SugarHouse unable to keep patrons safe

From: Bill Kearney

Massachusetts ‘GAMING’ Future

This video link shows the suspects in the casino casing their targets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr34ojwkpPU

 

Published on Sep 21, 2012 by PhiladelphiaPolice

The Philadelphia Police Department is currently investigating a robbery pattern of patrons of the Sugar House Casino. In each incident, patrons cashed-in their winnings and are followed to their homes. The victims are robbed prior to entering their homes.

Northeast Detectives Division was able to obtain several videos from Sugar House Casino and developed a person of interest along with vehicles believed to have been used in the robberies.


If you see these suspects, do not approach them, contact 911 immediately.
To submit a tip via telephone, dial 215.686.TIPS (8477) or text a tip to PPD TIP or 773847.

If you have any information about these crimes or these suspects, please contact:
Northeast Detective Division
215-686-3153/3154

 Philadelphia Daily News - Sun, Sep. 23, 2012 - 8 casino winners wind up losers
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AT LEAST eight lucky casino winners who have left SugarHouse Casino with big smiles and bulging wallets since June didn't have long to ponder how they'd spend their fortunes: Thugs followed them from the casino, ambushed them at home, and hustled off with their winnings.

On Friday, Philadelphia police asked for the public's help in identifying the serial robbers, who first struck June 19.

The heists occurred during the overnight hours in various neighborhoods throughout the city. The robbers escaped with anywhere from a few hundred dollars to $17,000, police said. Their total haul: At least $44,500. The most recent attack occurred Tuesday.

Twice, the robbers used a Taser on their victims, police said. They struck one victim with a brick, punched and kicked another, and hit a third in the head. In one attack, the victim fought back, biting a robber's finger - prompting police to add "finger injury" to their suspect description.

Police released a video of a suspected spotter who watched customers cash their winnings and then alerted his confederates.

In all but one of the cases, the victims were Asian, police said. Their attackers were black; further descriptions vary.

Police said they will investigate whether other muggings of casino customers can be connected to this team of robbers.

SugarHouse is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the robbers. Police urged tipsters to call 9-1-1 or Northeast Detectives at 215- 686-3153.

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