Albuquerque NM February 4 2024 In a late-night incident on February 2, 2024, tensions flared at the Thur Pa Lounge inside Sandia Casino. Apparently a banned patron, identified as Michael Macias, 40, of Albuquerque, engaged in a heated confrontation with casino security and law enforcement officers. At approximately 11:15 PM last night, a Sandia Casino […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. January 17th, 2024— A newly obtained arrest report shows the events leading up to a deadly shooting in December outside an apparent illegal gambling business in Brentwood. Earl Coleman, 61, faces charges of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection to the shooting, according to the Jacksonville […]
Pittsburgh PA January 3rd, 2024 A Rivers Casino employee was arrested Saturday after police said he stole thousands of dollars from a safe inside the casino. Post-Gazette news partner KDKA-TV reported 41-year-old Yancy Yeater, the player services manager at the casino, was allegedly seen on camera taking $20,000 from the casino’s main bank. State Police said […]
BRISTOL Va. October 29, 2023— A Hard Rock employee who used to work in corrections found long-term career opportunities with the casino. Chynna Zanow, 30, was living in South Carolina, working as a correctional officer for a year and a half. She planned to make law enforcement her longtime career, but when she had her daughter, […]
Las Vegas NV September 8 2023 A woman lost part of her toe inside a hotel room on the Las Vegas Strip after she got into an argument with a man who had allegedly offered her money to go to a nightclub with him, documents said. Las Vegas Metro police arrested Oyefeso Durotimijesu, 35, on a […]
Las Vegas NV September 2, 2023 A retired Las Vegas police officer continues to recover this week after apparently accidentally getting shot in the leg while at a local gaming property. The victim, identified as Andrew Thomas Sutton, 72, suffered leg injuries from a single wound on August 24, according to news reports. The incident occurred […]
Saskatchewan Canada July 20, 2023 A 51-year-old man faces charges after several people, including members of James Smith Cree Nation’s security team, were threatened by someone wielding a machete on Sunday. RCMP said on Monday that the Melfort detachment received a report about an armed man on James Smith Cree Nation around 10:45 a.m on […]
Harrington, Delaware July 20, 2023 A Milford man was arrested early Sunday morning for trespassing. At around 4:20 a.m., police responded to the Harrington Casino after security personnel saw a man, identified as 38-year-old Mitchell Harding, inside the building. Harding had reportedly been banned from being in the casino since July 2021 and had been warned […]
Las Vegas NV July 12th, 2023 A man was arrested and a woman described as his hostage was released unharmed Tuesday after an hours-long standoff in a room at the Caesars Palace resort on the Las Vegas Strip, police said. No injuries were reported and police did not immediately say if the man in custody had […]
King County WA June 23, 2023 King County prosecutors have charged a Renton man in connection to the May 27 shooting in a crowded casino in Seattle that injured two and resulted in the death of a 51-year-old man. Prosecutors filed five felony charges on June 5 against 21-year-old Omar Upham Jr. including first-degree murder, […]