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Rapid City Police investigating casino robbery

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police are investigating a reported a casino robbery at the 777 Casino on Jackson Boulevard.

At 1:55 a.m. on January 5th, police responded to a report of a robbery that had just occurred at 2110 Jackson Boulevard, and spoke to an employee. The employee told police that an unknown male entered the casino, brandished a knife, and demanded money before exiting with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect is described by witnesses as a 6′ tall Native American male, and he was wearing a black sweatshirt and lighter colored bandana over his face.

Police are working to recover video/images from the location and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information about the incident should contact police investigations at 605-394-4134. An anonymous tip can also be submitted by texting the letters ‘RCPD’ and the information to 847411.

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