LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Two armed robbery suspects are now in custody after fleeing from police, resulting in a pursuit in North Las Vegas Tuesday, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
WATCH | Jhovani Carrillo has been following the story all day and brings you what happened:
Police say that around 7:15 a.m., the first robbery, out of three, happened near 21st and Hinkle.
Later on, two more robberies occurred in the northern part of the valley.
In all three robberies, the juveniles approached victims with a gun.
Through descriptions from the first robbery, police were able to identify two armed individuals and the car they were using.
Investigators said a police chase later ensued after officers located the suspect in the southeast part of town.
Authorities say the chase ended near the 1800 block of North Las Vegas Boulevard after using a pit maneuver.
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We are also learning the car used in the chase was one of the many items the suspects reportedly took from one of the victims.
Channel 13 spoke with the owner of the car. He tells us he woke up this morning to his car being gone. The car was paid off and was his main form of transportation to get to work as an electrician at Ampere Electric.
“It doesn’t feel good, but that’s just life. Things happen. People do bad things. People do dumb things. I can’t really control that, but what I can control are my emotions. It doesn’t feel good, but there’s nothing I can do about it," said Saul Placencia.
There were no injuries and two individuals are in custody.
This is an ongoing investigation.
