Police release video in Hilton sports book robbery

Chip robbery at Bellagio called priority as police work leads
Don't blame the Bellagio -- it could have happened to anyone. The brazen Tuesday morning Robbery that netted $1.5 million in gambling chips from one of the Strip's most luxurious casinos didn't succeed because of security failures, said Lt. Clint Nichols, who oversees the Metropolitan Police Department's Robbery section. ...

Missing Dancer Deborah Flores-Narvaez
Police continued searching today for a dancer and former NFL cheerleader who has been missing for a week, and her friends and family began handing out fliers on the Las Vegas strip to help the search. Deborah Flores-Narvaez, 31, is a dancer in the Luxor's "Fantasy" show. Police said she was last seen leaving her Las Vegas home around 7 p.m. last Sunday. "I'm trying to pull it together because I just can't let my emotions take over me," the missing woman's sister, Celeste Flores-Narvaez, told the...

Truly Amazing Video: Police Officer Wanders Into (And Stops) Robbery In Progress
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RJtv: Bellagio robbery, police recruits
RJtv for the weekend of December 18 and 19 is online now at www.lvrj.com/rjtv. It features the latest on the helmet-wearing robber who got away with $1.5 million in casino chips. RJtv has boxer Floyd Mayweather's latest police booking photo following his arrest for allegedly poking someone in the face in a parking dispute. And you'll see part of an in-depth video that accompanies a five-part series starting in Sunday's Review-Journal following a class of Las Vegas police recruits from training...

Pregnant teen attacked on Seattle bus: 'I could see my face bleeding'
A pregnant teen says she feared for her baby after she and her boyfriend were attacked by a group of four girls and a woman on a Metro bus last month, and it was all captured on the bus' security camera. A pregnant teen says she feared for her baby after she and her boyfriend were attacked by a group of four girls and a woman on a Metro bus last month, and it was all captured on the bus security camera. Jessica, who spoke on condition that her last name not be used, was riding on the packed N...

Casino Heists: Criminals Are Flush With Creative Ideas
There's no shortage of creativity when it comes to trying to beat the odds in Las Vegas. Granted, this week's theft of up to $1.5 million in casino chips from the Bellagio may have been one of the more direct approaches. The thief merely entered the casino, displayed a gun, pulled the chips off a table and sped away on a black motorcycle, all in less than three minutes, according to Las Vegas Police Lt. Clint Nichols. While casino heists have been down in the past decade -- Nichols said there ...

Mayweather arrested on battery charges
Published: Dec. 17, 2010 at 5:17 PM Las Vegas police say boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was arrested on a battery charge resulting from an altercation over a parking citation at a Strip casino. UPI/Roger Williams LAS VEGAS, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Las Vegas police say boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was arrested on a battery charge resulting from an altercation over a parking citation at a Strip casino. The Thursday arrest and charge stem from allegations he repeatedly poked a Southern Highlands casino security...

Police arrest 12 men in counter-terrorism raids
London | Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:54am EST London (Reuters) - British police said on Monday 12 men suspected of preparing a Terrorist Attack had been arrested in a series of dawn Raids across England and Wales. West Midlands regional police said they had detained five men from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent and three from London. "They've all been held on suspicion of the commission, preparation, or instigation of an act of Terrorism in the UK," a police spokesman said. The suspects, aged betwe...

Twelve held in UK anti-terror raids
Twelve men have been arrested during a major anti-terrorist operation, West Midlands Police said. The men - five from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent and three from London - were detained on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of Terrorism in the UK. The suspects, aged between 17 and 28, were detained by unarmed officers about 0500 GMT. Officers are now conducting searches at the men's homes and other addresses. West Midlands Police said in a statement: "...;

'No Quitters'
The clock has yet to strike 7 a.m. as Sgt. Dan Zehnder makes his way through the halls of the Metropolitan Police Department Academy. The newest class, Class 6-09, is back for Day Two of the six-month academy. After the wake-up call on Day One, the recruits have had a three-day weekend to rethink their decision to join what Zehnder calls the toughest all-around police academy in the nation. ...

UK: Girl, Four, Found Stabbed to Death
A four-year-old girl has been found stabbed to death in east London. Police found the body of the child at an address in Clapton on Thursday after reports of a knife incident shortly after 3pm. A woman, believed to be girl's mother, was arrested on suspicion of Murder. She has since been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and is in a secure unit. Paramedics attended, but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said next of kin have been informed, but they were waiting for formal...

'Mother cuts out heart of daughter, 4, as she listens to recording of Koran in ritual killing'
A mother has been arrested after a four year old girl was found stabbed to death with her heart and other organs cut out and strewn around her flat. The 35-year-old woman was allegedly sitting in a her kitchen chanting verses of the Koran as her daughter's disembowelled corpse lay next to her. The little girl's heart and other organs were found in different rooms around the flat in Clapton, east London. Crime scene: Shayna Bharuchi, 35, was allegedly sitting in a her kitchen chanting verses of t...

12 arrested in major anti-terror op
Twelve men were arrested early today in a major national counter-terrorism operation, West Midlands Police said. The men - five from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent and three from London - were detained on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of Terrorism in the UK. The suspects, aged between 17 and 28, were detained by unarmed officers at approximately 5am. West Midlands Police said in a statement: "All were arrested at or near their home addresses, with the excep...

Dozen arrested in anti-terror raids
West Midlands police today said 12 men had been arrested in a national counter-terrorism operation. The men, aged between 17 and 28, were arrested this morning on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of Terrorism in the UK. Searches are being carried out on properties in Birmingham, Cardiff, London and Stoke-on-Trent. "This is a large-scale, pre-planned and intelligence-led operation involving several forces," John Yates, the national lead for counter-terrorism polic...

