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.

33-year-old Ryan Rich died after struggling with NHP Troopers on Jan. 4. It happened on I-15 near Russell Road.

Police say they received reports of several hit and run accidents on southbound I-15. When NHP arrived, they say Rick struggled violently with the trooper and tried to run into oncoming traffic.

The trooper, along with the help of a passing motorist, subdued the man with a Taser. Rick was taken to the hospital where he later died.