The federal trial for Caleb Rogers begins Monday as prosecutors allege he carried out the casino robberies off the Las Vegas Strip between November 2021 and February 2022 while armed with a department-issued weapon.
FILE- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vehicles block Las Vegas Boulevard in both directions in 2020. A trial for a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing nearly $165,000 in a series of casino heists is set to begin Monday with prosecutors painting him as a gambling addict who grew increasingly desperate under a crush of debt.
Rogers made off with more than $85,000 in the first two robberies between November 2021 and January 2022 at casinos off the Las Vegas Strip while his police colleagues spent months trying to catch the thief, investigators and prosecutors said. Mehmet Erdem, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, whose expertise includes hotel and casino operations, said casino heists are hard to successfully pull off.
Those testifying will include casino cashiers, security guards and Josiah Rogers, who identified his brother on video captured by casino security cameras during the first two robberies, prosecutors said last week, noting that Josiah Rogers will be granted immunity from legal action. He climbed over the counter, shoved one of two cashiers who was loading cash into registers from a plastic bag containing $119,000 and yelled that he had a gun. As he shoveled money into a bag hidden inside his jacket, loose bills floated onto the casino floor, according to the complaint.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Las Vegas police officer set to go on trial over $165k stolen in 3 casino heistsA trial for a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing nearly $165,000 in a series of casino heists is set to begin with prosecutors painting him as a gambling addict who grew increasingly desperate under a crush of debt.
Read more »
No charges will be filed in altercation with Britney Spears, Victor Wembanyama, Las Vegas police sayNo charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday.
Read more »
Chet Holmgren continues NBA summer league play in Thunder’s Las Vegas openerChet Holmgren has already been playing this summer on his surgically repaired right foot.
Read more »
Business jet departing from Las Vegas crashes in Murrieta, killing 6 peopleA plane has crashed near French Valley Airport in Murrieta, killing 6 people onboard.
Read more »
WATCH LIVE: Trump to speak with Nevada Republicans in Las Vegas campaign stopFormer President Donald Trump is planning to speak at a Las Vegas church on Saturday evening, marking his first campaign stop this election cycle in the battleground state of Nevada.
Read more »
NBA in-season tournament details: Dates, team groupings, semifinals and championship in Las VegasThe first NBA in-season tournament tips off Nov. 3 with group play and concludes Dec. 9 with the championship game, the league announced Saturday. All 30 teams will participate in the group stage in three groups of five teams within each conference.
Read more »