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Police: Man accused of robbing 5 Las Vegas stores in 5 days

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they have arrested a man suspected in the armed robberies of five stores over a recent five-day span.

They say 32-year-old William Henry is facing seven counts of burglary while in possession of firearm or deadly weapon, five counts of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon and one count of attempted robbery with the use of a deadly weapon or tear gas.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say the robberies occurred from Nov. 6-11.

Police say they tracked down a car matching a witness description after the latest robbery and questioned Henry.

They say a handgun was found on the front passenger seat and $1,000 was discovered in the vehicle.