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 Metropolitan Police Department says a man used a semi-automatic rifle in an armed robbery Thursday in the central Las Vegas Valley.
Nine inmates at the Nye County Detention Center could have an extended stay at the facility after a narcotics smuggling operation was discovered.
Police said a suspect was booked on an open murder charger after remains were found in a barrel in the southeast Las Vegas Valley.
Officials are seeking information in connection with the robbery of a United States Postal Service letter carrier.
A man died and two teenage women suffered non-life threatening wounds in a shooting at a northeast valley fast-food restaurant on Thursday evening, police said.
Officers who fired their weapons and killed men on Friday night have been identified by the Metropolitan Police Department.
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man and woman in connection to a southwest Las Vegas Valley robbery.
A suspect produced a firearm during a traffic stop Saturday evening and gunfire was exchanged, Metro police said. The suspect was wounded.
It started with a crawl through a window. It ended with a swig of ill-gotten alcohol. In between, a man broke into a safe and ATM at a popular west Las Vegas Valley restaurant.
Police are seeking a man who attempted to rob and shoot a person Sunday afternoon in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Sean Bloom has a sharp eye for success, always considering risk versus reward. Last year, the 21-year-old made headlines alongside his billionaire father, Jay Bloom, after narrowly escaping a deadly trip aboard OceanGate’s Titan Sub. They might both be dead if Jay hadn’t heeded Sean’s warning. “I’m always assessing whether potential deals or situations are […]
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.