Armed man robs couple waiting in Maryland Live parking garage

A man and a woman waiting in the parking garage of the Maryland Live casino in Hanover were robbed at gunpoint early Friday, Anne Arundel County police said.

A casino patron who left Maryland Live earlier was sitting in his car with a woman about 7 a.m. Friday when an armed man approached the vehicle and demanded money, police said. The man and woman were not hurt, and the robbery was filmed by security cameras in the parking garage.

The suspect fled the garage with an undisclosed amount in a black Nissan Altima, police said. Police described the suspect as a black man about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 185 pounds. He was wearing a light-colored zip-up jacket, blue jeans and white baseball-style hat, police said.

Carmen E. Gonzales, a spokeswoman for Maryland Live, said the casino is assisting the police with the investigation.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Det. John Beeler at 410-222-6155.

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