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Metro Police searching for suspect in bank robbery

Bank robbery suspect

Las Vegas Metro Police Department

Metro Police are looking for this man, captured on surveillance video, who on Tuesday afternoon went into a bank at Eastern and Tropicana avenues and demanded money. He got away in a black, four-door sedan.

Updated Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012 | 12:07 p.m.

Metro Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank at gunpoint Tuesday, making away with an undisclosed amount of money.

The man went into the bank at Eastern and Tropicana avenues about 2:54 p.m. and demanded money from the teller, who complied, police said. He got away in a black, four-door sedan, police said.

Details about how much money was stolen was not released.

Police described the suspect as a thin, black man, 45 to 55 years old and 5 feet 7 inches to 6 feet tall. He was wearing a black, long-sleeved, button-up shirt, a white undershirt, blue Dickies-type pants, orange dress shoes and sunglasses, police said.

Anyone with information can call Metro’s Robbery Section at (702) 828-3591 or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555 or online at crimestoppersofnv.com.

Tips leading to an arrest or an indictment processed through Crime Stoppers could result in a cash reward, police said.

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