Suspects sought in three robberies

By Cydney Cappello

Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 | 2:55 p.m.

Las Vegas Metro police have released some surveillance photos of suspects in recent robberies that occurred last month, asking for the public's help in identifying and locating them.

Officers are looking for two suspects in the photo who robbed a restaurant Nov. 19 at gunpoint in the 5800 block of East Charleston Boulevard. The suspect wearing a hat acted as lookout as the other demanded money while pointing a chrome handgun at the cashier. After the employees complied, the two took off on foot southbound on Sloan Avenue, police said.

Police also say they are looking for a suspect (no photo available) from a Nov. 28 robbery, who took two bank bags from an employee of a business near the 4700 block of Craig who was trying to enter a nearby banking establishment. The suspect physically pushed the victim, taking two grey bank bags and fled on foot, police said. That suspect is described as being a white, possibly Hispanic male, about 20 years old, 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.

In a third robbery, which occurred at 3 a.m. Nov. 25, a man, in the second photo, entered a business near the 1100 block of Bonanza Road and demanded money, saying he had a gun, police said. He took the cash drawer and fled, police said. He was described as being a black male, 45 to 50 years of, 5-foot-11 to six feet tall and weighing between 190 and 200 pounds. He was also missing most of his front teeth, officers said.

Police are asking anyone from the public who recognizes or has information about the suspects to call Metro Police's robbery section at 702-828-3591 or, to remain anonymous, to call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555. A cash reward may be available for the person providing information leaning to a suspect's arrest.