Police seek man in east Las Vegas armed robbery

Police are searching for a man suspected in an armed robbery Monday morning at an east Las Vegas Valley convenience store.

The robbery occurred just before 4 a.m. on the 4500 block of East Vegas Valley Drive, near South Mountain Vista Street, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release. He had a weapon and took several items. An employee was threatened, but no injuries were reported.

The suspect is described as a black man with a heavy build, 5-feet-8-inches to 5-feet-11-inches tall and between 17 and 20 years old. He was wearing a light blue T-shirt with dark blue sides, blue jeans and black shoes and had an orange shirt or towel on his head.

Anyone with information is asked to call Metro’s commercial robbery division at 702-828-3591, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

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