2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Las Vegas Boulevard ‘Street Takeover’ Halted by Metro Cops
Local police curtailed a reckless driving event planned for late last week on Las Vegas Boulevard. The drivers were to meet up at the Resorts World Las Vegas parking garage on Friday. Two men were charged, and word of their arrests was...
Iowa’s Grand Falls Casino Visitors Charged After One Flees Into Corn Field
A man who fled after he presented a fake ID at Iowa’s Grand Falls Casino on Monday was apprehended, police said. An accomplice was also charged. Ricardo Aurelio Herrerh, 21, and Rigoberto Lopez, 25, were arrested at the Larchwood, Iowa, gaming property...
Bally’s Casino Worker Charged in Louisiana After Child Found Alone in Car
A woman was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly left a six-year-old child alone in a car for about an hour. The incident occurred in the parking garage at Bally's Shreveport Casino & Hotel in Louisiana. The child was taken to a local...
Mirage Hotel Shooting on Las Vegas Strip Leaves One Dead, Two Hospitalized — Video
UPDATE: A suspect was arrested on Friday morning in The Mirage shooting, police announced. His name and the charges were not immediately released. One person was killed and two others critically injured during a Thursday evening shooting in a room at The...
California’s Hustler Casino Heist Leads to Two Injured Guards, One Critically Wounded
One armored truck guard was shot and injured Thursday morning during a brazen holdup outside Larry Flynt’s Hustler Casino in Gardena, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles. He was in critical condition at a local hospital, but is expected to survive, local...
Sam’s Town Casino Stabbing Appears Random, Nevada Elderly Victim Hospitalized
An elderly man was repeatedly stabbed Wednesday night at Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas. The victim was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect remains on the loose. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers believe...
Las Vegas City Council Tables Under-21 Proposed Curfew for Fremont Street
A proposed, tougher curfew for Fremont Street failed to get consideration from the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday. Critics of Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s proposal supported the council’s decision to hold off on the controversial ordinance. Unless Goodman or a city council...
Bellagio Casino Site Disputed Slot Machine Ticket Fight
A homeless man allegedly tried to steal a ticket from a slot at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip earlier this week. He then got into a fight on the gaming floor with the player who owned the...
Flamingo Las Vegas Guest Allegedly Tasered, Robbed by Woman in Hotel Room
A woman was arrested last week for allegedly impersonating a police officer and robbing $200 from a man at the Flamingo Las Vegas. She tasered the man and punched him in the face while in a hotel room at the Las Vegas...
Montana Casino Armed Robbers Who Stole Southern Comfort Plead Guilty
Two women who robbed liquor from a casino at gunpoint, then fired a warning shot before fleeing the Billings Heights, Mont. Magic Diamond gaming venue, have pled guilty, according to a federal prosecutor. They could face decades in prison when sentenced. The...
