A Las Vegas police officer faces the potential for life in jail after alleging robbing 1000's of dollars from a collection of casinos.

Caleb Mitchell Rogers, 33, of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division (LVMPD) was arrested on February 27 and accused of robbing roughly $164,000 from three casinos within the final a number of months. His costs presently embrace three counts of interference with commerce by theft and one rely of brandishing a firearm throughout and in relation to against the law of violence, in keeping with the U.S. Division of Justice (DOJ). This comes because the nation is exhibiting a dip in belief in law enforcement officials, in keeping with Pew Analysis.

Rogers's first alleged theft was carried out on November 21 within the western a part of Las Vegas, the place he made off with $73,810. Later, on January 6, he reportedly held up one other on line casino within the northern a part of the town for roughly $11,500. In each circumstances, Rogers approached cashiers, demanded cash with a gun drawn, and was capable of make an escape.

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A Las Vegas police officer is accused of finishing up armed robberies at three casinos since November and now faces a potential life sentence. Above, a shot of the Las Vegas skyline.Robert Mora/Getty Photos

His escapades ended on February 27 when he tried to hold out the third theft, approaching on line casino workers within the sportsbook space with a gun and demanding they step away from the cash. Rogers was capable of bag and run off with $78,898, however not earlier than one of many workers triggered an alarm.

"Get away from the cash. I've obtained a gun. I'll shoot you!" Rogers is alleged to have shouted on the workers earlier than leaping the counter and knocking on to the bottom.

Rogers was quickly after tackled to the bottom whereas trying to flee in a parking storage, afterward allegedly brandishing his revolver and shouting, "I'll shoot you!" The guards have been capable of disarm and subdue him till police arrived on the scene, who quickly found that Rogers's firearm was registered to the LVMPD.

The names of the casinos that Rogers focused haven't been launched right now.

"The statutory most penalty is 20 years in jail for every rely of interference with commerce by theft, and life imprisonment for brandishing a firearm throughout and in relation to against the law of violence," the DOJ's official assertion on the case explains.

The investigation into the case is ongoing; the FBI is working with the LVMPD. Nevada Assistant U.S. Lawyer Dan Cowhig is main the prosecution in opposition to Rogers.

A federal grand jury selected to indict Rogers for his alleged crimes on March 22, and he's now set for a jury trial on Could 23. His trial shall be overseen by U.S. Justice of the Peace Choose Brenda Weksler.

Newsweek reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police for a touch upon this story however didn't hear again earlier than publishing.

It is not the primary time LVMPD has made the information not too long ago.

Final week, an LVMPD Ok-9 unit sniffed out greater than $10 million price of cocaine amongst a truckload of tomatoes.

On New 12 months's Eve, LVMPD caught two males from California who they are saying "got here to city on the busiest weekend of the 12 months to terrorize the neighborhood, to terrorize vacationers."

In December, the division settled a lawsuit after one in every of its officers shot a unadorned man working away from a church.