A man reported to have taken drugs and who made suicidal threats died after he was handcuffed by Las Vegas police and stopped breathing Friday afternoon.
Katelyn Newberg
Katelyn Newberg began covering the courts and legal affairs for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in October 2021. Following two internships, she joined the newspaper staff in 2018 as a breaking news reporter. She is a native of central Florida and a 2018 graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.
Police told the crowd of about 60 who gathered at the Temple Beth Sholom in Summerlin that the LVMPD would work to prevent attacks against the Jewish community.
“He was an inspiration for me; he’s the one who inspired me to start playing basketball,” 21-year-old Deanna Hughes said as she addressed the crowd in front of the UNLV Student Union.
A man was killed during a robbery that turned deadly Dec. 31, 2018, at a home near Jones Boulevard and Hacienda Avenue, the Metropolitan Police Department has said.
According to a Facebook post from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Enterprise Area Command, the woman “has been randomly battering victims on the bus on several occasions.”
Las Vegas police on Tuesday identified a suspect in a violent robbery as 43-year-old James Moore, but are asking the public’s help to find him.
According to an arrest report released Tuesday, a shooting at the Fashion Show mall last week happened after “two groups of youths” got in a fight near Dillard’s.
The Clark County coroner’s office said the man who was found dead Saturday in a central valley backyard died of sharp force injuries, and his death was ruled a homicide.
Hours after asking the public’s help to find a man who was “armed and considered dangerous,” police have arrested 54-year-old Ryan Lorraine in connection with a Monday sexual assault.
“Essential hearings and functions” will happen at the federal building again on Wednesday. The court said that “impacted parties” will be notified about hearings.
Richard Garcia, 31, was arrested Jan.14 after he allegedly exposed himself to a girl walking to school near Boulder Highway and Twain Avenue, according to an arrest report.
A man was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition on Friday after a house fire in Henderson near Lake Mead Parkway and Boulder Highway, officials said.
A 20-year-old man was charged with child abuse after allegedly shaking his month-old daughter, causing a brain bleed, according to an arrest report.
A man arrested in connection with a May shooting outside an Las Vegas Valley club had previously pleaded guilty in connection with a 2012 gang shooting, court records show.
Out of an abundance of caution, a Southwest Airlines crew on a Las Vegas flight to Baltimore called for medical personnel to check out a passenger with flulike symptoms when the plane landed in Baltimore.