Las Vegas police investigate series of robberies near high schools

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a series of robberies that occurred Tuesday – all incidents occurred near schools: Spring Valley High School, Valley High School and Durango High School.

The first incident occurred on August 13 at around 1:30 p.m. LVMPD officers said they were notified of a robbery in progress in the 5500 block of South Rainbow Boulevard.

Then, moments later, officers said they received a second report of a robbery in the 7600 block of West Flamingo Road.

LVMPD said a third robbery was reported in the 4800 block of Burnham Avenue an hour after the second report.

A few minutes later, police said a fourth incident was reported, but nothing was stolen, which is considered an attempted robbery.

Spring Valley Area Command leadership said it immediately began coordinating efforts to locate and arrest all suspects involved in these incidents.

WATCH HERE: Deputy Chief Jose Hernandez gives an update on the robberies and police efforts to protect students

[FULL PRESSER] LVMPD investigates series of robberies near schools

Officials said they determined these incidents were related based on descriptions of the suspects and vehicles. They also said this was an isolated incident.

At around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, officers found a suspicious vehicle matching the description of the vehicle used – a blue SUV. They said they then arrested a male juvenile suspect after a short foot chase near Flamingo Road and Buffalo Drive.

This is an ongoing investigation.