Police officer in Las Vegas convicted of stealing nearly $165,000 during casino heists

LAS VEGAS — A police officer in Las Vegas was found guilty Friday of stealing thousands of dollars from three casinos.

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Caleb Rogers, 35, was convicted by a federal jury of stealing more than $164,000 from the casinos, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for just three hours, according to The Associated Press.

Rogers was arrested on Feb. 27, 2022. Prosecutors said he stole about $78,000 from the Rio and threatened security guards with his Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department revolver, according to the Review-Journal.

Rogers’ brother, Josiah Rogers, testified against him that he had helped him with the first heist, according to the AP. Prosecutors said that Caleb Rogers carried out the other heists by himself.

Josiah Rogers was granted immunity for his testimony, the AP reported. He moved out of state following the first robbery.

Caleb Rogers went into the Rio’s sportsbook, pushed a 63-year-old cashier and threatened to use his gun as he took $79,000 and put it in a bag hidden inside his jacket, prosecutors said, according to the AP. He was eventually tackled by security guards and detained. He was reportedly wearing a wig and a police department-issued, loaded revolver.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s spokesperson said that Caleb Rogers has been on unpaid leave without police powers since his arrest, according to the AP.

Caleb Rogers was found guilty of three counts of interference with commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, the Review-Journal reported.

Caleb Rogers is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on Oct. 12, the newspaper reported. He is facing a life sentence, according to the AP.