Las Vegas investor and purported billionaire Jay Bloom is accused of taking money from investors to fund a cryptocurrency mining scheme in Arizona that he knew was not viable, according to a recent lawsuit.
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A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Susie Lee would put the weight of the federal government behind efforts to prosecute criminals taking part in organized retail theft.
Two-year-old Jacoby Robinson Jr. was last seen about 7:45 p.m. Thursday near Lewis Avenue and South 15th Street.
Prosecutors have dropped a slew of felony charges against a former member of a notorious Las Vegas gang, closing a case that has stretched on for more than three years.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man who died Monday after a quadruple shooting in central Las Vegas the day prior.
Ronald Munoz died of gunshot wounds to the head, according to the Clark County coroner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.
Charges have been upgraded after a homeless man died following a beating last month.
Police received a 911 call around 9:50 a.m. Friday from a woman who said someone broke into their home, on the 10000 block of Kenton Place, and stabbed her husband.
Sergio Valdez faces one count of open murder, according to jail records.
A woman accused of killing her boyfriend Friday in a northwest Las Vegas apartment gave police a story that cameras couldn’t corroborate.
Damian Vontress, 44, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Clark County coroner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man shot and killed Thursday morning in a west Las Vegas neighborhood.
The fatal shooting occurred just after 7 p.m. Sunday at a home on the 4500 block of Townwall Street, near Craig Road and Nellis Boulevard, police said.
One of four people shot in central Las Vegas early Sunday has died as police continue to search for the gunman.
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A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
Former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who is accused of killing Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, appeared in court again.
A 15-year-old was fatally shot in the northeast valley during what Las Vegas police described as a “drug transaction.”
The discovery was made about 9:40 p.m. in a neighborhood near Wetlands Park, police said.