Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
I was up there the night the cops shot a guy in the parking garage of, I think, the Lodge.
I was working that night - at the Lodge actually. The shooting was right across the street at Golden Gates and I saw some of the action from the window (not the actual shooting but the frenzy surrounding it).

The story goes that the genius robbed a small casino in Central City (Dostal Alley IIRC) then came down to Black Hawk to play blackjack at Golden Gates. Of course the police heard he was there. When he spotted the police he ran into the parking garage with the police chasing him. Genius pulled a gun on a cop - thankfully it jammed. Police then plugged the bastard. Sadly, he didn't turn into worm food though.

Note to theives: casinos are about the last place you'll want to rob. Hundreds of cameras cover every single inch of the place, especially where the money is held. Within minutes of a crime the police can electronically send a picture of your happy ass to every surveillance room in the city with a "CONTACT PD IMMEDIATELLY" note attached to it.

I've had d-bags steal $5 from someone in our casino and they were found within minutes in another casino in town. Pretty impressive, really. The Gaming Officers in this State do not f-around.