Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

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Woman robbed, beaten in home released from hospital

A woman who was robbed and severely beaten about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in her home in the northwest Las Vegas Valley was released from the hospital today, Metro Police said.

A man knocked at the woman's door in the area of Smoke Ranch Road and Buffalo Avenue, saying he had lost his dog. The woman didn't open her front door at that time, but moments later the man returned and she took the chain off of the door, said Lt. Cliff Nichols of Metro's robbery section.

The woman, who is in her mid 60s, was beaten in the face, Nichols said. She was taken to University Medical Center on Wednesday. The man may have known that the woman was alone after her husband died about a week ago, Nichols said.

The man took the woman's keys and her vehicle, described as a 2008 Infiniti G35, silver in color, with Nevada license plate 807KPC, police said.

The man is described as Hispanic and in his late 20s with a muscular build and a shaved head. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt.

Police said the man is considered armed and dangerous.

Robbery detectives are asking for the public's help in finding the man and the stolen vehicle. Anyone with information is being urged to call Metro's robbery section at (702) 828-3591, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.

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