Police seeking man who robbed armored truck outside bank

By CHRISTIAN BERTOLACCINI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 9, 2016 - 9:11 pm

A Wells Fargo bank, 1775 N. Decatur Blvd., is seen on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas police are searching for a man who robbed an armored truck outside of the bank earlier today. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Police are looking for a man who robbed an armored truck outside of a bank Wednesday morning.

At 11:17, police responded to a call of a robbery in the 1700 block of North Decatur Boulevard, north of the intersection with Vegas Drive, Metro said.

The suspect, described as a black man, fled the scene before officers could arrive, Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said.

The man was armed with a handgun, but no shots were fired. The armored truck’s driver was not injured, Meltzer said.

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