Man Robbed/Stabbed Near Strip Casino

Yes light on details could have been stabbed with a pen or pencil even.
Agree, don't take wads of cash out in public, especially outside. Avoid having huge amounts in your slot machine if possible.
I tend to look around as I don't like being watched while playing. Have stared off a few characters in the past.
Surprised at how carelessly I've seen some handle very large wads of cash.

 

Sonja is correct. And it can happen anywhere or any town

problem I have is the no police presence on the strip. And I mean zero

that needs to stop

 

The LVRJ has a whole section on crime with hot links to subsections for homocides, robberies, sex crimes, stabbings, & shootings.

 

I could be arrested if I do that

 

What's sad, and what's actually somewhat amusing, is that Back in the Bad Old Days (tm) when the Mob Ran Vegas (tm) such crimes against persons were very rare.

On the drive to Las Vegas on my very first trip, one of the things my late aunt (MSRIP) emphasized was that Las Vegas was about the most safe place to be out and about and you did not need to be concerned about a purse snatch or mugging and the like. She explained that if something like that would happen, the casino security would not bring in the local cops, but turn it over to "Guido and the boys" who would find the perp and have a "friendly chat" with him.

Times have indeed changed!

 

Be smart and you'll be safe. Maybe I've never been a target because I have the look of already having my butt kicked and wallet emptied. Just kidding, I normally have a happy face, even if that may have just happened. Drinks do help.

 

20 years ago I got mugged on the strip near the Sahara. I had been drinking and needed to get back to Paris where I was staying. The valet had no success getting me a cab. It was a beautiful April night so my inebriated self decided to walk. Around where Wet 'n Wild water park was a guy came out of the shadows and demanded money. I said 2 words to him which the police said I probably shouldn't have said to the guy. The first one began with the letter "F" and the second ended with the letter "U". Guy hit me over the head, took my wallet (with $37 in non sequential, unmarked bills and no credit cards) and my shoes. Never will understand why he took my shoes...

Vegas is a dangerous place. That's why I only return 6 to 8 times a year!

 

Vegas is way safer than a few of the cities in my state. We always go when its hot anyway so if I go anywhere it's Uber or maybe a Cab if I'm in the mood to listen to somebody whine

 

What surprised me with this one is that none of the 'norm' seem to ever pop up as news alerts on my phone/feed (unless it is the really big stuff like the casino cage getting robbed, etc). However this one did - likely because it was the only exciting Strip news that they've had in months since everything was closed...............Now the last couple days again the alerts have been the hotels/restaurants that have had employees test positive instead.

 

Here's your details:

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/stabbings/suspect-stabbed-robbed-man-outside-hotel-room-on-las-vegas-strip-2062670/

If you get paywalled out, the details are:

• Guy took $500 out of ATM at CP
• Got on elevator with another guy unknown to him
• Not clear who was on the elevator first, but story says other guy did not push a floor button in the elevator (stands to reason the perp was following the guy)
  
• Perp followed the guy out of the elevator on his floor and robbed/stabbed him
  
• According to CP security, perp had a similar offense in Feb (maybe without the stabbing part)

 

Streetwise 101: Don't flash yer cash!

 

I get my cash from an ATM in the morning when there are few people around. If I get suspicious of someone arriving behind me at the ATM, I will hit "Cancel Transaction" on the ATM, and walk away.