A retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police sergeant is facing felony theft and oppression under color of office charges after he allegedly stole thousands of dollars in massage parlor raids.
Sgt. Sean Lucero had worked for LVMPD since 1999 and took over as sergeant of the department’s Vice Section in May 2023. He retired in August of this year.
An arrest warrant says information about Lucero’s alleged illegal activities was first brought to Metro’s attention by sources in March 2024. This prompted an investigation into Lucero allegedly stealing thousands of dollars while on the job during undercover massage parlor operations.
The arrest warrant cites specific instances in May 2024. On May 3, the warrant states a stack of cash went missing before a search warrant was obtained for a massage parlor. And on May 23, a spa employee claimed her wallet was missing before a search warrant was obtained for that spa.
Detectives said they interviewed several subjects involved in the investigation — including Lucero himself — and they all said Lucero showed a “concerted interest in massage parlor operations and even rebuffed his detective’s efforts to conduct other types of enforcement on a more frequent basis.”