Las Vegas police looking for suspect linked to 5 July robberies

Las Vegas police need the public’s assistance identifying a man who committed five armed robberies in July.

The man committed five armed robberies using a knife and a gun, including one incident in a southwest Las Vegas casino, police said. The man robbed a female inside the casino and cut her and a citizen attempting to intervene. The injuries were minor, police said.

The man is white or Hispanic, about 30-years-old, 250 to 300 pounds, with short dark hair, and dark mustache and goatee, police said.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Las Vegas police robbery section at (702) 828-3591, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.

Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Find @lawrenlinehan on Twitter.