{"id":316671,"date":"2024-04-08T10:21:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=316671"},"modified":"2024-04-08T10:40:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:40:09","slug":"casino-crime-round-up-beauty-salon-is-alleged-gambling-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-crime-round-up-beauty-salon-is-alleged-gambling-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Casino Crime Roundup: Beauty Salon is Alleged Gambling Site"},"content":{"rendered":"

A search of a Ponoma, Calif.<\/a> beauty salon led to the apprehension of dozens of people during a gambling raid<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n

\"Police
Police officers at the raid of a California beauty salon, pictured above. The business was allegedly used for illegal gambling. (Image: KNBC<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The salon, located in a local shopping center, was one of two sites raided in which authorities claim illegal gaming was taking place.<\/p>\n

A woman named Juliana, who works at a nearby restaurant, told Los Angeles TV station KNBC<\/em>, that one person in the salon at the time of the search tried to escape from police by getting into the ceiling area.<\/p>\n

The raid came after the beauty salon was the site of suspicious activity, Yathana Martinez, further told KNBC<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You would never expect it. It used to be an actual hair extension place,\u201d Martinez added. “Now when you see they still have that as a cover-up with suspicious activity, it\u2019s very worrying.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Martinez remembers people texting in front of the business and then the same person would open the door for them.<\/p>\n

About a dozen officers took part in the raid. Details on the raid and possible arrests weren’t immediately available.<\/p>\n

Canadian Man Captured for Casino Heist<\/h2>\n

A man has been arrested in connection with last November\u2019s robbery<\/a> at Canada\u2019s<\/a> St. Albert Century Casino.<\/p>\n

Shaun Rains, 49, of Saskatchewan<\/a>, was apprehended late last month, the St. Albert Gazette<\/em> reported last week.<\/p>\n

Rains was charged with robbery with an imitation firearm, use of an imitation firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and carrying a concealed weapon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He allegedly pulled out what turned out to be a facsimile gun and ordered an employee to hand over cash, according to the Edmonton Journal<\/em>. He fled from the casino in a Jeep Cherokee.<\/p>\n

Rains was wearing a dark mask and baseball cap at the time of the theft. He was also wearing a pair of black gloves, a dark jacket, black hoodie, and blue jeans, CTV News<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

Authorities haven’t revealed how much money was stolen in the holdup.<\/p>\n

Two police departments cooperated in making the arrest.<\/p>\n

After a lengthy investigation, St. Albert GIS [General Investigation Section] traveled to Regina, Saskatchewan, and on March 26, 2024, with the assistance of Regina Police Service, located and arrested the male suspect without incident,\u201d according to a recent statement from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMC).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rains remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in a St. Albert courtroom on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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