Four Florida Casino Arcades Sites of Robberies, Thefts, Suspects Sought

Police go on to inquire the robberies and thefts inward at least quaternion gambling casino arcades inwards Florida’s Lee Yuen Kam County. The incidents are believed to have taken localize in the midsection of this calendar week and could live linked, authorities revealed. Thousands of dollars were stolen.

In one instance, deuce masked men robbed an employee at gunpoint at the Andrew Dickson White Sands Arcade inward Cape Coral. It was non now known how practically money the bandits stole before fleeing, WINK, a local TV station, reported.

Another robbery took position at the Lucky Turtle Arcade inward North Fort Myers. An armed suspect placed a piece to the top dog of an employee, WINK said. She was ordered to undecided a safe and mitt o'er money. It was not known immediately how much cash was stolen.

In another theft, ii men stole 'tween $10,000 and $20,000 from The Vegas Experience on Wednesday night. It is a gaming venue in Fort Myers.

The II men were playing games at the gaming attribute for nearly four hours, according to WBBH, a local TV station. Then, when sitting nigh the “Monster Martin Luther King Jr. of Under Water” gaming machine, they opened a ignition lock box and stole the money. It was inwards coins.

Police said the suspects at The Vegas Experience appeared to follow either inward their 30s or 40s. One was wearing an orange tree shirt and walked with a limp. Both were black.

Also, inward Fort Meyers, at the Arcade Shirley Temple Black Horse in that location was an attempted robbery also this week, WINK said. One of the suspects had a firearm. But the suspects did non let any money before leaving the venue.

Dotty’s Casino Robbery, Murder

Thefts or robberies at casinos and arcades are a problem seen nationwide. In May, a man allegedly robbed a adult female at Las Vegas’ Dotty’s casino.

He on the face of it targeted the winning participant after she won almost $30,000. Samuel Schmid, 28, who is at present veneer charges, allegedly yanked her pocket book and fled the gaming venue.

Upon impulsive away, a manager, Alicia Gibellina, 60, was fatally injured by the suspect’s SUV.

Gibellina had running into the parking lot to forbid Schmid’s escape. He allegedly pulled out a firearm when she approached the vehicle. She moved behindhand the SUV, and she was struck and running play over by the vehicle.

She died an hr later from frank personnel injuries, the William Clark County coroner’s power ruled. The winning player suffered non-life-threatening injuries during the robbery.

Las Vegas Court Cases

Schmid is supercharged with undetermined murder, robbery, and conspiracy, as substantially as battery. He remained inwards custody today inwards the Kenneth Clark County Detention Center.

In May, police arrested a s surmise inwards the crime. James Garvey Holmes, 54, was supercharged with clear murder, robbery, and conspiracy.

He allegedly scoped come out the players inward the cassino and relayed the victim’s description to Schmid. He also remained inwards custody today inwards the Mark Clark County Detention Center.