The Wynn Las Vegas announced Monday it would implement a series of new security measures to help curb any potential violence.
Over the weekend, employees of the Wynn Las Vegas said the property began conducting bag searches and scanning for metal.
The company will also be adding unformed Metro police officers during peak hours from Friday to Sunday.
UP SECURITY...AFTER SEVERAL VIOLENT EVENTSOVER THE PAST MONTH.THE WYNN LAS VEGAS IS NOWCONDUCTING BAG SEARCHES OFPEOPLE ENTERING THE PROPERTY.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR JACKIEKOSTEK IS LIVE ON THE STRIPWITH WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THEPOLICY...JACKIE?THESE BAG SEARCHES CAME AS ASURPRISE TO MANY PEOPLE, EVENOFFENDING OTHERS.I JUST CONFIRMED WITH THE WYNNTHERE WERE GUNS AND DRUGS FOUNDIN THESE SEARCHES OVER THEWEEKEND HERE AT THE WYNN.THE WYNN HAS A STRICT NO GUNPOLICY.IF SOMETHING ILLEGAL IS FOUND,THAT IS TURNED OVER TO METROPOLICE.OTHERWISE, PEOPLE CAN LEAVE THEPROPERTY.OVER THE WEEKEND, EMPLOYEES OFTHE WYNN LAS VEGAS SAY THEPROPERTY BEGANCONDUCTING BAG SEARCHES, IN ANEFFORT TO CURB ANY POTENTIALVIOLENCE.BAG SEARCHES WERE NOT SEENBEING CONDUCTED ON PROPERTYMONDAY.A SPOKESPERSON FOR LAS VEGASMETRO POLICE SAYS WHILEDEPARTMENT AND RESORT CASINOSSHARE THE GOAL OF A SAFE LASVEGAS STRIP.EACH PRIVATE PROPERTY DEVELOPSAND IMPLEMENTS ITS OWNCRIME-CURBING STRATEGIES.METRO WOULD NOT BE INVOLVEDWITH THE WYNN'S SEARCH POLICYUNLESS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WASINVOLVED.THIS COMES AT A TIME WHENVIOLENCECONTINUES TO RISE ACROSS THECITY, INCLUDING TWO HOMICIDESYESTERDAY AT THE SOUTH POINTAND GRANDVIEW.ACCORDING TO METRO'S LATESTCRIME STATISTICS THROUGHSATURDAY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULTSWITH A GUN ARE UP NEARLY 10%SINCE THIS TIME LAST YEAR.WHILE STABBINGS ARE UP MORETHAN 15%.TOURISTS ARE LARGELY AWARE OFTHE RECENT SPIKE IN VIOLENCEBUT ARE SPLIT ON WHETHER A BAGSEARCH POLICY IS THE RIGHT WAYTO ADDRESS IT.WOULD SLOW DOWN MY FUN.I WOULDN'T DO IT.I WOULDN'T COME BACK." ONELOCAL SAYS THE IDEA OF BEINGSEARCHED AT PROPERTIES UP ANDDOWN THE STRIP - WELL, IT'S NOTVERY VEGAS."VEGAS IS FREEDOM AND HAPPINESSIMAGINE THAT.I THINK IT'S OVER REACTIVE."IN 2016...STEVE WYNNEXCLUSIVELY TOLD 13 ACTIONNEWS..THERE WERE UP TO 40SPECIALLY TRAINED MARINE CORPSAGENTS AT EVERY OPENING OF THEPROPERTY.REPORTING LIVE, JACKIE KOSTEK13 ACTION NEWS.METRO POLICE SAY VIOLENT CRIMEIS ON THE RISE IN CLARK COUNTY.JUST 24 HOURS AGO...SECURITY