SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Police in Puerto Rico’s capital are searching for a lone man who robbed $340,000 from a popular hotel and casino by threatening a supervisor’s family.
A police statement says the robber approached the supervisor at the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino before dawn Sunday and showed a note threatening him and specific members of his family.
The supervisor, Denny Ciprian Correa, told detectives he emptied a safe of cash and gave it to the man because he was scared for his life. Police have not said if the supervisor reported seeing a weapon.
Police say surveillance videos show the middle-aged suspect walking out of the casino with several full bags. The statement says the man apparently fled in a dark-colored Toyota Yaris.
AP-ES-06-21-09 1633EDT
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