Local police departments are citing a new 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling to deny access to mugshots of people arrested and accused of committing crimes.
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Police have accused Thomas Kovach of funneling almost $350,000 from the foundation to another charity, then paying himself $182,000.
Albertt Monterio previously pleaded guilty to murder and robbery, admitting he killed Destiny Jackson in 2021, stole her car and left her body in the desert near Sloan.
Michael Harris, 63, died on Tuesday.
The Metropolitan Police Department called the bust a “huge breakthrough.”
Lawyers for former topless cabaret mogul Rick Rizzolo, who has continued to live a life of luxury despite mounting legal troubles and millions owed in restitution, have negotiated a plea agreement with federal prosecutors to settle the Las Vegas businessman’s latest tax evasion charges.
A jury took less than an hour Wednesday to acquit Robert Kincade of two bank robberies, marking a stinging defeat for federal prosecutors who built their case on the testimony of two jailhouse informants with prior criminal convictions.
A 69-year-old woman whose attempted murder conviction was reversed must undergo a mental health evaluation, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Las Vegas criminal defense attorney Alexis Plunkett often visited one of her clients, an admitted gang member with a history of felony convictions, late at night inside the Clark County Detention Center.
District Judge William Kephart has been accused of violating professional ethics codes by giving an on-camera interview last year about a case that was pending before the Nevada Supreme Court.
A federal judge has ordered Jan Rouven, the former Strip illusionist awaiting sentencing on child pornography charges, to turn over to the court a portion of the proceeds from the sale of his $1.9 million Centennial Hills house.
The retrial in the first Bunkerville standoff case is scheduled to open with jury selection July 10.
A North Las Vegas man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in a February 2012 murder.
A judge set bail at $2.5 million on Wednesday for Ross Strauss, 64, who faces a murder charge in the death of his special-needs son.
After news broke about Alexis Plunkett facing a dozen felony counts, the Las Vegas defense attorney took to social media, calling the allegations against her a “witch hunt.”
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Two inmates at High Desert State Prison were hospitalized after a stabbing incident at the facility, a Nevada Department of Corrections spokesperson said.
One suspect is believed to have been involved in more than 20 burglaries targeting businesses and restaurants across the Las Vegas Valley, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Police said Patricia Sierra broke into a funeral home and removed the body of a woman for whom a viewing was held the day before the burglary.
Jesus Ayala is accused of using a stolen vehicle to strike Andreas Probst, 66, as he rode his bicycle near Centennial Parkway last year.