LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police are looking for a 31-year-old Southern California man they believe sneaked into a restricted area of the Venetian resort earlier this month and stole $1.6 million in high-denomination casino chips.

Akingide Cole of Palmdale, Calif., is wanted on suspicion of burglary, grand larceny, and unlawful possession of burglary tools stemming from the heist at the Las Vegas Strip resort, police said Monday.

Recommended Stories

Police: Store employee stabs shoplifting suspect

Detached from reality: AOC thinks rising theft rates in San Francisco are a myth

Violent crime on the rise again