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🌱 Man Threatened To Blow Up Vegas Casino + NFL Player Arrested
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Get on up, Las Vegas! Let's get this Thursday started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.
First, today's weather:
Warm with plenty of sunshine. High: 74 Low: 49.
Here are the top three stories in Las Vegas today:
- A Las Vegas bartender was forced to repay stolen money to his company after he was robbed at gunpoint. On Dec. 4, 2020, Edward Parker was working at the Lodge Hualapai when an armed assailant entered and ordered him "to kneel on the ground and put his hands behind his head" while the gunman stole $3,937.35, according to a Clark County civil complaint. The victim was later presented with a "repayment form" from his bosses, which docked his paycheck $300 at a time before the nearly $4,000 debt was paid off by the end of June. (Yahoo! News)
- A man has been arrested for threatening to blow up a Las Vegas casino. On Friday, 46-year-old Brian Gower was arrested at The Strat Hotel and Casino after threatening to "blow the building up." Gower, who was previously arrested in 2021 after making a similar threat in Downtown Las Vegas, is now facing one count of making threats of conveying false information concerning an act of terrorism. (8 News Now)
- An NFL player was arrested in Las Vegas just hours after playing in the Pro Bowl at Allegiant Stadium. According to police, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was booked into Clark County Detention Center on Sunday for battery resulting in substantial bodily harm related to an incident at a nightclub on the Las Vegas Strip. He was taken into custody without incident and has since posted bail. Kamara is expected back in court on March 8. (KTNV)
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Today in Las Vegas:
- Toddler Storytime, At West Charleston Library (10:30 AM)
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From my notebook:
- According to Las Vegas police, a house fire broke out near Buffalo & Peace Way on Sunday. The reason? The home was converted into a huge residential marijuana grow operation, including 812 marijuana plants, rigged electrical work, modified gas lines, lighting, and fertilizer. (Twitter)
- Check out this lineup for the biggest reggaeton festival in the US, coming to Las Vegas in April! (Twitter)
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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!
— Dominique-Noelle Rafael
About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!