Bogus ‘health inspector’ arrested in ploy to open Las Vegas restaurant safes, cops say
A man pretending to be a health inspector has been arrested more than a month after he tricked workers into opening safes at two Las Vegas fast food restaurants, police said.
The 22-year-old was arrested on Monday, Aug. 8, following the July 3 incidents at a Subway and Taco Bell, Las Vegas police said in a tweet and a probable cause statement.
He first stopped at a Taco Bell around 8:20 p.m. and told workers he was a Nevada health inspector, police said. He showed a badge and was let into the store by a manager.
After taking temperatures of food items, he asked to inspect the safe for rust, police said. Then he told a manager to put the money in a bag so he could look at the safe better.
He tried to run out with $975 in cash from the safe, but the manager ran after him and grabbed it, police said.
When police were at the Taco Bell, they got another report of a burglary at a Subway.
The man again pretended to be a health inspector at a Subway, police said. A worker told police he asked to check the safe.
He put the money in a cookie bag and walked out with $240, police said.
He was arrested on charges of burglary of a business and impersonating a public officer after police released photos asking the public for help in identifying him.
This story was originally published August 11, 2022 at 7:05 PM with the headline "Bogus ‘health inspector’ arrested in ploy to open Las Vegas restaurant safes, cops say."
