In addition to showing a confiscated AK-47, Koren\u2019s recent Twitter feed includes images of other weapons that police recovered from criminal suspects just since May 1.<\/p>\n
Two tweets from Koren on May 4 show weapons that patrol officers confiscated apparently on or near the Strip. One tweet includes a photo of a handgun with an obliterated serial number.<\/p>\n
\nThe suspect was an ex-felon for murder out of CA,\u201d Koren tweeted. \u201cIt’s a dangerous job, but our cops are not afraid.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nAnother May 4 tweet from Koren shows a derringer handgun. The tweet states that police recovered the weapon from a teenager on the Strip. The suspect attempted to evade officers.<\/p>\n
The tweet states, \u201cThe juvenile suspect had priors for robbery & home invasion. It was a great catch & one that likely prevented violence!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A surge in Las Vegas gun crimes has promoted a police captain to tweet that \u201cOperation Persistent Pressure II\u201d is underway. Some of these arrests are on or near the Las Vegas Strip. Since the beginning of May, Capt. Dori Koren of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has tweeted videos and photographs of weapons […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":173109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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