District Court has suspended jury trials until at least Jan. 11 and halted all in-person criminal and civil hearings, according to an order announced Tuesday.
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Clark County District Court’s first jury trial since coronavirus restrictions brought the local legal system to a halt in March is set to begin Monday.
A two-week lockdown triggered by COVID-19 at a state women’s prison in northern Las Vegas was lifted last week following widespread testing of the inmate population.
Five District Court marshals have recently tested positive for coronavirus, according to a memo obtained Friday by the Review-Journal.
Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas police officials said officers will educate the public on the benefits of wearing facial coverings.
A federal judge denied motions from Calvary Chapel that would allow it to reopen at 50 percent capacity after the church sued state officials over COVID-19 closures.
“The reality is that there are people that are going to try and take advantage of the crisis,” said Aaron Rouse, special agent in charge of the Las Vegas field office.
During the first week of Nevada’s initial emergence from the coronavirus-triggered shutdown, the state’s largest charity devoted to ending domestic violence experienced an explosion of calls to its hotline.
While crashes and traffic volume have significantly decreased during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said they haven’t seen enough of a decrease in DUI arrests.
The Metropolitan Police Department is reopening the buildings to the public beginning Tuesday, with new safety measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Las Vegas police saw domestic disturbance calls increase in the weeks after the emergency directives to stay at home were ordered, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Friday.
“Sadly, it is all too common for fraudsters to take advantage of the public during times of great distress and hardship,” Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said Monday.
The U.S. Postal Service is calling for vigilance to prevent a persistent band of mail thieves from intercepting that money before it reaches residents.
Due to the closure of Metro facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, registered sex offenders needing to update or change their information must do so online.
Law enforcement is reporting an influx of crime on the Bureau of Land Management’s public lands, causing Las Vegas police to step up patrol in those areas.