In a tweet posted on June 25, Metro Capt. Dori Koren reported crime on the Strip dropped by 11 percent over the past month. He added that there have been no shootings or stabbings on the Strip in two months.<\/strong><\/p>\nBut that was before Sunday\u2019s Sahara shooting, as well as the shooting at the bar.<\/p>\n
In response to recent increases in crime along the Strip, Metro police have put into place “Operation Persistent Pressure II.”<\/p>\n
As part of the selective enforcement, Metro police confiscated weapons and illegal drugs on or near the Strip.\u00a0A gold-plated AK-47 rifle and numerous handguns were among the firearms confiscated in recent months.<\/strong><\/p>\nThat initiative follows a 2020 enforcement effort called “Operation Persistent Pressure.”<\/p>\n
“Operation Persistent Pressure” took place on Friday and Saturday nights from Sept. 18 to Dec. 20. In total, 1,229 suspects were charged by Metro police under the initiative. The Nevada Highway Patrol assisted in the effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An unnamed man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a Sunday shooting at the Sahara Las Vegas. A suspect has yet to be named or arrested, local news organizations reported. The victim was shot in the torso around 11:33 am. The shooting took place in room 2221 at the hotel, according to KVVU, a local […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":177835,"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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