Storming Las Vegas: How a Cuban-Born, Soviet-Trained Commando

Storming Las Vegas: How a Cuban-Born, Soviet-Trained Commando Took Down the Strip to the Tune of Five World-Class Hotels, Three Armored Cars, and Millions of Dollars

On September 20, 1998, Jose Vigoa, a child of Fidel Castroâ€™s revolution, launched what would be the most audacious and ruthless series of high-profile casino and armored car robberies that Las Vegas had ever seen. In a brazen sixteen-month reign of terror, he and his crew would hit the crÃ¨me de la crÃ¨me of Vegas hotels: the MGM, the Desert Inn, the New Yorkâ€”New York, the Mandalay Bay, and the Bellagio. The robberies were well planned and executed, and the policeâ€“â€œthe stupids,â€ as Vigoa contemptuously referred to themâ€“were all but helpless to stop them. But Lt. John Alamshaw, the twenty-three-year veteran in charge of robbery detectives, was not giving up so easily. For him, Vigoaâ€™s rampage was a personal affront. And he would do whatever it took, even risk his badge, to bring Vigoa down.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0345514416_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2009-04-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345514417

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0345514416_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2009-04-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345514417

Storming Las Vegas: How a Cuban-Born, Soviet-Trained Commando Took Down the Strip to the Tune of Five World-Class Hotels, Three Armored Cars, and Millions of Dollars