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Woman accused in home invasions appears frail in court
 

The frail, quiet woman who appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom Thursday was a far cry from the raging killer police described in this week’s deadly home invasions. Natasha Galenn Jackson faces eight felony charges for her alleged role in Tuesday’s random attacks that left a man dead and a woman in critical condition.

 
Las Vegas pimp gets life in beating death

A Clark County judge sentenced a pimp to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday in the slaying of a 21-year-old woman.

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Ex-school official says she’s not guilty in $289k theft case

Former Clark County schools official Priscilla Rocha and four co-defendants facing theft charges for taking $289,000 in public funds from the School District remain free despite a prosecutor’s assertion Monday that they are a “flight risk.”

 
Rapper questions rough handling by police

Local rapper Orlando Clemons was walking back to his car after a downtown show in March when he was stopped by a Metro officer who pushed him onto the hood of the patrol car. Clemons was arrested and charged with jaywalking and resisting arrest. The entire incident was caught on camera.

 
Judge wants Nevada juvenile centers’ restraining policies reviewed

A Las Vegas Family Court judge said Thursday that he wants to tour the Caliente Youth Center a week after ordering the removal of all Clark County’s juvenile offenders from a facility in Elko amid allegations of hogtying.

 
Griffith gets 10 to life in dancer’s death

Jason “Blu” Griffith was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for choking to death “Fantasy” dancer Debbie Flores Narvaez on Dec. 12, 2010, after their year-long on-again, off-again tumultuous relationship.

 
Ex-Clark County school official Rocha indicted in $289k theft

A former Clark County School District official was among five people indicted by a grand jury Friday in the theft of $289,000 in public funds from the district’s Adult English Language Services Acquisition program.

 
3 booked in string of valley store robberies

Three men were arrested over the weekend after they robbed 16 businesses in a months time, Las Vegas police announced Thursday.

 
Police: Little known in Fashion Show mall shooting

None of the three men police say are linked to a shooting at Fashion Show mall have been identified or found, Las Vegas police said Wednesday, and the man who was shot still won’t give his name or information about the shooting to investigators.

 
Constable: Shred investigation of porn star searches

Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura ordered the shredding of documents from an internal investigation that determined his second-in-command, Deputy Chief Dean Lauer, had used office resources to look for information about adult film actresses, the Review-Journal has learned.

 
Judge: Informant can’t take back plea deal

A violent felon who was released from jail at the request of members of an FBI-led task force, then allegedly fatally shot a father of four, was denied attempts to renege on a deal with authorities so he could avoid a life prison term in a separate case.