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Metro searching for suspect in June 15 armed robbery

Metro is searching for a suspect in a June 15 robbery. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

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By Kimberly De La Cruz Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 22, 2015 - 8:13 am

Las Vegas police are asking for the public's help in locating a man they say robbed a woman at gunpoint in June.

The robbery happened near the intersection of Boulder Highway and Flamingo Road on June 15, according to a release from Metro on Wednesday.

The robber fled in a four-door, gold-colored sedan with another female, the release said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 702-828-3206.

Contact Kimberly De La Cruz at kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @KimberlyinLV

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By Jeff Burbank / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 7:40 pm

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By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 5:40 pm

Police were investigating a fight between a substitute teacher and a student at Valley High School, according to the Clark County School District.

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