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Published Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 | 9:12 a.m.
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 | 2:11 p.m.
Daniel Ruiz
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A retired police sergeant having a cup of coffee in a northwest Las Vegas Valley bookstore captured a man trying to steal a woman's purse on Sunday. Police later discovered the man was wanted in the robbery and beating of a woman days earlier in northwest Las Vegas.
Retired Metro Police Sgt. Gary Dale was inside the Borders Bookstore at 2190 N. Rainbow Blvd. when he heard a woman yell, "Someone stop, help, my purse," an arrest report read.
Dale immediately saw a man police later identified a 20-year-old Daniel Ruiz running from the bookstore's doors and pursued him across Rainbow to the Barnes and Noble Bookstore at 2201 N. Rainbow Blvd., where, with the help of a security guard, Ruiz was held in the parking lot until police arrived.
A black purse with credit cards, a cell phone and other valuables was recovered, police said.
After police booked Ruiz into the Clark County Detention Center for grand larceny and possession of a credit card without the owner's consent, detectives compared his photo with a composite sketch released in the attack of a woman in her mid-60s who was robbed and beaten in the face on Oct. 14 at her home near Buffalo Avenue and Smoke Ranch Road.
The man came to the woman's front door and told her he was looking for a lost dog, then left for eight minutes, the arrest report said. He returned, and she opened the door to him and began to beat her face, head, arms and chest with his fists, the report indicated. He asked her where her keys and wallet were.
After she told him her purse was in the kitchen, the woman tried to get up and leave through her open front door, but the man returned and again beat her with his fists, the arrest report said. He then went to her garage and left in her 2008 Infiniti G35, which authorities later found abandoned in the same neighborhood. After police processed the car, it was returned to the victim this week.
Police booked Ruiz for intent to commit a felony, robbery of an older person, kidnapping, battery and grand larceny in the attack, said Lt. Clint Nichols of Metro's Robbery Section today.
The charges in the woman's beating and robbery will be enhanced because of her age, Nichols said.
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Wouldn't it just break your heart if while he's in jail someone were to just beat the pee-wee-waddin outa this dirt bag.........
Looks like someone might have already given him a bit of a thump already.
Kudos to the undercover cop for the collar and to the the Metro sketch artist for capturing that stupid look on the suspects face in the composite sketch.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct...
life would be good if that happened.......
Heck, they charged kidnapping on OJ, why not on this scumbag too?
Why is it that people pick the battles against the elderly... I think that a blanket party should be in order here. ( but let the families of the people he harmed take the shots at him.) Let him know what it feels like to be on the other side.
It takes a real coward to do somthing like that. But then again, you are probably not the kind of person that takes responsibility for ANYTHING, it is always somebody elses fault for why you are, what you are, and why you do what you do.
*What a piece of crap !*
excellent news.
logic_should_rule said"
"Heck, they charged kidnapping on OJ, why not on this scumbag too?"
"Police booked Ruiz for burglary with intent to commit a felony, robbery of an older person, kidnapping, battery and grand larceny, Lt. Clint Nichols said today."
This dirtbag looks exactly like that sketch that metro put out. He'll get his clark county justice while he is waitng for his sentancing, the inmates will be waiting for this POS. Too bad he didin't come to my door because he wouldn't be in jail right now but the morg, that would be one less dirtbag to pay for while incarcerated.
He can't wait for his free government health care.
hide that awful bruise with an estee lauder make over, then dress him in a bunny girl outfit.
His dance card would never be empty.
Much more fun and damned creative.
ThisOneGuy-Thanks, I missed that he was in fact charged with kidnapping.
Well 10 comments in before the bigots started their racist remarks, I guess that is a little progress.
Big thumbs up to the alert retired officer who made this catch. Nice work!
I had been hoping that they would catch this coward since I first read the story. What a waste of skin. Justice will be served once Daniel becomes Danielle in the joint.
Put the dog down!
give this officer a metal for being sharp and still watching out for us...great job
The Sun should do a story about the retired cop or at least tell us what department he retired from, and then Metro should give the guy a letter of thanks, a days pay and maybe the job of Sheriff?
Just here to do the jobs Americans dont wanna do?
Official Unemployment Rate 13.8%
Unofficial Realistic Unemployment Rate 25%
People are starting to get very desperate.
why? just why. need i say more?
I see they added the retired cops name and department. Good job LV Sun.
He does not look happy now.
The guys in jail are going to love him and
he deserves every thing he gets.
He'll get his justice in prison where they will beat him silly. Just you wait!!!
Hey Staff, how come you removed my comment when it wasn't even half as bad as some of these other one's here?
That's something new, an Illegal in a book store.
Book store! Don't they still sell maps at the circle K?
Have any of the articles about this incident revealed the immigration status of the suspect? Where did so many readers get the idea he is an illegal immigrant? Are they really so ignorant as to believe that all people with Hispanic last names in this country are here illegally?
Don't think for a minute that I am defending the horrible actions committed by the man who so cruelly victimized the poor widow. My heart goes out to her and I firmly believe her attacker should be brought to justice.
However, the hate, prejudice, and overwhelming ignorance behind many of your comments is nearly as sad and sickening as what he did.
Ignorance is bliss rosa, Right? Why would you care if he was illegal or not, I dont!
Why not just give him a lethal injection? What has happened to our society. Let's execute all the judges and lawyers for their treason and then this illegal next.