Police are looking for a man who robbed a music store on Maryland Parkway. On April 11, 2008, the suspect entered the store, pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the register.

The suspect then left the area in a dark grey, two-door, older model vehicle.

The man is also wanted in connection with an attempted robbery to a clothing store located near the 2500 block of east Desert Inn Road. That event occurred on April 9th, 2008.

If you have any information on this suspect, your are urged to contact the LVMPD Robbery Section at (702) 828-3591 or, if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.

A cash reward may be available.

Police are looking for a man believed to have committed at least three bank robberies in Las Vegas over the last six months.

The suspect, described as a white male, between 60-70 years old, has entered three banks and presented the tellers a note demanding $100 bills.

The man has a grey, thinning hair and a slim build.

If you have any information, please call Metro’s Robbery Detail at 702-828-3591 or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-828-5555.

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Police are looking for two men who robbed a woman. Police say the victim and her 6-year-old son were approached by two suspects, who then forced her into her car and ordered to drive to a bank.

The suspects then walked with the victim into the bank and forced her to withdraw all of her money. The men then ordered the victim to drive from the bank and drop them off at separate locations.

Police say the suspects are both Hispanic males in their 40’s. One is about 5′2″ and 165 lbs., has a dark complexion, heavy build and a small round scar on left side of neck. The second suspect is described as 5′7″-5′8″ and 160 lbs., has a light complexion, brown eyes, light brown hair and small sun spots on his face.

Police say the victim was afraid to report crime and waited three days to do so. Anyone with information should contact the LVMPD Robbery Section at 702-828-3591. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

There is a new man at the helm of crime fighting in North Las Vegas. Joseph Forti has been named the new police chief at the North Las Vegas Police Department, and high on his list goals is community policing and keeping kids safe at school.

Many neighborhoods in North Las Vegas are living with crime. Robbery, assaults and stolen cars are a constant problem for police. But a new plan by the new chief may turn things around.

“The children that are out late at night, that are out after curfew, it is a police problem. Or the kids that are in the gangs, it’s a police problem. No, they are a community problem,” he said.

Forti’s idea to bring down crime is bring in the people.

“If you don’t engage the community and don’t get in to the community, you’re not going to be successful,” he said.

Forti has been with the North Las Vegas Police Department for almost 28 years, working as a street cop and even in narcotics. He says his experience has taught him community policing really is key.

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Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a convenience store.

On December 31, 2007 a man entered a convenience store near Sahara and Arville. Police say the suspect entered the store speaking to himself in Spanish and when an employee greeted him, the suspect produced a firearm and committed a robbery.

Detectives from Metro’s Robbery Section are requesting assistance in identifying the suspect involved in this case. They say the man is a Hispanic, about 45-years-old and about 165 pounds.

If you have any information that could aid in identifying this suspect, please call the Robbery Section at 828-3591 or if you wish to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

Police are hoping that someone will recognize the man responsible for robbing a cab driver. The robbery took place on Feb. 24 at 1:25 a.m. on Paradise Road.

The driver picked the suspect on Las Vegas Blvd. and headed to an address on Paradise where police say the man held a gun to the driver’s head.The driver was able to get out of the car and run away. The suspect drove away in the cab. Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

On February 22, 2008, a check cashing business on south Buffalo was the victim of a robbery. The suspect is believed to be the same suspect that robbed another check cashing business on February 6, 2008.

The suspect entered, showed the worker a gun and demanded money. The suspect then left the business on foot.

Witnesses say the suspect has a prominent goatee and walks with a noticeable limp.

The LVMPD Robbery Section detectives are asking the public’s assistance in identifying this suspect. If you have any information, please call Robbery at (702) 828-3591 or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 828-5555.

Police are investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy who died after he was shot in the stomach.

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Thousands of valley residents are turned into victims each year after their prized possessions are stolen during a home or car burglary. What’s worse is that the suspects behind the crimes are often getting away with it.

Metro says it is doing what it can with the resources available, but victims say it is not enough. Burglary is one of the most common crimes in the valley.

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A couple last seen Jan. 26 were found Wednesday by a county road worker near a canyon in southwestern Utah.

Thomas and Tamitha Garner were with their truck about 60 miles west of Cedar City by a county worker who was plowing the road, Iron County Sheriff Mark Gower told The Salt Lake Tribune.

The Kearns couple had gone on a weekend trip to photograph wild horses on Jan. 24. They were last seen two days later in Nevada. Search and rescue crews had been searching a vast area for any sign of the couple.

Gower says they were stranded, but stayed with their vehicle and survived the ordeal.

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