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Bandits rob gas station disguised in thong underwear

'ARVADA – Police were searching Thursday for two men believed to have robbed a gas station wearing brightly-colored women's thong underwear over their faces.

Arvada Police say the robbery occurred at the Diamond Shamrock at Wadsworth Boulevard and West 68th Avenue on May 16 just before 5 a.m.

The suspects entered the business with the thongs over their faces and demanded cash from the clerk on duty, according to police.

The bandits left with an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes.

They were not armed during the robbery.

The robbery was caught by a surveillance camera.

Police describe one suspect, wearing the green thong over his face, as a Hispanic man in his early 20s. He's 6 feet tall and weighs between 160 and 180 pounds. He has short black hair and was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt, blue jeans and dark shoes.

Police describe the other suspect, wearing the blue thong over his face, as a Hispanic man in his early to mid 20s. He's between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10 and 180 to 200 pounds. He has short black hair. He has a cross tattoo on his right upper arm and a tribal tattoo on his left upper arm.

Police say a dark-colored vehicle used gas pump #5 at approximately 4:45 a.m. The person may have observed something and is asked to contact Arvada Police.

Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call Arvada Police at 720-898-6728.'