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The New York Times By IAN LOVETT<time abp="291" data-always-show="true" datetime="2016-05-15T03:10:00.000Z">7 hrs ago
The New York Times By IAN LOVETT<time abp="291" data-always-show="true" datetime="2016-05-15T03:10:00.000Z">7 hrs ago
</time>Squatters have descended on every corner of the Las Vegas Valley, taking over empty houses in struggling working-class neighborhoods, in upscale planned communities like Summerlin, and everywhere in between. And they often bring a trail of crime with them.
While some unauthorized tenants are families seeking shelter, police officers here say they are more frequently finding chop shops, drug dealers and counterfeiters operating out of foreclosed homes. One man who the police say was squatting has been charged with murdering a neighbor during a burglary.