Another Las Vegas Casino Robbery Attempt

April 21, 2011
We are happy to announce that we have a piece of non-Black-Friday-related news: a man attempted to rob the Las Vegas Stratosphere yesterday. He tried to steal chips, but after confronting an employee, he fled empty handed. The suspect is still on the run.
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According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, a gunman walked into the Las Vegas Stratosphere Casino in just after 11:45 p.m., headed straight towards the 8-table poker room, where he jumped a table, and attempted to grab a bunch of chips but when confronted with an employee, he ran out of the room and fled empty handed.

The suspect is still on the run, polce said they are currently checking security video to identify the subject, of whom they have a "vague description": they are looking for a light skinned male standing 5'9" to 5'10" tall and weighing between 150 and 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, a long sleeved t-shirt, and dark pants.

This has been the third casino robbery attempt in 3 months.

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