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Las Vegas Strip hotel worker accused of stealing lobster tails

Alex Hernandez (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

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By Rio Lacanlale / Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 26, 2018 - 4:17 pm

Updated February 26, 2018 - 5:49 pm

A Bellagio employee accused of stealing $1,875 worth of lobster tails was arrested early Monday, Las Vegas police said.

Alex Hernandez, 49, faces one count of embezzlement, jail records show.

He was detained by hotel security Sunday night until police arrived and took him into custody early Monday.

Hernandez is being held at the Clark County Detention Center, and his bail is set at $5,000.

Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Blake Apgar contributed to this story.

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