“There is a very intentional effort to de-escalate,” Erdem said. Mehmet Erdem, associate professor of hotel operations and technology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that casino companies don’t want violence, injuries or deaths. Employees are typically told to comply during a robbery to avoid injuries. The heists happened even though casinos in Las Vegas bristle with surveillance cameras and are patrolled by security officers. They said he was seen driving two vehicles that had been reported stolen: a dark gray Chevrolet Cruze and a silver Mazda 6.
The police statement described the man detectives are looking for as about 25 to 35 years old and between 6-foot-1 and 6-foot-3 tall. Police public affairs officers did not immediately respond Thursday to messages about the cases. 24 at the Rampart Casino in northwest Las Vegas. 20 at the Silverton, south of the Strip and Dec. 12 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson Dec. 16 at the Gold Coast casino several blocks west of the Strip Dec. Investigators have not disclosed details about robberies reported: Nov.
Details were not provided about where and when the videos were recorded.
