Third suspect tied to kidnapping of Desert Diamond Casino winners arrested
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Issac Gonzalez (left) and Lisa Gomez (right) were arrested after they were allegedly involved in the January 13 kidnapping and robbery of two people who spent an evening at the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino in Glendale.
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GLENDALE, AZ â A third suspect tied to the kidnapping of two people who spent the evening at the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino in Glendale in January has been arrested.
Court records say the two individuals were leaving the casino around 2 a.m. on January 13 and were driving to Goodyear when they were stopped by a vehicle that they believed was an unmarked police vehicle. Records said the vehicle had blue lights atop the vehicle.
Man accused of impersonating cop, kidnapping 2 women who won at casino
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PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) A Phoenix man has been arrested on multiple charges after police say he impersonated a cop and kidnapped and robbed two women he had followed from a casino. Isaac Castro Gonzales, 38, faces a number of felony charges, including kidnapping, armed robbery and impersonating an officer.
In the early hours of Jan. 13, the two victims left Desert Diamond Casino near Glendale after one of the women had won $300. The women got into a BMW SUV and began driving toward Goodyear.
But soon, the women were stopped by what they believed was an unmarked police car that was using blue lighting. Another car blocked the women in.
Desert Diamond Casino bans smoking on gaming floors (Source: KOLD) By KOLD News 13 Staff | December 17, 2020 at 6:19 PM MST - Updated December 17 at 6:19 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Desert Diamond Casino is updating their policy to ban smoking on all gaming floors amid COVID-19 impacts.
The following statement is from Treena Parvello, Director of Government and Public Relations for the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise:
“The safety of our team members and guests has always been of paramount importance. Our comprehensive safety guidelines are constantly being reviewed and adjusted as needed to adapt to changing COVID conditions.
There are already non-smoking areas in our facilities. This updated policy bans smoking on the entire gaming floors and joins dozens of other measures that have been in place for many months, such as mandatory masks and temperature screenings, plexiglass barriers, and facility closures each night for deep cleaning.