Charges dropped against police officer accused in theft ring

All charges person been dropped against a Las Vegas constabulary serviceman accused of being portion of an organized theft ring, contempt 4 co-defendants inactive awaiting imaginable prosecution.

Officer Samuelito Quijano, 34, was arrested May 22 connected charges of expansive larceny, possession of stolen property, conspiracy to perpetrate burglary and taking portion successful an organized theft ring. Court records amusement the Clark County territory attorney’s bureau declined to prosecute the lawsuit June 24.

The territory attorney’s bureau did not respond to requests for comment.

Quijano’s co-defendants, Kristine Quijano, 30; Ranjit Quijano, 29; Alejandro Delacruz, 40; and Enrico Ronquillo, 41, await tribunal hearings Sept. 16 to find if they volition look prosecution.

A sixth co-conspirator, Edward Silvestre, 50, pleaded blameworthy to a burglary complaint 4 days aft Quijano’s lawsuit was dropped successful June. Silvestre is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 11.

Kristine Quijano and Ronquillo look 1 number each of establishing a fiscal forgery laboratory with intent to perpetrate an unlawful enactment and being portion of an organized retail theft ringing exceeding $1,000.

Ranjit Quijano faces 1 complaint of being portion of an organized theft ringing exceeding $1,000.

Delacruz could beryllium charged with 27 counts of burglary, 1 number of conspiracy to perpetrate burglary and 1 number of being portion of an organized theft ringing exceeding $1,000.

Quijano has been with the Metropolitan Police Department since 2017 and was connected suspension without wage until June, erstwhile the territory attorney’s bureau dropped the charges against him.

Metro spokesperson serviceman Larry Hadfield said Quijano is inactive suspended with wage portion Metro conducts an interior investigation.

Police national President Steve Grammas said the national did not correspond Quijano connected the transgression case, and helium declined to remark further connected the charges being dropped.

A connection to Quijano’s attorney, Josh Tomsheck, was not instantly returned.

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