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 suspect is in custody in a deadly shooting this past weekend in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Anyone with information can contract Metro’s Bolden Area Command at 702-828-3347.
A man yet to be identified was stabbed and died Tuesday near Owens Avenue and Stocker Street, police said.
The suspects in the February shooting death of a man in a west Las Vegas apartment were awaiting extradition, according to police.
Police say the 62-year-old suspect had barricaded himself near Interstate 215 and Pecos Road and was later detained.
Anyone with information may call the police department’s commercial robbery section at 702-828-3591 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
Jonathan Collin Autry, 34, who was serving a two-to-five-year sentence was arrested Tuesday by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim was taken to University Medical Center where he died.
Police are searching for a man in connection to an armed robbery that occurred Monday morning in the western Las Vegas Valley.
Anyone with information is asked to call Metro’s commercial robbery section at 702-828-3591, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
Living in one of the driest metropolitan areas in the country means doing all we can as a community to protect our limited water resources. Diagnosing and repairing leaks at home is a crucial element of our water conservation efforts. Repairing or replacing hidden water wasters at your home—such as dripping faucets or faulty toilet […]
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.