\nWe are noticing an increase in gang members from other states,\u201d<\/strong> Capt. Dori Koren said at a recent County Commission meeting. \u201cWe\u2019re noticing an increase in robberies, stabbings, shootings that are happening from individuals from out of state.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nLombardo, the elected sheriff who oversees the police department, has said drug and alcohol usage might be a factor in fueling the increase in crime.<\/p>\n
As local authorities step up their presence on the Strip, some hotel-casinos have implemented their own in-house security measures.<\/p>\n
The Cosmopolitan hotel-casino on the Strip is limiting access to the property on weekends to those with room or restaurant reservations. Rewards members also will be allowed in. Guards have been scanning guests with metal detectors and checking bags.<\/strong><\/p>\nGuards at the Encore and Wynn Las Vegas on the Strip also are scanning guests with metal detectors and checking handheld bags. A fight in early September at the Encore resulted in an estimated $15,000 damage at the property. A company spokesperson said Wynn Resorts would raise room rates and beef up its security efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Police are seizing guns and arresting dozens of people while attempting to stem violent crime on the Las Vegas Strip. Last Friday and Saturday, authorities confiscated 10 illegal firearms and seized nearly $30,000 in cash during the effort, according to KLAS-TV. Authorities also made 110 arrests last weekend as part of the crackdown. Of that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":152804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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