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Aug. 26, 2008
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Man takes substantial sum from casino cage

Unarmed suspect makes no attempt to conceal identity

By ANTONIO PLANAS
REVIEW-JOURNAL

The suspect in a Harrah's Las Vegas robbery is caught by surveillance cameras Sunday near the time of a robbery. Police said the unarmed man, whose identity is not known, walked off with an undisclosed amount of money after he slipped the cage cashier a note demanding money.
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An unarmed man robbed the main cage at Harrah's Las Vegas this weekend by slipping a cashier a note demanding money and then walking out of the casino with a "significant" amount of cash, Las Vegas police said Monday. Police would not specify how much.

The robbery was conducted about 11:30 a.m. Sunday by a man who made no attempt to conceal his identity.

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    • "From an outsider's perspective looking in, you have to be concerned about all the video cameras in the place," said Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Clint Nichols. "But I don't think he was too concerned about it."

    Nichols said robberies at Strip casinos are rare. The suspect's identity remained unknown Monday afternoon.

    Nichols said after the man was handed money, he walked out of the casino. The suspect was last seen on Las Vegas Boulevard South flagging down a cab headed southbound. The suspect should be considered dangerous, police said.

    He is described as between 35 and 40, standing between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches. The suspect weighs between 160 pounds and 175 pounds.

    Neither Nichols nor Gary Thompson, a spokesman with Harrah's Entertainment, said where the casino's security guards were during the time of the robbery.

    "We don't disclose the practices and procedures they use," Thompson said. "Divulging that information would provide too much information to criminals."

    Thompson said Harrah's is fully cooperating with police in their investigation, including handing over surveillance tape. Nichols said police were in the process of reviewing tapes from inside the casino and outside of it.

    Thompson said to the best of his knowledge, no Harrah's employees had been fired because of the incident.

    Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the suspect. They urge anyone with information to call the Robbery Section at 828-3591 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

    Contact reporter Antonio Planas at aplanas@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4638.

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    voltron wrote on August 26, 2008 05:59 PM: Let me link it, cause I'm sure you don't know how to cut and paste:http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/5145666?per_page=50


    voltron wrote on August 26, 2008 05:57 PM: Hey milan check your stats: http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/5145666?per_page=50
    Keep telling yourself, you know what you are talking about, monkey.


    eyes open wrote on August 26, 2008 03:17 PM: Thomas: Can you not tell from the picture in the story that he is black? What's your point?


    Danny wrote on August 26, 2008 01:46 PM: It's Bobby Brown! See what happens when you are no longer married to Whitney Houston. You have to resort to robbing casinos.


    Dave wrote on August 26, 2008 11:39 AM: I wonder if the police interviewed the cabbie? Where did he drop him off and then proceed from there. Why would an unsuspecting public be aware of just another average Joe on the street?


    milan wrote on August 26, 2008 11:19 AM: THOMAS THEY DONT HAVE TO TELL US HIS RACE,BECAUSE 49% of the time they are black and 49% are brown that leaves 2% that are white.Just like our prisons.


    Dave wrote on August 26, 2008 11:10 AM: He is described as a pathetic, tiny little black man, yes I repeat, black man, who is stupid enough to try to rob a casino. The real fool was the girl that gave him the money - I hope they fired her immediatley. Harrah's sucks anyways.


    Dave wrote on August 26, 2008 09:14 AM: Hey Harrahs, how does it feel to be ripped off?


    ET wrote on August 26, 2008 08:33 AM: Why give him anything other than a fixed bag that blows ink everywhere like the banks ? Is this a inside job ?


    Thomas wrote on August 26, 2008 07:54 AM: "He is described as between 35 and 40, standing between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches. The suspect weighs between 160 pounds and 175 pounds"..............

    Interesting, why won't they say his race???