Anti-terror squad arrest 12 men 'planning UK terror attack': Christmas plot at advanced stage, say police
From the Daily Mail: Police Chief: We acted to ensure Public Safety Plot believed to involve 'multiple' locations Twelve men were arrested early this morning in a major national counter-terrorism operation, police said today. The men - five from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent and three from London - were detained on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of Terrorism in the UK. The suspects, aged between 17 and 28, were detained by unarmed officers at approximatel...

12 arrested in British anti-terror raids
Published: Dec. 20, 2010 at 7:56 AM London, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Police raided four locations in England Monday, arresting a dozen men in what in what officials described as a national counter-terrorism operation. The men, ages 17-28, were being held in jails in Birmingham, Cardiff, London and Stoke-on-Trent on charges of suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of Terrorism in Britain, The Guardian reported. The four Raids were conducted "to take action in order to ensure p...

Former NFL Cheerleader Missing In Vegas
(NewsCore) - Las Vegas police were searching Sunday for a missing dancer and former NFL cheerleader who was last seen leaving her home a week ago. Debora "Debbie" Flores Narvaez, 31, a cast member of the "Fantasy" show at the Luxor Las Vegas hotel and casino and a former Washington Redskins cheerleader, disappeared after leaving her Las Vegas home at approximately 7:00pm on Dec. 12. Investigators reportedly found her car -- a maroon 1997 four-door Chevrolet Prism with Maryland license plates -- ...

Las Vegas: A tour of the Preposterous
by CalculatedRisk on 12/19/2010 09:47:00 PM Patrick Coolican at the Las Vegas Sun takes a drive around Las Vegas: Boom-bust era leaves architectural scars across valley A couple of excerpts: Now we’re on Gibson Road in Henderson, up the hill from Interstate 215, and there sits Vantage, a boxy, glassy modernist condo development; a historical artifact of the era of the credit boom, and, perhaps, delusional exuberance. It was a $160 million project, but no one lives there. It sits on the ...

Las Vegas Police Search for Missing Dancer
Debora "Debbie" Flores Narvaez, 31, is shown in this undated photo provided to FoxNews.com by her sister, Celeste Narvaez. Police are searching for a popular Las Vegas dancer who was last seen leaving her home a week ago. Debora "Debbie" Flores Narvaez, 31, a cast member of Luxor's "Fantasy" show, disappeared after leaving her Las Vegas home at approximately 7 p.m. on Dec. 12. Investigators reportedly found the woman's car -- a maroon 1997 four-door Chevrolet Prism -- parked in the city's north...

'Talent' star to give Las Vegas Xmas show
Published: Dec. 19, 2010 at 3:30 PM Las Vegas, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The winner of "America's Got Talent" says he is coming home after a U.S. tour and will perform a special concert Sunday in Las Vegas. The show at the Green Valley Ranch will be the first for 30-year-old Michael Grimm since he won the television contest in September followed by a nationwide tour with other contestants, the Las Vegas Sun reported. He's named the event, "Home for the Holidays." "And home it is," Grimm said. "I've been ...

Watford shoots Indiana past S Carolina St 102-60
Christian Watford scored 22 points as Indiana rolled to a 102-60 victory over South Carolina State in the Las Vegas Classic on Sunday. Matt Roth added 14 points for the Hoosiers (9-2), who are 9-0 at home this season and have won 10 straight overall in Bloomington. Both teams will travel to Las Vegas this week for the final two games of the tournament. The Hoosiers set a season-high for points and scored at least 100 for the second time in six games. Watford scored 14 points in the first half to...

Las Vegas police search for missing dancer
Published: Dec. 19, 2010 at 1:28 PM Las Vegas, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Las Vegas police and relatives of a dancer are appealing for help in finding the woman, who has been missing for a week. Deborah Flores Narvaez, 31, a dancer in the Luxor's "Fantasy" show and a former Washington Redskins cheerleader, was last seen leaving her Las Vegas home around 7 p.m. Dec. 12, police told Fox News. Police said they found her parked car -- a maroon 1997 four-door Chevrolet Prism with Maryland license plates -- Fri...

6 charged with robbing South Side barbershop
Six people were charged with robbing two people inside a South Side barbershop earlier this week, officials said today. The Robbery happened Wednesday in a barbershop on the 40 block of East 112th Place at about 2 p.m., according to Chicago Police officials. Shortly after the Robbery police were approached by the Victims who informed them that they were inside the barbershop when several armed men entered the business and robbed them, police said. Police officials said that after the Robbery th...

Dolton teen charged with shooting man during robbery
A Dolton teen shot a man multiple times and left him paralyzed during a Robbery on Chicago's West Side, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday. The 15-year-old boy, held in lieu of $350,000 bail, approached the 27-year-old Victim around 9:30 p.m. Thursday in an alley near the 5400 block of West Monroe Street, according to Court Records. The suspect demanded the man's money before shooting him, court records allege. The Victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition with three gu...

Murders, shootings and home invasion mark violent week in Providence
PROVIDENCE — It was a violent week in the city, with two murders, at least five reported drive-by shootings and an armed Home Invasion, according to Police Reports. The police said Sunday that the two homicides — which bring this year’s count to 15 murders in the city — are still under investigation. Last year, the city had 24 murders. On Friday, Ernesto Juarez, a 55-year-old West End resident, was shot to death in his home on Sorrento Street. The police said there was no...