{"id":270646,"date":"2023-04-26T17:25:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T22:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=270646"},"modified":"2023-04-27T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:26:45","slug":"las-vegas-accused-serial-casino-robber-heading-to-court-as-details-emerge-on-heists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-accused-serial-casino-robber-heading-to-court-as-details-emerge-on-heists\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Accused Serial Casino Robber Heading to Court as Details Emerge on Heists"},"content":{"rendered":"

A baseball hat with traces of DNA and several threatening notes passed to cashiers at casino cages were among the key pieces of evidence that led to the arrest last Thursday of an alleged casino robber.<\/p>\n

\"Nick
Nick Farese, a LVMPD deputy chief, announcing the arrest of an alleged serial casino robber, pictured above. The accused is D\u2019Shante Styles. (Image: KTNV<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Details surrounding the cases continue to emerge this week while D\u2019Shante Styles<\/a>, 33, of Las Vegas, was in custody awaiting court proceedings. He’s charged in six recent gaming property holdups in Las Vegas and Henderson, as well as other recent crimes.<\/p>\n

Recently-released Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) documents reveal that officers were able to narrow down their search for a suspect to Styles.<\/p>\n

Officials tested a DNA sample recovered from a discarded black baseball hat worn by the likely suspect, Las Vegas TV station KSNV<\/em> reported.\u00a0It was a match with Styles’ DNA.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Violent Robbery Threats<\/h2>\n

Police also saw similarities<\/a> in many of the holdups. In three initial casino robberies that took place starting in November, the suspect reportedly provided a note to a cashier demanding cash. It typically read, \u201cput the 10 stacks in the bag or I will shoot!\u201d<\/p>\n

In the fourth robbery, he held a note in his hand but orally ordered the cashier to put the loot in the bag, according to Las Vegas TV station KVVU<\/em>. In the fifth holdup, he demanded, \u201cGive me the stacks or I will shoot you,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n

The suspect also wore the same gloves in each of the robberies.<\/p>\n

He additionally had the same outward manner during each of the holdups. It was described in an arrest report as being \u201cvery calm and patient, each time fleeing to an area without video surveillance coverage,\u201d KSNV<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

Before some of the robberies, the suspect stole a car. He later used it as a getaway vehicle.<\/p>\n

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Police also said in one heist he took a taxi to the Silverton casino, robbed the cage, and took the same cab for a getaway ride with the driver unaware of his crimes.<\/p>\n

He once allegedly pretended to be a valet attendant, stole a Ford Escape SUV that he later used after robbing the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson.<\/p>\n

In all, there were six casino robberies starting on November 16. The last was on last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

They took place at the following Clark County gaming properties beyond Silverton and Green Valley: Gold Coast, Rampart<\/a>, Palace Station, and the most recent at M Resort.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police have yet to reveal the total amount stolen in the robbery spree. One report said in just one heist, he stole $30,000.<\/p>\n

Break In Case<\/h2>\n

LVMPD officers got a break in the case on last Wednesday. An unnamed woman called 911 to report a man just stole her keys and SUV from an apartment complex during a carjacking on Eastern Avenue, the Las Vegas Review Journal\u00a0<\/em>reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0 Toyota C-HR SUV was driven to the M Resort. Security guards let local police know the car was spotted.<\/p>\n

After his eventual capture,\u00a0Styles was charged with six counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, 11 counts of burglary with a deadly weapon, and five counts of grand larceny auto. Two of the eight armed robberies were carjackings.<\/p>\n

Last week, when searching a car he had been driving, officers found a firearm.\u00a0 It was described as a \u201chomemade Polymer80 9mm handgun with no serial number,\u201d according to an arrest report quoted by KSNV.<\/em><\/p>\n

His bond was set at $500K. He\u2019s scheduled to next appear in court on May 9.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Styles was convicted in 2009 for robberies, according to the LVMPD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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