Police Arrest 4 Robbery Suspects Hiding in Las Vegas Hospital | News

LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police arrested four people following a search at Centennial Hills Hospital and Medical Center. The hospital was placed on lockdown after police learned suspects from a pawn store robbery were hiding in the hospital.

Police say the incident started with an armed robbery around 9 a.m. at an Easy Cash Super Pawn store located on Cheyenne Ave. near N. Rainbow Blvd.

Police say they found the suspects' car in the hospital's parking lot on N. Durango Dr. and received reports the suspects entered the hospital.

Police say the suspects, three men and one woman, were found hiding on different floors. The hospital was on lockdown for about three hours, meaning no one could enter the hospital. That news upset some visitors.

"There's families and people sick here and everything is shut down. People's lives are in danger all because you wanted a couple hundred bucks from a pawn shop. It doesn't make sense to me," said hospital visitor Michael Avarmidis, who was hoping to see his father who had just undergone surgery.

Police say surveillance video from the pawn store robbery and the vehicle description given by witnesses helped officers identify and locate the suspects in the hospital.

"We really need to point out the outstanding nature of the citizens who were diligent in giving descriptions of the vehicle," said Metro Police Officer Marcus Martin.