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Police seek man in central valley taxi robbery

Las Vegas police are asking for the public‘s help in locating a man they say robbed a taxi driver at knife point earlier this month.

The July 4 robbery occurred downtown, near the intersection of D Street and Bonanza Road, police wrote in a Thursday release.

A man entered a cab, showed the driver a knife and demanded money before forcing the driver to exit the car.

The robber is described as a 34 to 40-year-old man, who is 5-feet-6-inches tall with a medium build, the release said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Metro at 702-828-3591, or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

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

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