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Police search for man in bank robbery

Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man connected with a bank robbery inside of a grocery store near Eastern Avenue and Windmill Lane.

The robbery occurred on Sept. 15 at the Smith’s located on 2385 E. Windmill Lane about 6:20 p.m.

Police say the robber briefly spoke with a bank teller and then stepped away to take a phone call. He came back to the teller and gave her a note demanding money. The man left the store after receiving the money. The amount of money stolen was not immediately available.

The robber is described to be a white adult male with a lazy eye, about 35 years old, weighing about 280 pounds and about 6 feet 3 inches tall. He was last seen wearing a blue Texans ball cap, blue polo shirt with a thin stripe, in a pair of blue jeans, tennis shoes and a Bluetooth earpiece in his right ear.

Anyone with information should call Metro at 702-828-3591, or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or www.crimestoppersofnv.com.

Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381.

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