Police said the robberies at three convenience stores and a taco shop — all within about an hour — appear related, Metropolitan Police Department said. In each robbery, at least two people walked in and either demanded money or took from the register.
Robberies
Two men walked into a business about 2:30 a.m. Sunday on the 400 block of South Valley View Boulevard, near Alta Drive, and demanded money, Metropolitan Police Department said in a release. They took the money and left toward Alta.
The Metropolitan Police Department on Monday released the name of an officer involved in a shooting in central Las Vegas.
More than a year ago, prosecution mistakes allowed Brian Wright to beat charges of robbing three jewelry stores and walk out of court a free man. Now he’s back in custody accused of another robbery.
The Metropolitan Police Department has identified four men they suspect robbed of a marijuana dispensary Saturday in the central valley and prompted an officer-involved shooting.
Police need help finding two persons of interest in connection with a Thursday night robbery at a Target in the east valley.
Police are looking for a man they believe is connected to a July 15 armed robbery at a business in the northwestern valley.
Police say the suspect wanted to buy a motorcycle with money stolen from a credit union Tuesday afternoon.
Las Vegas police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a Walmart near Tropicana and Pecos avenues.
The armed robbery happened about 9:45 p.m. July 12 at the Vons store at 8540 W. Desert Inn Road, near South Durango Drive, police said.
A series of cellphone store robberies in Las Vegas led to the indictment of two men and one woman Wednesday, according to Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney Steven Myhre.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man they said used a “threatening note” to rob a bank Tuesday afternoon.
A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty Friday to charges of robbing a bank with a homemade simulated explosive device, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Hawaii resident Kevin Michael Kealoha, 44, fled after shooting at UNLV and the theft of two cars in Henderson on Thursday, then resumed his crime spree in San Bernardino County in California, authorities say.
Police responded to calls about noon regarding a robbery at the U.S. Bank inside a Smith’s grocery store at 3780 E. Flamingo Road.