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.
Las Vegas police arrested a woman Friday on a DUI charge, among others, after two men riding on the trunk of a car were thrown from it near Sahara Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard.
Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday in connection with a robbery charge, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The controversial ride-sharing company Uber can continue to operate in Southern Nevada, a Las Vegas judge ruled today. District Judge Douglas Herndon made the ruling from the bench after holding a hearing on the matter.
The man wanted in connection with a string of cellphone robberies has committed three more robberies, Las Vegas police said.
A judge set bail at $100,000 Monday for a Metro officer facing child pornography charges.
Prosecutors are awaiting blood tests for a Henderson police officer accused of driving under the influence and heading the wrong way down U.S. Highway 95.
The 12-year veteran Metro officer facing child pornography charges may have had his computer hacked, his attorney said Friday.
A 12-year Metro officer was arrested Thursday on charges linked to child pornography after a tip from Google led to a three-month Las Vegas police investigation.
The woman accused in the Prince and Princess Pet Boutique fire pleaded guilty Monday to arson, insurance fraud and cruelty to animal charges.
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating the man involved in a string of cellphone business robberies in northeast Las Vegas. The first robbery occurred about 10:40 a.m. Sept. 19 and the most recent was about 6 p.m. Thursday, according to Las Vegas police.
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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.