise before running away. During the robbery the man displayed a knife to a person inside the store, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release sent Wednesday.

No one was injured during the robbery.

The man is described as 18 to 25 years old, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9, with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black hat, a black shirt and black pants.

Anyone with information can contact Metro’s robbery section at 702-828-3591, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.

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