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Missing Utah father, daughter spotted in Las Vegas
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017
Authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a Utah man and his daughter who are missing, have medical issues and were believed to be ...
Police seek armed man who robbed Bellagio cashier
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017
A man who was armed with a small-frame, black gun robbed a cage before fleeing in a silver Chevrolet Cruze, Nevada plates 37D147. No one was injured ...
Police release sketch of suspect in attack at park
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017
Metro Police today released a sketch of suspect they say tried to sexually assault a jogger at Desert Breeze Park earlier this month. The victim convinced the man to ...
Police investigating bank robbery near Jones, Spring Mountain
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017
Metro Police say they are investigating a bank robbery this afternoon near Jones Boulevard and Spring Mountain Road. About 12:20 p.m., a person went into the bank in ...
RTC warns drivers heading to California on I-15 to expect heavy traffic
Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017
Travelers driving back to California this afternoon should expect heavy traffic on southbound Interstate 15, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. ...
Metro says ‘missteps’ made locating child victims in stabbing
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017
A man called 911 on Sunday and told dispatchers police would find a badly beaten woman and a man shot in the head at a northeast valley extended-stay hotel, according to a Metro Police arrest report. Marcus Denzel Maddox, 30, was then ...
Henderson Police: Escapee from mental health facility captured
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017
California authorities have arrested a man who escaped a Las Vegas-area mental health facility on Tuesday and carjacked a ...
Area police step up patrols for holiday shopping season
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017
Las Vegas-area police departments have increased patrols around shopping areas throughout the valley and implemented a command center to monitor and deter property crimes during the holiday season ...
Henderson Police seek ‘dangerous’ escapee from mental health facility
Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017
Henderson Police say they are searching for a “dangerous” man who escaped a local mental health facility and carjacked a motorist today. Daniel Heller, 30, “has violent tendencies and is suicidal and has had ...
Teenage girl killed in stabbing had alleged sex abuse against father
Questions arise about how CPS handled investigation
Monday, Nov. 20, 2017
Clark County Child Protective Services personnel searching for two children after a failed Sunday night murder-suicide attempt involving their parents found ...
Man shot prior to crash expected to survive
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017
A man was shot at an unknown location and later crashed his vehicle in the northwest valley Saturday, according to Metro Police. ...
Police arrest suspect in connection with fatal shooting
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017
Metro Police on Friday arrested a man linked to the death of a man officers found fatally wounded after north valley single-vehicle crash a week earlier, according to booking logs.
Over 100 fire personnel respond to fire in auto yard Friday night
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017
Roughly 100 fire department personnel responded to the incident in which no buildings caught fire and no one was injured near Industrial Road near Western Avenue, officials said. ..
Hiker falls, dies near Red Rock Canyon Saturday
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017
A hiker fell and died near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area this morning, and rescuers are working to recover the body, according to Metro Police. ...
Former Clark coach charged with felony lewdness with child
Friday, Nov. 17, 2017
A former Clark High School soccer coach was arrested on Thursday for allegedly trying to hug and kiss a 14-year-old female student on campus last month ...
Metro Police to begin using high-tech system to detect gunshots
Friday, Nov. 17, 2017
A blast goes off in the middle of a crime-ridden neighborhood, and by the time someone deems it a possible gunshot and calls 911, valuable investigative time and the likelihood of catching the shooter diminish ...
Metro Police to use acoustic technology to pinpoint gunfire
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017
Metro Police and Clark County officials are introducing acoustic technology today to rapidly identify the source of gunfire. Authorities are deploying the ShotSpotter system, which uses triangulation to ...
Police: Officer unintentionally shot woman as he fired at armed man
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017
A woman wounded in a police shooting Saturday night was struck by a round fired by an officer, which went through her husband’s arm and into her stomach. Her husband ...
Police shoot suspect near Silverado Ranch neighborhood
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017
Metro Police say they shot a person they deem a suspect at a convenience store near a Silverado Ranch neighborhood. ...
Police: Passenger suffers life-threatening injuries following crash involving two impaired drivers
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017
A person suffered life-threatening injuries and a pair of drivers believed to be impaired were arrested after an early Saturday crash in the southeast valley, according to Metro Police. ...
Police searching for suspect in Friday night shooting
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017
Officers responding to a north valley crash Friday night found a fatally wounded driver and a gunshot hole in the driver's side of his SUV, according to Metro Police. ...
Police: 1 dead, 1 wounded after fight leads to shootout
Friday, Nov. 10, 2017
A fight behind a southeast valley convenience store escalated into a shootout, leaving one man dead and another in critical condition, according to Metro Police. Less than 10 minutes after gunfire erupted, the surviving man ...
In Las Vegas, an impassioned plea for leaders to act on immigration
Friday, Nov. 10, 2017
"It's cruel to leave 1.2 million people, all Dreamers and TPS recipients, wondering what their future will look like in the coming months," the DACA recipient said ...
Police ID officers who shot, killed suspect in double slaying
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017
Metro Police today identified two SWAT officers they say shot and killed a slaying suspect in a house near Flamingo Road and Tenaya Way hours after officers discovered ...
Two arrested after man hit by SUV, killed outside convenience store
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017
Two people have been arrested in the death of a man who was hit by an SUV outside a convenience store last month after he apparently tried to intervene in a theft, according to ...
Woman found shot in head at central valley apartment
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017
A woman suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound to the head Tuesday at a central valley apartment complex, according to Metro Police. The woman remained in critical condition today at ...
