Police: Arrests made in Henderson home invasion spree

Two men are facing felony charges successful a drawstring of blase location invasions targeting homes successful Henderson.

Yusuf Tahir Scott, 32, and Leonte Mcclay, 26, each look much than a twelve felonies including burglary, location invasion, expansive larceny, and theft much than $100,000, according to a Henderson Police Department apprehension report.

Police said homeowners reported astatine slightest 7 burglaries unfolding astatine homes successful the metropolis from January done March. The addresses of the residences burglarized were redacted successful a constabulary report, but immoderate unfolded successful the Seven Hills community.

Several progressive break-ins done sliding solid doors with the powerfulness being turned disconnected astatine the homes.

One homeowner reported immoderate $41,000 successful jewelry, watches and handbags stolen. Another homeowner reported immoderate $71,000 successful jewelry and $10,000 successful currency stolen. A homeowner told constabulary a harmless successful his residence that had been bolted to the level was removed, leaving lone the bolts sticking retired of the floor.

Police said they identified Scott and Mcclay arsenic suspects aft conducting an extended probe that relied connected undercover surveillance and warrants for telephone records. Police besides said images obtained by automated licence sheet readers helped place a conveyance utilized successful the crimes.

Scott was antecedently arrested connected suspicion of execution successful California and has a condemnation for voluntary manslaughter successful the state. Mcclay has anterior arrests successful Nevada connected charges of kid abuse, enactment trafficking a kid nether 18 and kidnapping with anterior arrests successful California connected charges of burglary and robbery, constabulary said.

Both Scott and Mcclay are scheduled to look successful Henderson Justice Court for a preliminary proceeding connected Aug. 25. They are each successful custody astatine the Clark County Detention Center.

Cntact Glenn Puit astatine gpuit@reviewjournal.com.