The charges against the suspect in the shooting death of Joey Perry include providing misleading information about the whereabouts of a suspect’s cellphone.
Crime
Reviewjournal.com has the latest crime news & reports for Las Vegas. Read more below for crime updates from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
David Roger, counsel for the police union, told reporters that Metro officer Alexander Bookman was informed Thursday night that he would not be indicted in Brandon Durham’s death.
A shooting Friday morning on Interstate 15 in the northeast Las Vegas Valley wounded one and shut down several travel lanes for hours.
Durham’s mother said she was “truly disappointed” that Las Vegas police officer Alexander Bookman wouldn’t be indicted.
It could not be definitively determined if the dog died before or being placed near the dumpster, but heatstroke is “the most likely cause of death,” according to the forensic report.
Crystal Stephens pleaded guilty in February to first-degree kidnapping, child abuse and murder in the 2018 death of 4-year-old Brandon Steckler Jr.
The victim was described by police as an “unhoused individual” who was living in the wash.
Homicides committed by children were 65 percent higher in 2022 than in 2016 across the country, according to a report that drew on data many agencies submitted to the FBI.
A husband was killed, and his wife was injured after they were shot inside a central Las Vegas house on Saturday, police said.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a woman’s body in a freezer, police said.
Freddie Wright was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for killing his wife and leaving her body in a burning metal drum.
A taxi’s dashcam helped police identify a suspect in the shooting death of a man whose body was found inside a crashed car last month.
The boy was shot and killed at a Las Vegas apartment on Labor Day. An 18-year-old man has been arrested and faces a murder charge.
A police report identified the second victim of a shooting behind a rental car office that killed a woman and wounded a man.
The murder trial for former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles is set to begin on Monday with jury selection.
Partnered Content
With approximately 300,000 vehicles traversing U.S. 95 every day, lane closures for infrastructure repairs can wreak havoc on commute times.
LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE
David Roger, counsel for the police union, told reporters that Metro officer Alexander Bookman was informed Thursday night that he would not be indicted in Brandon Durham’s death.
A shooting Friday morning on Interstate 15 in the northeast Las Vegas Valley wounded one and shut down several travel lanes for hours.
A 31-year-old Mesquite man faces multiple charges, including two attempted murder charges, following the chaotic incident.
After the victim’s father alerted authorities about threatening social media posts the teen made days after his release, officers discovered a gun inside the boy’s home, according to prosecutors.
