Woman Arrested in Alleged $200K Theft from Drugged LV Hotel Guests

When a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer pulled over 31-year-old Cassandra Tovar on September 6, he originally thought he would be issuing a verbal warning or a ticket and fine for the crime of driving a car with a missing license plate. 

However, he quickly discovered Tovar also seemed to be intoxicated. The laws of the state of Nevada dictate misdemeanor criminal charges for drivers convicted of a first impaired driving offense. 

A fine between $400 and $1,000 and two days of jail time or 48 hours of community service are also on the table as punishment. 

Nonetheless, to add more fuel to the fire, a routine check revealed the woman also had a pending warrant for her role in the alleged theft of items worth $200,000 from two guests who stayed at a luxury hotel on the Strip after they were reportedly drugged. 

$1,000 Sex Rate, Denied by the Men

The theft occurred on April 23 of last year, when, during the night, Tovar and two other women allegedly met two men at the hotel’s bar prior to joining them in a hotel room.

There, it was reported that one of the women offered sexual services to one of the men in exchange for $1,000 “each.” 

One of the two hotel guests refused the offer. However, he did not ask the women to exit the premises, but kept talking to them “outside on the balcony.”

There, one of the three suspects “brought him a drink in a shot glass” and the women proceeded to encourage him to drink it, as per information in the police report that was quoted by Las Vegas TV station KLAS.

Once the man finished drinking the shot, “he passed [out] and did not remember anything else.”

They Took Off with Luxury Items

When they woke up a few hours later, the victims noticed the three women had vanished, along with their diamond bracelets, expensive watches, and designer clothes.

Immediately, they contacted the LVMPD. Once police officers arrived at the scene, they asked for a lab test which showed the drink the two men were offered had “various controlled substances” in it. 

Upon checking hotel surveillance cameras, the officers discovered video footage of a car that later turned out to belong to one of the three women. 

The woman was eventually located by police and confessed to drinking with the two men and stealing the luxury items that were found after the police searched her home.

While Tovar was identified as a second suspect, the authorities were only able to locate her whereabouts when she was stopped in traffic.

After she was put under arrest, Tovar was taken to the Clark County Detention Center with a $20,000 bail.

After appearing before Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Daniel Westmeyer, she was ordered to show up for a court hearing in November.

In a similar case we reported last week, a sex worker in Las Vegas was facing charges for accusations of allegedly stealing $40,000 from an individual who has not been identified to the public. 

For her category B felony, the woman could be asked to give the allegedly stolen items back and also spend between one and 10 years in prison and possibly pay a fine of up to $10,000.

In July, a Las Vegas prostitute was set to appear on trial for allegedly stealing an expensive watch and necklace from one of her clients at the Bellagio Las Vegas Hotel.