May 11, 2008 – 3800 Block of Las Vegas Blvd.
On the night of May 11, Metro dispatch got a call from a security officer at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino reporting that an infant had been found in a trash can by a hotel cleaning crew.
Police Officers and medical personnel went to the scene and discovered the lifeless body of a recently born male infant, wrapped in a hotel gift bag and a pillow case. The infant had been left in a trash can inside a public restroom.
Homicide detectives were called to the scene to investigate. The body had been wrapped and placed into a trash can inside a woman’s restroom located near the elevators to Guest Tower One. An employee noticed the package in the trash and asked for assistance from security officers.
Police say it is likely that someone gave birth to this infant at another location shortly before the baby was found.
Anyone with knowledge of this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide officers at (702) 828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.
Categories: South Las Vegas
May 13th, 2008 at 1:04 am
…. it’s almost like some people don’t realize that condoms are cheap…. what kind of worthless person would chose to create a life that they’re just going to throw away instead of using a simple little $0.50 device that could have prevented this? Idiots…
May 14th, 2008 at 11:10 am
If the plan is to throw away a life, why not give a child a chance and leave it where it would be found immediately??? The fire dept. offers a service with no questions asked. I just don’t get people like that…especially with so many desperate couples out there that are trying to adopt! Outrageous!