http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter News and notes on unusal and notable crimes around Las Vegas. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:42:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_144" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Surveillance Video Image"][/caption]Metro is searching for two suspects -- a man and a woman - in a street robbery that happened July 31, 2009. Police say the robbery happened around 2:30 a.m. in the area of Maryland Pkwy. and Bonanza. The suspects asked the victim for $1 ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2009/09/09/alleged-theives-attack-man-on-street/ An suspect robbed a business in the area of Tropicana and Hualapai on Aug. 1, 2009, according to Metro. Police say the man pretended to have a weapon when he demanded money. Police are asking anyone who can identify the man to call Metro's Robbery Section at (702)828-3591 or CrimeStoppers at ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2009/09/09/police-look-for-robbery-suspect/ Metro Police have busted a major shoplifting ring and seized nearly $100,000 worth of stolen goods and you might be surprised to find out what those goods were. Police found more than 2,000 bottles of shampoo, 300 rolls of toilet paper, 447 deodorant sticks, 150 tequila bottles and 120 cans of ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2009/02/19/big-shoplifting-ring-busted/ The hunt is on for a man who has robbed several banks in the last few weeks, often ending his crime with a nice thought - "Thank you and God bless." Wednesday morning, he struck again, pulling off his tenth bank robbery in Las Vegas Valley since September. Police say he's ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2009/01/21/police-hunt-for-cordial-crook/ A Shadow Ridge High School student was taken into custody for having a loaded gun on campus. The 16-year-old junior is now at juvenile hall after school police found him carrying a loaded 9mm gun in his waistband. It happened just after 1 p.m. Wednesday. Police aren't saying where the student got ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2009/01/21/teen-brings-loaded-gun-to-las-vegas-school/ Metro police are looking for information on three suspects accused of robbing a convenience store near the 5000 block of Mountain Vista Street. Police say the suspects pulled a gun on an employee and demanded money. The suspects left the store with money, cigarettes and liquor. The suspects are described as ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2009/01/21/metro-looking-for-convenience-store-robbers/ Henderson Police are hoping the public can shed some light on a sexual assault that happened on Oct. 19th around 6:10 a.m. Police say the 32-year-old woman was stopped at a red light at Seven Hills Dr. and Sunridge Heights Pkwy. when a man got into her car and demanded at ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2008/10/21/police-search-for-sexual-assault-suspect/ UPDATE: The child is back in the mother's custody. Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 3-month-old infant who was last seen with a babysitter. Police say the child, Lorianne Marie Evans, was being babysat by Ebony Shantee Nelson, a 26-year-old woman. Nelson did have persmission to babysit the child ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2008/09/16/police-need-help-in-finding-missing-infant/ Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding a robbery suspect who targeted a business on Meadows Lane. Police say the suspect entered the retail store with a handgun and demanded money. The suspect wore a black tee-shirt with the wording  "All Access Granted" and drove away in a white ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2008/06/05/police-seek-robbery-suspect/ Police are looking for a suspect who tried to rob a store on Sahara and Nellis last month. They say the suspect went into the store on May 4, 2008 and handed a worker a note demanding money. The suspect was armed with a knife, but took off without any money ... http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/thecrimeblotter/2008/06/04/police-seek-store-robber/