Texas woman wins $1.2 million on $1 slot machine
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
Sylvia Tejeda, of San Antonio, was gambling at the Strip property on Oct. 28 when the machine hit. She was “happy, going crazy and in shock,” according to a news release. She was on vacation. ...
Police: Woman accused of stabbing says she ‘snapped’ after husband spit on her
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
A woman accused of repeatedly stabbing her estranged husband on Saturday, fatally wounding him, told detectives she “snapped” after he spit in her face, according to ...
Police: Woman randomly attacked, severely injured in downtown Las Vegas
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
Metro Police are trying to identify a man they say beat a woman walking in downtown Las Vegas so badly that medics initially didn’t think she would survive. The apparently random attack was ...
Metro Police kill suspect in double slaying
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
A suspect in a double slaying at a house near Flamingo Road and Tenaya Way on Monday was shot and killed by SWAT officers who responded to a neighboring home hours later, according to Metro Police. Two officers ...
Police: Man forced girlfriend across country, restrained and assaulted her in Beatty motel
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017
A New York man who authorities say forced his girlfriend to travel across the country, and then beat, kidnapped, handcuffed, and attacked her with a hatchet in a Beatty motel on Thursday, was arrested, according to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office. ...
Father shoots, kills juvenile son amid domestic dispute in Henderson
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017
A 53-year-old man shot and killed his juvenile son Thursday morning during a domestic disturbance near Horizon Ridge Parkway and Seven Hills Drive ...
Police: 2 dead in murder-suicide at rehab center
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017
A man and a woman are dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a northwest valley medical rehabilitation center, according to Metro Police. The man shot the woman and then ...
In Las Vegas, DEA agents to discuss rise and fall of drug lord ‘El Patron’
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s legacy is built on “death and destruction” as he and his Medellin Cartel are credited with the bombing of a commercial airliner, the assassination of a popular presidential candidate, the bounty-driven killings of hundreds of police officers, and the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians caught in the middle. But 24 years since his death, “El Patron’s” folklore remains ingrained in popular culture, punctuated by productions such as ...
Las Vegas girl, 7, with 3D-printed hand will throw opening pitch at Game 4 of World Series
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017
Hailey Dawson, a 7-year-old Las Vegas-area girl with a 3-D printed hand engineered by UNLV students, is taking center stage at the World Series this afternoon, tossing out the ceremonial first pitch. ...
Police: Man shot, killed in self-defense in North Las Vegas
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017
A 31-year-old man slain outside a North Las Vegas house Friday was shot in self-defense by his domestic partner whom he’d been in a physical struggle with, city police said today. ...
Bicyclist, 2 others injured in crash with SUV
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017
A bicyclist was killed and two others suffered moderate injuries this morning in a Henderson crash with an SUV, according to city police. ...
Police investigating homicide in North Las Vegas neighborhood
Friday, Oct. 27, 2017
A 31-year-old man was slain in a shooting outside a North Las Vegas house this afternoon and detectives were questioning a suspect ...
Former Vegas strip club owner sentenced in tax evasion case
Friday, Oct. 27, 2017
District Court Judge Gloria M. Navarro ordered Frederick John Rizzolo, 58, of Las Vegas, to serve an additional six months of supervised release and ...
Truancy officer accused of illegally entering student’s home
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017
A Clark County School District truancy officer is accused of illegally entering a student’s home and assaulting him earlier this month ...
Legal Aid Center offers resource hub for mass shooting victims
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017
The Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, which has been offering support, counseling and free legal assistance to those impacted by the Oct. 1 mass shooting, has packaged ...
Motorcyclist dies in collision with SUV in Henderson
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with an SUV this morning near Galleria Drive and Boulder Highway, according to Henderson Police. The driver of a Honda Pilot, who was ...
Graffiti-style mural pays tribute to mass shooting victims
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017
A graffiti-style painting of hearts with the names of the 58 people killed in the Oct. 1 massacre on the Las Vegas Strip was spray painted on a wall in the west valley.
On Monday afternoon ...
State providing $600,000 for police overtime after mass shooting
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced today that his office is providing $600,000 to help pay for overtime accrued by Metro Police following the ...
Elderly man sought in northwest valley bank robbery
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017
An elderly man accused of robbing a northwest valley bank Saturday morning is being sought by authorities, according to Metro Police.
Metro searching for suspect in east valley hit and run
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017
Metro Police are searching for a driver they say crashed and critically injured a pedestrian who was pushing a shopping cart across ...
Man critically wounded in North Las Vegas parking lot shooting
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017
A man was critically wounded and a suspected shooter is in custody after gunfire erupted in a North Las Vegas Walmart parking lot this morning ...
School District Police officer uses stun gun on student
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017
A Clark County School District Police officer used a stun gun on an unruly 16-year-old student this morning at Las Vegas High School, officials said. The officer shocked the boy shortly after 7 a.m. when ...
Police say Las Vegas safer after operation cripples area gang
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017
Las Vegas-area police and federal law enforcement agencies have crippled a longtime area gang, indicting most of its members in a state racketeering case, the first in Nevada targeting an entire organization, authorities said. Operation Spartan Fist netted 21 arrests in connection to two murder cases, several attempted murder incidents, drug trafficking and ...
Police say missing 10-year-old boy found
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017
Metro Police say a runaway child last seen Tuesday afternoon near Sahara Avenue and Rancho Drive has been found. Jahvanni Jordan, 10, was located ...