Justice of the Peace Cynthia Cruz’s resignation was effective late Thursday afternoon, said Tom Letizia, who manages her re-election campaign.
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Police previously said Devyn Michaels killed Johnathan Willette last August after he tried to force her to perform a sex act on him.
The Metropolitan Police Department said it is investigating an officer-involved shooting Friday morning.
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.
Police have accused Thomas Kovach of funneling almost $350,000 from the foundation to another charity, then paying himself $182,000.
The shooting occurred around 5:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of South Third Street, near East Charleston Boulevard.
Metro Police say foul play is suspected after a woman was found dead Sat. morning
A small group gathered and marched in downtown Las Vegas Saturday night to make their voices heard in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death.
Clyde Harris, 21, who allegedly ran a red light causing a crash that killed 36-year-old Marie Leatham-Davis in 2021, was arrested this month.
Henderson police said a total of five people were involved in the Jan. 12 break-in and shooting.
He was found fatally shot inside a vehicle around 5:35 a.m. in the 200 block of South 9th Street.
Clinton Rutherford, 42, was arrested this month on grand larceny charges more than a year after the alleged crime, an arrest warrant shows.
Melanie Tobiasson, a 55-year-old former justice of the peace, died by suicide Friday. She had resigned in 2021 after facing ethics charges.
A verbal altercation became deadly with a man dead and another wounded at an apartment complex near East Bonanza Road and North Lamb Boulevard, police say.
Gary Hargis, the former Henderson police union president, faces three misdemeanor counts related to his alleged involvement in an October hit-and-run crash.
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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.