Police in Council Bluffs are investigating an armed robbery that took place Monday night. Authorities say at around 8:50-p.m., officers were dispatched to the 800 block of 1st Avenue on a Robbery. There, they met with the victim, 21-year old James Peterson, of Council Bluffs. Peterson said while he was walking in the 100 block of South 10th street, going to a friend’s home, he was approached from behind by an unknown male. The male demanded Peterson to give him everything, while pointing a silver handgun at him.

Peterson gave this male his personal property. The suspect then fled the area in a southbound direction. Peterson was not injured in the incident and there were no witnesses. He described the suspect as being 5-feet 11-inches to around 6-feet tall, weighing 250 to 260-pounds. He might have been Hispanic, and had a goatee. The male was dressed in a white shirt with black clothing and a black beanie. The suspect also had his face painted with black and green paint, with a pattern of stripes and dots.

The investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact this Division at 712-328-4728 or they may call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.