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By RAVEN JACKSON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 20, 2016 - 12:00 pm

Las Vegas police are searching for a person suspected of robbing a tavern Saturday morning in the southwest valley.

The robbery happened about 1 a.m. Saturday at Cozy’s Tavern in the 4600 block of South Decatur Boulevard, near West Tropicana Avenue, according to Metro officer Mark Lourenco.

An armed person robbed the business and stole money from customers during the robbery, Lourenco said.

No one was injured. The case is under investigation.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact Raven Jackson at rjackson@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow her on Twitter: @ravenmjackson

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