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.
A person suffered life-threatening injuries after they were intentionally struck by a vehicle near downtown Las Vegas, according to police.
A hit-and-run suspect accused of killing a pedestrian last month in central Las Vegas was arrested Thursday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Two Henderson parents have been arrested on suspicion on child abuse after police found an 11-year-old inside a large metal enclosure inside a residence.
A woman accused in a deadly east Las Vegas shooting a week ago turned herself in to authorities Tuesday.
A 40-year-old man slain outside a CVS pharmacy in central Las Vegas was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
The 21-year-old North Las Vegas resident died at University Medical Center.
The shooting stemmed from an longstanding fight between two suspects and another man about “money obtained through covid loans.”
Metropolitan Police Department Brian Boxler said the shooting occurred about 11:20 a.m. at 955 E. Twain Ave., near Cambridge Street.
Dwight Smith, 28, was arrested after he entered Interstate 15 in the wrong direction near Russell Road, according to his arrest report.
Sharon Williams said she was displeased with a fact-finding review on Monday where authorities presented evidence in the death of her son who was killed by 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.