Hospitality Industry Security Risks: Las Vegas Hotel Housekeeper "Sexually Assaulted" In Hotel Room; Security And Surveillance Measures Had Been Cut And Scaled Back In Recent Years

“…In the 1990s and early 2000s, the hotel used to provide for a security guard at the employee parking lot. That position has been cut, the co-worker said…”

“…The number of security guards assigned to walk guest floors to monitor safety also has been scaled back over the years, said the employee, who suggested there should be at least one security guard at guest elevators to check identifications…”

A Las Vegas man accused of beating and raping a 65-year-old Strip hotel maid last week kept clothing in his home that may have been bloodied in the attack, police said.

According to his Las Vegas police arrest report, David Randell Ferren, 19, kept a bloody jacket, belt and condoms that may have been worn during the assault of a Bally’s hotel maid on the morning of Nov. 1.

The report alleges Ferren punched the maid in the face as she was entering a room on the 59th floor of Bally’s about 9:30 a.m. Security footage showed Ferren exiting an elevator on that floor shortly before the attack, police said.

In the arrest report, police said Ferren forced the maid into the room and raped her. The assault was interrupted after the occupant of the room entered. That woman told detectives she saw a naked man getting dressed as the maid fled the room, the report said.

Another maid saw the man using an emergency exit , the report said.

For more:  http://www.lvrj.com/news/suspect-in-strip-rape-kept-bloody-clothing-police-say-133403473.html

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  1. Ben

    Last week I met a very unhappy guest at The Palazzo in Las Vegas, a 5 star hotel with supposedly top service.
    Why was he unhappy? His laptop (with a lot of sensitive information about his company) got stolen! This incident created so much inconvenience and problems. I showed him my solution to this, that I always carry with me, the Compucage Spyder and he said this device should be an accessory available in every hotel room with Wi-Fi connectivity, or at least available to any guest who uses a laptop. That’s a serious issue that many hotel managements could easily avoid.
    You can find them at http://www.compucage.com
    Cheers!

  2. Ben

    Last week I met a very unhappy guest at The Palazzo in Las Vegas, a 5 star hotel with supposedly top service.
    Why was he unhappy? His laptop (with a lot of sensitive information about his company) got stolen! This incident created so much inconvenience and problems. I showed him my solution to this, that I always carry with me, the Compucage Spyder and he said this device should be an accessory available in every hotel room with Wi-Fi connectivity, or at least available to any guest who uses a laptop. That’s a serious issue that many hotel managements could easily avoid.
    You can find them at http://www.compucage.com
    Cheers!