The FBI said the first robbery took place at 3:38 a.m. Rogers also wore black latex gloves during each of the three robberies.” “Additionally, although Rogers appeared to wear somewhat different items of clothing during each robbery, the style of clothing was consistent across all three robberies. “In each of the robberies, the modus operandi was essentially the same,” an FBI agent wrote in a probable cause affidavit contained within a criminal complaint. 12 heist at the Red Rock Resort and a Jan. Now, according to documents filed in federal court late last week, Rogers has also charged by federal prosecutors with interference with commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.įederal prosecutors said in court records that the new charges stem from not only the robbery at the Rio but also a Nov. 27 in possession of more than $78,000 in cash he stole from the Rio during an armed robbery at the casino’s sportsbook. Las Vegas police said Caleb Rogers, 33, was arrested Feb.

(Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Las Vegas police officer charged with robbing the Rio is now facing federal charges stemming from two more armed heists at the Red Rock and Aliante resorts. It said he yelled, “This isn’t your money, it’s not worth losing your life over it.Caleb Rogers, a Las Vegas police officer charged with robbing a casino, appears in court at the Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Las Vegas. that day, he demanded money, threatened to shoot one of the cashiers then climbed over the counter, grabbed one of the women by her shoulders and shoved her to the floor, according to the new federal complaint. Rogers was booked into county jail last week for burglary with a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon related to the February holdup at the Rio sportsbook.

He’s accused of stealing $11,500 from the Aliante hotel-casino on Jan.

It said a search of his residence found black latex gloves, like the robber used in all three crimes, occupational injury forms from the 2019 injury, eviction paperwork and past-due notices.Ĭourt records don’t indicate how much money was stolen from the Red Rock Resort and Casino on Nov. Rogers became a suspect in the first two heists partly because he walked with a gait from an earlier knee injury, the criminal complaint said.

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