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Metro searching for armed robber who wore towel on head

Las Vegas police are searching for a man who robbed multiple businesses at gunpoint near UNLV in both June and July.

The businesses were in the 4000 block of South Maryland Parkway, police said, and at least one of the robberies happened on July 3.

The man was described as about 5 foot, 7 inches tall, 27 to 30 years old, with a medium build. He was also wearing a towel on his head and was armed with a large firearm.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Metropolitan Police Department’s robbery section at 702-828-3591, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact Rachel Crosby at rcrosby@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Find @rachelacrosby on Twitter.

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