A scene straight out of the Old West went down this morning outside Palace Station Casino in Las Vegas. Pointing a semi-auto shotgun at a Garda armored car service guard a robber demanded he drop the four bags just picked up at Palace Station. Realizing his disadvantage the armed guard quickly responded, the crook scooped up the bags and fled to a waiting auto which roared out of the parking and disappeared on the conveniently located I-15 expressway.
It was initially reported that the thieves got away with $1 million in cash; but, the figure was later revised to a more modest $36,000 in cash and a bunch of canceled checks. The gun-toting suspect was described as a white male and his get away car was thought to be a gold colored compact Chrysler model.
Police are investigating a car fire in the parking garage that may have been set by additional suspects to draw the attention of Palace Station's security officers. Video tapes of the crime are being gathered and expected to reveal more details of the crime.
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