Police say a man used a semi-automatic rifle in an armed robbery Thursday in the central Las Vegas Valley.
Aerial surveillance shows the capture of three men outside a bank in a southeast Las Vegas strip mall just before another attempted armored truck robbery. (FBI and Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide after a man was found deceased in the parking lot of a strip mall at 9640 W. Tropicana Ave. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Surveillance video of a March 12, 2020, armed robbery at a business in the 800 block of North Decatur Boulevard (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Bankruptcy trustee Brian Shapiro oversaw the Chapter 7 bankruptcy of 24/7 Private Vaults after the company was robbed of millions of dollars in cash and property. He talks about unclaimed cash and property. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
An elderly woman was robbed in an elevator on the 300 block of Fremont Street. Video courtesy of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A man arrested in November by Metropolitan police is wanted in Texas for the slaying of a convenience store clerk, authorities said. (Sugarland Police Department)
Surveillance video shows two men robbing another man at a convenience store in the 500 block of East Sahara Ave. on October 4th. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Raymond Young, 21, charged with sexual assault and robbery, appears in court during his bail hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Police located Young after he contacted one of the women via Snapchat on Oct. 15 and demanded that she send him more nude photos. (Bizuayehy Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
On December 31, 2018 detectives with the LVMPD Northwest Area Command Patrol Investigations Section received a report of the theft of a surveillance camera from the front porch of a residence located in the area of West Lake Mead Boulevard and North Rampart Boulevard. The victim in this case became aware of other residents in the neighborhood who had been the victim of similar crimes.
A man walked into a business about 2:35 a.m. Dec. 25 on the 5000 block of South Eastern Avenue, near East Tropicana Avenue, and “committed a robbery,” a police release said. Police wrote that a person followed him outside of the business, and the man pointed a gun at him. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Las Vegas police released video Monday in an effort to identify a man they said robbed a convenience store clerk at gunpoint last week.
Assistant Sheriff Tim Kelly discusses details of the June 14, 2018 officer involved shooting.
Metro Capt. Jaime Prosser provides an update about an officer-involved shooting at Radwick Drive and Owens Avenue in the northeast Las Vegas on Thursday. A robbery suspect was shot and killed. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The LVMPD Commercial Robbery Section is attempting to identify the pictured suspect who is responsible for committing robberies to businesses in the southern part of the Las Vegas Valley during the month of May 2018. The suspect enters the business, threatens the employee with a firearm and demands money from the register. The employee complies and the suspect flees the business.
A woman in her 80s was hospitalized early Wednesday morning after she was beaten and robbed inside her room at a downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino. The woman was trying to unlock the door to her room just before 1:30 a.m. at the 4 Queens, 202 Fremont St., according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Gordon. When the woman opened the door the man forced his way inside and attacked her, striking her in the face and robbing her. The woman was taken to the hospital with injuries to her face, Gordon said.
On Jan. 22, a man robbed a bank in the 8700 block of West Sahara Avenue.
On January 22nd, 2018, a bank robbery occurred near the 8700 block of West Sahara Avenue. The suspect entered the bank, approached a teller and demanded money from the drawer. The teller complied and the suspect left the business on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect was described as a black male adult, in his 30’s, 5’8″-5’9″ tall, weighing 150-175 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black Adidas hat, a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black framed Prescription
glasses.
This afternoon a male suspect entered the Bank of America, located at 2638 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, at about 12:40 p.m. As he entered the bank, he pulled a black mask down to conceal his face.The suspect is described as a late-forties to early-fifties white male adult, approximately 5 foot 8 inches to 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighing approximately 160 to 180 pounds He was last seen wearing a dark colored beanie, a grayish blue plaid shirt, dark jeans and dark colored shoes. His head was shaved on the sides and the top of his hair was dark in color. Vehicle was described as possibly a gray 2012-2014 four door Ford Focus. The license plates were covered with black tape. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous. Do not attempt to contact the suspect but call police immediately. Anyone with information is urged to call the Henderson Police Department at 702-267-4911, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
A pair of robbery suspects led police to three parking garages around the Las Vegas Strip before they were caught early Tuesday morning.
The first robbery took place at the Treasure Island parking garage, where two suspects “battered” a 71-year-old, her adult daughter and a juvenile girl.
The suspects, one of who was armed, next demanded money and property from a pair of 18-year-olds at Fashion Show mall. The suspects were later spotted at the SLS Las Vegas parking garage. They tried to get away by ramming a patrol car with their vehicle. That effort failed and they were taken into custody.
Authorities are looking for three men who police said used a weapon on their victims in a recent string of robberies across the Las Vegas Valley. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Authorities are looking for three men who police said used a weapon on their victims in a recent string of robberies across the Las Vegas Valley. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing two Las Vegas clothing stores in one week.
A white man accused of robbing a Strip casino in blackface in January was charged Friday in federal court, records show. Cameron James Kennedy, 26, was charged with robbery in the armed holdup of a casino cage at New York-New York, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and a federal criminal complaint filed last week. The Las Vegas man already was under federal supervision on prior bank robbery charges when he allegedly cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet and robbed the casino in the early morning of Jan. 10, according to the complaint. Kennedy used makeup to appear black, Las Vegas police said. On Jan. 18, an anonymous tipster told investigators that Kennedy robbed the casino.
A white man suspected of robbing a Strip casino in blackface in January was charged Friday in federal court, records show. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Las Vegas police are searching for a woman who robbed the South Point casino cage at gunpoint Monday night. The woman walked up to the cage about 7:40 p.m., showed the teller a handgun and demanded cash, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. No one was injured in the robbery. She got away with an “indeterminate” amount of money, police said, and fled the casino in an older model 2-door gold or brown sedan with a black top and large chrome rims. Anyone with information on the robbery can contact Metro’s robbery section at 702-828-3591, or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 to remain anonymous.
Three men armed with knives attacked a Las Vegas couple. The home invasion robbery happened just after midnight in a southwest Las Vegas neighborhood. The robbers stole a 2017 Tesla Model S, and the homeowner was hit by the car as the robbers escaped.
SUNDAY’S HEADLINES: Man killed trying to stop robbery, pedestrian in critical condition after being pinned between cars, questions linger after pepper spray used at high school football game (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Police are investigating after a woman in her early 20s was found dead inside an open garage at her apartment complex. Las Vegas police said the victim was a “completely innocent person” with a lack of criminal history. Police believe she was attacked on her way to her car.
2. A robbery at a Summerlin Costco Wednesday night has police searching for four suspects. The robbers were only armed with the tool they used to break open display cases, and no one was injured. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.
3. The College of Southern Nevada has been issued a second warning this year from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities over plans relating to self evaluation of performance. CSN must submit evidence by Oct. 30 showing the board has approved plans for annual self-evalution, which Board Chairman Kevin Page says they have already approved. This warning does not affect their accreditation. (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)