Ten members of all-female gang arrested

Ten members of an all-female gang called Lady Macc have been arrested on robbery and burglary charges after a lengthy investigation into a May crime spree involving, for the most part, clothes and shoes, Las Vegas police announced Wednesday. Police are still looking for an 11th member.

Laivory Bass, 20, also known as “Queen Macc,” Geneva Williams, 18, also known as “G Mac,” Laquinthia Sharee Zeamer, 19, also known as “Quinny,” and Chaquaya Moore, 20, also known as “Shay Macc,” were booked on burglary, robbery and conspiracy charges.

A 15-year-old suspect, Delashounda Russell, was certified to be charged as an adult. In addition to the previous listed charges, Russell also will be charged with attempted murder with a deadly weapon.

The identities of five other gang members who were arrested have not been released because they are juveniles.

The women became violent in some instances during the four-day crime spree, said Officer Dan Woodard of the department’s Northeast Area Command.

At one clothing store, a pregnant clerk was knocked to the floor and punched in the face by several of the women. And during a convenience store robbery, one of the women slashed a cashier with an edged weapon, Woodard said.

Asked if female criminals tend to be as violent as male criminals, Woodard said, “You wouldn’t think so.”

Police said the spree began May 14 when six Lady Macc members stole a Ford Expedition after a night of partying.

The following day, 11 of the gang members showed up in the stolen car at a store near Charleston and Lamb boulevards, where one of the women stole a pair of shoes, Woodard said.

About 20 minutes later, the group arrived at a nearby clothing store, where they stole a large amount of clothes and pushed a clerk, Woodard said.

“She was very visibly pregnant,” he said.

On May 17, four of the women stopped at a convenience store in North Las Vegas, he said, where they again stole items. This time, Woodard said, one of the females, Russell, slashed the cashier with the box cutter, although the employee was not badly injured.

Eventually, gang member Laquay “Pooka” Tate, 21, was stopped while driving the stolen vehicle and was booked for taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Tate was bailed out of jail on the auto-theft charge and is the only suspect still wanted on the other charges, police said.

Sgt. Tony Longo, of the department’s gang crimes bureau, said there are about 1,500 documented female gang members in Las Vegas, in comparison with 13,500 men.

Female gang members are not as violent and not nearly as prevalent, he said, but often act as getaway drivers or accomplices during crimes.

The formation of a female gang such as Lady Macc is rare, police said.

This gang formed when the girls met at Las Vegas High School on the eastern side of town.

“They found a desire to go out and do their own thing,” Longo said.

Lady Macc has about 20 members, police said, half of whom are in jail.

Although police have not yet linked the women to other crimes in the valley, Woodard said the investigation has not ended.

“We will never rule it out,” he said.