Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who spent decades in prison after he was convicted of acting as a getaway driver in a bank robbery that ended in a FBI agent’s death.
Robberies
Police are seeking a man in connection with an armed robbery of a business this month in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas native Anthony DiMaria’s uncle Jay Sebring was killed Aug. 9, 1969, along with four others by Charles Manson cult followers.
The shooting occurred near West Flamingo Road and South Valley View Boulevard.
Amanda Melendez, 28, is facing charges of grand larceny, conspiracy to commit burglary and residential burglary, court records show.
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Anyone with information is urged to call Metro’s Commercial Robbery Section at 702-828-3591.
The victim called police April 9 to report a woman had stolen a black duffel bag containing more than $103,000 he won on bets at the MGM Grand.
D’Shante Styles, 33, of Las Vegas, is accused of robbing six casinos.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of $50,000 for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of a suspect in the robbery of a mail carrier in east Las Vegas.
Police are seeking three men in connection with two robberies within a 20-minute span Sunday in the east Las Vegas Valley.
Jasmine Bernard Austion, 35, was sentenced Monday to 135 months in prison, followed by three months of supervised release.
Las Vegas police say they have arrested a man who went on a casino robbery spree that began late last year.
After learning a person’s vehicle was stolen, officers then tracked down the vehicle, resulting in a chase that ended with a crash on I-15 Northbound just before the Sahara exit.
The man entered the business around 7:20 p.m. March 3 near the 6500 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard, west of North Hollywood Boulevard.




