LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas Metro police arrested a man Tuesday accused in a series of burglaries across the Las Vegas valley since June, officials announced.
Cedric Hasan, 34, faces 35 felonies for burglaries and theft, records said. Hasan was due in court Wednesday morning.
The burglaries started in June and Hasan is accused of burglarizing over 30 businesses, according to Las Vegas Metro police said during a news conference earlier this fall.
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Deputy Chief Jose Hernandez said police were able to recently connect the burglaries because of Hasan’s brightly colored shoes and the way he dressed during the burglaries.
Hasan targeted the Spring Mountain Corridor with many of the businesses being Asian restaurants. The total damages are estimated at over $100,000, police said during a news conference Tuesday.
In October, the FBI announced it was offering a reward of $5,000 for information leading to the suspect’s arrest and conviction.
Car break-ins
The front doors of Shabuya, a Las Vegas Chinatown-area shabu shabu restaurant, were allegedly shattered by Hasan, according to images released by police. Yossawat “Ken” Rueangphutthisak, owner of Landmark Tea, said he heard about the break into the neighboring business from police officers who regularly patrolled the shopping center.
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“[Police] come every week, like three times a week,” he said. “We feel safe.”
Landmark Tea is typically calm, by design according to Rueangphutthisak. He said he opened his business three years ago with the hope of offering customers a more laid-back experience while also offering a wide range of drinks—with plenty of board games to boot.
“Coffee shops [are] made more for adults,” he said. “But for boba, everyone can come.”
Rueangphutthisak said he was thankful police apprehended a suspect in connection with the 34 robberies, some in the area, but added the shopping center is still in need of police pole cameras to deter ongoing car break-ins.
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“They broke the window for the car of a tourist,” he said. “We need them to put [in] the cameras to make us feel safer for the tourists. So, the tourists don’t feel bad about our city.”
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