Atlantic City casino heist nets $181K; suspects at large

Atlantic City casino heist Monday morning had robbers make off with more than $181,000. Police are still looking for suspects in the Atlantic City casino heist.

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Many of the Atlantic City N.J. Boardwalk casinos. Two robbers made off with over $180,000 in a heist of the Atlantic City casino Caesar's Monday. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

Police are seeking two masked suspects who robbed an Atlantic City casino at gunpoint and made off with more than $180,000.

The heist occurred Monday morning at Caesars Atlantic City.

A law enforcement flier obtained by The Press of Atlantic City (http://bit.ly/1tu2pAD ) says the suspects fled in a car with two plastic cash boxes containing more than $180,000 in cash.

Police are not releasing any details.

The newspaper says the State Police Casino Gaming Bureau is handling the investigation. That's a sign the crime happened in thecasino as opposed to the hotel.

Here's the full police flier from The Press of Atlantic City: 

"Two masked suspects fled a casino with more than $180,000 Monday morning.

A gun was brandished by one of the suspects during the robbery at Caesars Atlantic City, according to a flier put out to law enforcement.

Police are not releasing any details of the robbery, but the flier obtained by The Press of Atlantic City said the suspects fled with two plastic cash boxes containing a total of $181,200 in cash.

The State Police Casino Gaming Bureau is investigating the case, which would indicate the crime happened in a casino-related part of the property. The hotel and public areas are overseen by city police.

The suspects fled in a car at about 6:20 a.m."

Anyone with information is asked to call the Casino Gaming Bureau at 609-441-7464.

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