Posted on: October 18, 2024, 08:27h.
Last updated on: October 18, 2024, 08:27h.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of items were stolen from two resort casinos and other Las Vegas locations by a husband-and-wife team earlier this year, according to a recent news report.
The wife, Viviana Hernandez, was charged this month for the theft scheme. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers initially apprehended her in February, as well as apprehending her husband, Leonardo Munoz. Munoz still has several pending warrants, police said.
Both are from California and were staying at an unnamed Las Vegas Strip hotel when the thefts took place, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS.
They were tracked down after a bag they allegedly stole, equipped by an Apple AirTag, provided their location. It’s a GPS tracking device.
The device led police officers to the hotel room where the couple was staying. Officers found stolen items in the room. More stolen items were found after a later Las Vegas traffic stop, KLAS reported.
Additional suspects are likely to have taken part in the thefts, according to KLAS. So far, they haven’t been arrested.
The thefts occurred in the days before the Super Bowl LVIII which was held in Las Vegas on February 11.
Mandalay Bay, Aria Were Crime Scenes
In one crime, DraftKings, the sports betting company, told the LVMPD that camera equipment was swiped from a stage at the Mandalay Bay gaming property. It included cameras and lenses. The items were valued in the tens of thousands of dollars.
About the same time, assorted video equipment was stolen from the Aria Resort & Casino.
In addition, AREA15, an immersive entertainment district located off of the Las Vegas Strip, was the site of still other thefts from a dressing room.
Jason Derulo’s Property Swiped
Among those who had items taken at AREA15 was Jason Desrouleax, better known as singer Jason Derulo. He’s also a dancer and songwriter.
He was among the stars performing back then at AREA15 for “The Legends Party.” The missing items included jewelry and watches. Cash was stolen, too.
The total value of the missing items from AREA15 was more than $300K, police said.
Derulo has sold over 250M singles and 14 of his recordings were named platinum singles, according to Wikipedia. Most of his recordings are pop, but he also has performed R&B and hip-hop.