Casino Crime Roundup: Battery Explosion Forces Evacuation of Kansas Casino

On Thursday night, a sprinkler system was triggered by a battery explosion, resulting in the temporary evacuation of the Kansas Star Casino.

According to Kansas TV station KWCH, the incident started at the Mulvane, Kansas, gambling site at 10 p.m. when a radio's lithium battery failed.

A casino security guard observed smoke coming from the explosion and called Mulvane Fire Rescue.

"The sprinkler drenched the fire and pretty much put it out,” Mulvane Fire Rescue Deputy Fire Chief Lowell Ester told KWCH.

Ester clarified that the radio, which was situated on a chair in an office, had "enough combustibles in it that it got hot fast enough that it kicked the sprinkler head [on]."

The casino offices had water damage as a result of the event, but no one was hurt.

Boyd Gaming is the owner and operator of the casino.


A rental truck collides with a casino

After a police pursuit on Thursday night, a U-Haul rental truck was slammed into a wall at Arizona's Vee Quiva Casino.

The two people inside the truck leaped out and started to flee, but police caught them.

After police noticed a lady who was wanted for a pending arrest warrant, the confrontation started on US Route 60 in Mesa, Arizona. When officers attempted to halt the car after it crashed into the casino building, it sped off before coming to a stop.

The suspects' names were not immediately made public. On Thursday night, police did not release their charges.

Prior to the incident, the woman was detained.

The Gila River Indian Reservation is home to the Vee Quiva Casino.


The victim is allegedly chased by an armed man.

Earlier this month, a guy was taken into custody after he allegedly drew a knife and chased after a woman at a casino in Montana.

After pursuing his ex-girlfriend at the unidentified gaming property in Missoula, Mont., Tyler Little Dog, 28, was charged with assault with a weapon, according to the police.

After Little Dog was taken into custody, police confiscated a big knife from the perpetrator.

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