Police seek woman who hit fast-food worker with pot of hot coffee
Las Vegas police on Thursday asked for help finding a woman who allegedly threw a pot of hot coffee at a fast-food employee’s head in March, causing second- and third-degree burns.
According to a tweet from a Metropolitan Police Department account, officers were called about 2:15 p.m. March 4 to a fast-food restaurant on the 2600 block of West Sahara Avenue, near Rancho Drive. The woman allegedly threw a coffee pot at an employee, hitting her in the head and causing hot liquid to spill over her head, face and upper torso.
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— Bolden Area Command (@LVMPDBAC) June 25, 2020
The woman who threw the coffee then left the restaurant and got onto a city bus, according to the tweet.
Police described the woman as about 25 years old with red or auburn hair. She was last seen wearing a black top with a floral design and peach-colored pants.
Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.