2451 stories by Ed Silverstein
Luxor Casino Bomber Apprehended in Vegas After Brazen Escape from Nevada Prison
The escaped Luxor casino bomber was located and arrested on Wednesday night after five days on the lam. He was spotted in Las Vegas near the intersection of North Eastern and Owens avenues, and then apprehended by local police. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, 42,...
Las Vegas Strip Alleged Prostitute Apprehended in Police Undercover Sting
A woman who solicited an undercover cop at an unnamed Las Vegas Strip casino on Saturday remains in a jail cell on several prior charges, police said. The suspect, Victoria Turner, also was charged with solicitation. Turner, 31, allegedly propositioned the officer....
Luxor Casino Bomber Escaped Four Days Before Prison Guards Discovered Him Missing
A convicted murderer was reported missing from Southern Desert Correctional Center in Indian Springs, Nev. on Tuesday, four days after he apparently escaped the facility. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, who was sentenced to life in connection with a fatal 2007 bombing at the Luxor...
Ocean Casino Resort Stabbing Leads to Atlantic City Murder Arrest
A Philadelphia man has been arrested for the recent fatal stabbing of another man at Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort, officials revealed Tuesday. The violent attack took place in a hotel room. The suspect was identified as Andrew James Osborne, 34. He...
Gambling Debt Led Alabama Sheriff to Falsify Loan Applications, Feds Reveal
An ex-Alabama sheriff pleaded guilty Monday to a crime linked to loans he claimed were needed to pay for office expenses. But some of the loan requests went to cover his personal gambling debt, prosecutors claimed. William “Ray” Norris, 44, who was...
Luxor Casino Convicted Murderer Escapes from Nevada Prison, Search Underway
A man sentenced to life in prison for the 2007 fatal bombing at a Las Vegas Strip casino has somehow escaped from custody. Police were searching for him on Tuesday. The inmate, Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, 42, was incarcerated since 2010 at the Southern...
Scarlet Pearl Casino Shooter Sought by Cops, Murder Suspect’s Car Set on Fire
Mississippi police are hunting for two suspects in last week’s deadly shooting at the Scarlet Pearl Casino. A stolen car connected to the crime was located in nearby Alabama. It had been set ablaze. Nicholaus Craig, 36, was fatally wounded early on...
Rapid City Casino Bandit Still on the Lam in South Dakota, Cash Stolen
Rapid City, South Dakota cops continue to search for the armed robber who stole an unspecified amount of money from a local casino. The heist took place last Sunday. No one was injured. Police revealed a sole bandit entered the 777 Casino...
Venetian Las Vegas Theft of Torah Scroll Ends With Its Return Hours Before Jewish Holiday
The recent return of a stolen Torah scroll is being described as a Las Vegas miracle. It comes just hours before the start of the Jewish new year. The Torah, which has the handwritten text of the five books of the Hebrew...
Pennsylvania Gambler Charged for Allegedly Leaving Baby in Car at Store
A Pennsylvania woman was arrested Friday after police investigated an earlier incident where she went into a convenience store to gamble. While playing skill machines for close to an hour, the suspect left a one-year-old in a parked car unattended, police said....
