Posted on: September 20, 2024, 06:56h.
Last updated on: September 20, 2024, 06:56h.
A suspect remains in jail on Friday after she gave a man a massage at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino. It ended with her pulling out a knife and stealing his $50K Rolex watch, police revealed.
The incident took place on February 9, 2023 when Jessica Thompson, 24, also known as “Tiffany,” went with a man to his hotel room at 2:45 a.m. to provide him the “massage,” according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS.
Upon entering the room, the man put his pricey gold watch in a hotel room safe.
When Tiffany was finished giving the massage, the man took a bath. She was alone in the room and opened the safe, police said.
The man heard the sound of a safe being opened and left the bathroom to investigate. He saw her with the luxury watch. She then allegedly threatened him with a switchblade and warned him not to notify the police.
She left the room at about 4 a.m.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers were alerted about the robbery. Police reviewed footage from hotel surveillance cameras.
LVMPD officers were assisted in identifying Thompson by a security guard from another casino-hotel, police said.
Later, the robbery victim was able to identify Thompson during a photo lineup, police said.
On Sunday, she was charged with robbery with the use of a deadly weapon and grand larceny of more than $25,000 but less than $100,000.
She was booked at the Clark County Detention Center. She’s also wanted on a separate warrant, authorities said.
Guns, Meth Located in Gambling Joint
An illegal gambling den was raided on Wednesday in Fresno, Calif. Police seized illegal drugs and guns.
The operation was being run in a residence. Inside, officers found three firearms: a P80 9mm, a Keltec 9mm, and a Sig Sauer P238. One of them had been stolen. During the search, seven slot machines and five pounds of suspected methamphetamine (meth) were also seized, according to Fresno TV station KMPH.
Two suspects were charged. They were identified as Khamphonh Phaphonh, 48, and Kevin Pech, 28.
Phaphonh was arrested for possession of a controlled substance with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon or narcotic user, possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of a large capacity magazine, and receiving or concealing stolen property, police said. Pech was arrested for a parole issue, authorities added.
Dog Strangled at Hollywood Casino
A man was arrested this week for allegedly killing his dog at Ohio’s Hollywood Casino Toledo.
Michael Baldwin, 38, of Westland, Mich., tortured and strangled the animal on Wednesday, police said.
The animal’s death was videotaped on casino surveillance cameras. Baldwin was arrested on a charge of prohibitions concerning companion animals, according to Toledo TV station WTVG.
The lifeless animal was found on casino property. No word on why he allegedly killed the dog.
