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Witness in murder case hit by vehicle in downtown Las Vegas

A witness in a murder case was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon outside the Regional Justice Center. Police announced around 5 p.m. they had taken a woman into custody in connection with the incident.

Las Vegas police reveal how dummy helped cinch attempted murder charge

Although authorities never found enough evidence to charge Shane Schindler in the deaths of the two men, they caught him on camera attacking the decoy dummy with a hammer in February. Schindler was recently sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison for attempted murder for hammering the dummy.

Police investigating stabbing near downtown Las Vegas

Just after 3:10 p.m. Friday, a witness called 911 to report that a man had been stabbed near the freeway underpass at West Bonanza Road and North City Parkway.

Man hits 2 with pole near downtown Las Vegas

Two people suffered head injuries when a man hit them with a pole before fleeing the scene Friday evening north of downtown Las Vegas, police said.