LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A serial burglar with a gambling addiction, who mainly targeted Asian-owned businesses, will serve at least eight years in prison, a judge ruled Monday.

The 8 News Now Investigators first identified Cedric Hasan, 35, as the suspect in the rash of burglaries reported from June 2024 to September 2024. Hasan targeted mainly Asian restaurants along Spring Mountain Road, police said after this arrest.

Prosecutors said Hasan’s cellphone was tracked to several of the burglarized businesses. In all, they said he stole $213,000 and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages. Police in North Las Vegas arrested Hasan after he burglarized a 35th business, prosecutors said.

A witness told police Hasan had a gambling addiction, according to an arrest report. Hasan told the cou

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