Authorities Still Seeking Information in Connection with December 2019 Casino Robbery in Lake Charles
Published March 6, 2020
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office Crime Stoppers is seeking information about three people who physically assaulted and disarmed a security guard then stole an undisclosed amount of money from a Lake Charles casino located on Highway 397 in Lake Charles during December of 2019.
Video published March 6, 2020
Transcription from the video:
"On Friday, December 6, 2019, at approximately 2 a.m. the three men seen in this video robbed a casino located on Highway 397 in Lake Charles. The men entered the business armed with a handgun and physically assaulted and disarmed the security guard. They stole an undisclosed amount of cash then fled on foot and headed south. If anyone has any information call Crime Stoppers at 439-2222. For Crime Stoppers I am Chief Deputy Stitch Guillory."
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