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UPDATE: More images released of July serial robber

Posted at 3:01 PM, Jul 30, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-07 15:03:26-04

UPDATE: Las Vegas police have released new images of a man suspected in five armed robberies in July.

Police said some of the robberies involved a gun while in other cases, he used a knife. He robbed a woman inside a casino in southwest Las Vegas with a knife, cutting both the woman and a person who tried to stop the suspect. The injuries were minor and non-life threatening.

The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male in his 30s, 5'9" to 6' and 250 to 300 pounds.

Originally, police said another man was also involved. Police did not specify anything about the other man.

ORIGINAL STORY

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- Las Vegas police are seeking two suspects involved in a string of business robberies in July.

Police said the robberies sometimes involved only one man and other times two men. In each incident, the suspect(s) used a firearm to steal undisclosed items from employees. Police did not specify locations for the robberies.
 
No one has been hurt in the robberies so far.

The first suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male in his 30s, 5'9" to 6' and 250 to 300 pounds while the second suspect is described as a black male in his 30s, 5'9" to 6', 180 to 200 pounds and long braided hair.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.