A surge in Las Vegas gun crimes has promoted a police captain to tweet that “Operation Persistent Pressure II” is underway. Some of these arrests are on or near the Las Vegas Strip.
This image in a tweet from Las Vegas Police Capt. Dori Koren shows a gold-plated AK-47 that officers recently confiscated. Kalashnikov rifles were first produced in 1947, thus the name AK-47. (Image:
LVMPD)
Since the beginning of May, Capt. Dori Koren of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has tweeted videos and photographs of weapons and illegal narcotics that officers have confiscated in the Las Vegas Valley.
A tweet from Koren on May 6 shows a Kalashnikov rifle. The tweet reads, “While most people were sleeping last night, our (Convention Center Area Command) officers were catching bad guys! Yep, that’s right … they recovered this gold plated AK-47 rifle, a handgun, & some illegal drugs from a convicted felon out of Oregon.”
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The woman who allegedly abandoned a little girl in a Wynn Las Vegas restroom last week was identified by Metro police Thursday. She is Mariam Ramos, 26, police told multiple local news organizations.
Mariam Ramos, right, is shown with a child who is believed to be her daughter. Las Vegas Metro police are searching for Ramos, who allegedly left the little girl at the Wynn Las Vegas last week. The little girl is healthy and officers recently brought her some gifts. (Image: Las Vegas Metro via
KOLO)
The woman’s identity was released by police after an extensive investigation following the Dec. 29 incident. Officers continued to search for her late Thursday.