New York New York Casino Robbery
Last Thursday night, the wee morning hours of June 11, a man robbed the main cage of the newly-reopened New York-New York casino on the Las Vegas Strip. He was apprehended less than two hours later, but until Monday, not much was known about what happened except that nobody was injured. Las Vegas police have since filled the public in on some of the details of the bold crime.
Prosecutors say a robber watched an 88-year-old man win $1,000 at a casino in Queens, then stalked the man for an hour and a half and grabbed his winnings.
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41-year-old William Ronald Clark is the man who allegedly committed the robbery. He is being held at the Clark County Detention Center without bail, charged with burglary with a deadly weapon and robbery with a deadly weapon.
A brief discussion in the casino
According to the arrest report, Clark entered New York-New York and approached the main cage at 2:06am Thursday morning. He handed the cashier a note – a classic move that only the best movie heist masters employ – which read, “give me the money.”
Straightforward, to the point, no messing around. Good.
Now, I don’t know if the suspect’s handwriting is terrible or if the cashier was just fucking with him, but she gave the note back and said she couldn’t read it.
The arrest report continued: “The two argued about the note and the suspect placed his right hand inside his hoodie pocket. The suspect stated ‘give me your money no one gets shot.’”
There are no reports that say if Clark really did have a gun or if it was just his finger like when Ray Kinsella “kidnapped” Terence Mann in Field of Dreams, but at that point, the cashier gave in and handed Clark nearly $4,800.
Beware the eye in the sky
He fled, but law enforcement was able to use security camera footage to trace his path to the MGM Grand across Las Vegas Boulevard. They even figured out what room he was in on the 19th floor.
On his way to the MGM Grand, Clark took off his hoodie and threw it in a garbage can. He was wearing a blue t-shirt and a chain underneath. He also removed a surgical mask he had been using presumably to disguise his face (I am guessing he was not overly concerned with the spread of COVID-19).
Upon searching Clark’s hotel room, police found the pants, t-shirt, and surgical mask that could be seen on camera.
How about remaining silent?
So at this point, they pretty much have the guy dead to rights, considering they have video of him leaving New York-New York and have the clothes he was wearing along with video proof that he was wearing them. But then a police officer questioned him.
During questioning, Clark said that he did not commit a robbery or have a gun. That’s great. Good job not admitting to anything. The problem is, though, that the police officer had never actually said anything about a robbery or a gun yet. Oops.
UPDATE MARCH 12: An armed man who robbed a casino floor cashier cage at New York-New York hotel-casino in January was charged Monday in federal court.
Cameron James Kennedy, 26, of Las Vegas, is charged with one count of interference with commerce by robbery. Through the investigation, it was learned that Kennedy had used face paint and/or concealing make-up in order to alter and/or disguise his appearance.
According to allegations contained in the criminal complaint, Kennedy was on federal supervision for a bank robbery charge and he was required to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet.
On Jan. 10, about three hours after he cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet, Kennedy demanded money from a casino floor cage cashier at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino, according to the complaint. He lifted his hooded jacket and displayed a black semiautomatic handgun in his waistband.
He told the cashier: “I want all your hundreds and don’t mess around. I am not kidding, I want all the hundreds.” He stole approximately $23,367 and fled in a taxi cab.
If convicted, the maximum statutory penalty is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
ORIGINAL STORY
At 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, a man approached a cashier at the New York-New York hotel-casino cashiers cage and demanded money.
The cashier complied and gave the man cash from the cash drawer. After receiving the money, the man left out the south entrance on foot.
The man was armed with a handgun that he kept in his waistband the entire time and is still at large. Robbery detectives are actively investigating the case.
Police said the man is 30 to 35 years old, wearing a black beanie cap, black hooded jacket, dark jeans, black shoes, black mechanics gloves and black-rimmed glasses.
On Thursday, Las Vegas police released surveillance video of the incident.
New York New York Casino Robbery Charges
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.