LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The outlet within the Las Vegas pharmacy’s lavatory wall was a telltale signal the felony exercise in a Lone Mountain neighborhood procuring middle was progressively getting worse. It was the second break-in in a month.
Tracy Nguyen, proprietor of West Cheyenne Pharmacy, moved into the Lone Mountain Village procuring middle within the northwest valley alongside the 215 and Gowan Street in 2018, and inside a number of months, her enterprise was the goal of a break-in.
“The first time they just somehow unlocked the front door,” she stated. “Since then, there have been several incidents that we have been filing with the police department.”
On Sept. 15, safety cameras captured a person in darkish clothes leaping the pharmacy counter, throughout closed hours, and making an attempt to rob the shop earlier than allegedly escaping by way of a gap within the pharmacy’s lavatory wall which led again to a neighboring nail salon.
(West Cheyenne Pharmacy)
On Sept. 15, safety cameras captured a person in darkish clothes leaping the pharmacy counter, throughout closed hours, and making an attempt to rob the shop earlier than allegedly escaping by way of a gap within the pharmacy’s lavatory wall which led again to a neighboring nail salon.
(West Cheyenne Pharmacy)
On Sept. 15, safety cameras captured a person in darkish clothes leaping the pharmacy counter, throughout closed hours, and making an attempt to rob the shop earlier than allegedly escaping by way of a gap within the pharmacy’s lavatory wall which led again to a neighboring nail salon.
(West Cheyenne Pharmacy)
On Sept. 15, safety cameras captured a person in darkish clothes leaping the pharmacy counter, throughout closed hours, and making an attempt to rob the shop earlier than allegedly escaping by way of a gap within the pharmacy’s lavatory wall which led again to a neighboring nail salon.
(West Cheyenne Pharmacy)
On Sept. 15, safety cameras captured a person in darkish clothes leaping the pharmacy counter, throughout closed hours, and making an attempt to rob the shop earlier than allegedly escaping by way of a gap within the pharmacy’s lavatory wall which led again to a neighboring nail salon.
(West Cheyenne Pharmacy)
(West Cheyenne Pharmacy)
The outlet within the Las Vegas pharmacy’s lavatory wall was a telltale signal the felony exercise in a Lone Mountain neighborhood procuring middle was progressively getting worse. It was the second break-in in a month. (KLAS)
In response to Nguyen, at the very least three companies have been the goal of a break-in on the procuring middle previously few years.
On Sept. 15, safety cameras captured a person in darkish clothes leaping the pharmacy counter, throughout closed hours, and making an attempt to rob the shop earlier than allegedly escaping by way of a gap within the pharmacy’s lavatory wall which led again to a neighboring nail salon.
“I’m kind of worried, but we’re not so much scared, because it’s happened during the nighttime, at least we are not here,” Nguyen stated. “They attempt another break-in. So, in that one I sent out the letter to city council, to the police department, [to] reach out to them for help.”
Tracy Nguyen, proprietor of West Cheyenne Pharmacy, moved into the Lone Mountain Village procuring middle in 2018, and inside a number of months, her enterprise was the goal of a break-in. (KLAS)
Nguyen stated she sat down for a personal assembly along with her Las Vegas metropolis councilwoman in regards to the points dealing with the procuring middle at Convo Espresso, which has additionally been the goal of alleged destruction of property. Nguyen stated she informed each police and representatives from town the world wanted extra of a police presence.
“We know that usually this incident occurs between one to three, and we don’t ask for much, but at least, you know, just drive by,” she stated. “I know they are out-resourced too, but just like once in a while, just to deter or prevent this from happening.”
Sarah Lee, a technician at West Cheyenne Pharmacy, stated the break-ins have had an enduring impact on her sense of security going to work, however the space can be inundated with people who’ve approached employees.
“They just walking around all the time, and some people seems like a mentally unstable because they’re talking to themselves,” Lee stated. “Even though we asked, you know police for help is still, I don’t see anything really changing. So that’s concerning.”
“A real gem”
Quite a few clients, and residents from the Lone Mountain neighborhood rallied round Nguyen, throughout an 8 Information Now interview Tuesday, expressing concern for the security of their neighborhood pharmacist.
Quite a few clients, and residents from the Lone Mountain neighborhood rallied round Nguyen, throughout an 8 Information Now interview Tuesday, expressing concern for the security of their neighborhood pharmacist. (KLAS)
“[Tracy] is a businesswoman on her own,” Sheryl Reilly, a 27-year Lone Mountain neighborhood resident stated. “We moved all our enterprise right here as a result of she actually brings a lot to the neighborhood. We have additionally seen a giant change in crime within the space.”
Reilly stated Tracy goes above and past for your entire neighborhood and the risk to her security has kicked the neighborhood into motion to insist on extra of a police presence from regulation enforcement.
Christina Gonzalez, an agent with State Farm, stated she has seen the procuring middle grow to be a brand new middle for crime and even automotive accidents within the parking zone.
“I haven’t seen as many issues over the last four years, as I have in the last year, a lot of people being more aggressive in the area,” Gonzalez stated. “This area is supposed to be more safe, and hasn’t felt that way lately.”
The 8 Information Now interview with Gonzales was interrupted at one level when a person began yelling within the parking zone and appeared to trigger concern to the patrons and enterprise house owners within the space.
“Sometimes when I get out of my car when I get here, I could tell when there’s people that make me feel a little bit more unsafe,” she stated. “And it happens more frequently.”
A degree of origin for some issues, most residents pointed to, was the close by storm drain that runs behind the companies. Brinton Marsden, a Lone Mountain neighborhood resident, stated the world has solely been changing into extra harmful.
“Eventually someone’s going to either get assaulted or robbed or worse, God forbid,” he stated. “If Metro would just drive through the parking lot on the way out from the gas station, I think that would reduce a lot of the problem here that’s going on.”
The LVMPD Northwest Space Command is 1.5 miles east of the procuring middle, on the identical highway. Marsden, a retired member of regulation enforcement, stated he want to see if police can “wave the flag” and drive by way of the procuring middle extra regularly.
The LVMPD Northwest Space Command is 1.5 miles east of the procuring middle, on the identical highway. Marsden, a retired member of regulation enforcement, stated he want to see if police can “wave the flag” and drive by way of the procuring middle extra regularly. (KLAS)
“Tracy is a real gem to have in this neighborhood,” he stated. “What we’ve seen over the last year or so is an uptick in homeless people up here, harassing customers, harassing people in the parking lot, panhandling. And then, of course, you have, you’ve had the break-ins of the businesses here. So yeah, it’s, it’s definitely taken a turn for the worse.”
8 Information Now has requested an announcement from LVMPD concerning what response they’ve made because the incidents within the procuring middle, and an replace concerning a attainable investigation made on Saturday.
The Northwest Space Command Patrol Investigations Part has additionally requested the general public to contact them at 702-828-8505 if they’ve any info concerning an recognized crime spree within the space focusing on specialty pharmacies, since July 2024.
