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New FBI website features wanted bank robbers in Nevada

By Carri Geer ThevenotLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

April 6, 2011 - 9:36 am

The FBI has created a website to help agents identify and apprehend bank robbers in Nevada, particularly in the Las Vegas area.

Surveillance photos taken during the commission of bank robberies will be featured on the site www.LasVegasBankRobbers.com.

Information leading to the arrest and conviction of bank robbers featured on the website may lead to cash rewards.

Tips can be submitted directly through the website or by calling the Las Vegas FBI office at 702-385-1281.

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