Geraldine Tomitz, 79, died Wednesday after a hit-and-run driver in a U-Haul truck struck her in a Henderson Walmart parking lot.
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A Henderson woman killed Thursday by a hit-and-run U-Haul truck has been identified as Geraldine Frances Tomitz.
A U-Haul truck hit and killed a 79-year-old woman in the parking lot of a Henderson shopping center, police said.
“It took away from my own stress and anxiety, seeing how complete strangers were taking care of each other,” said the Rev. Ian Burgess, who offered spiritual support to the wounded at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson.
Temogen Noguni, 38, previously pleaded guilty to for selling items stolen from Nellis Air Force Base, including smoke grenades, ammunition and bulletproof vests.
The burglary was reported on Dec. 13, when police said a man and a woman were seen fleeing from a home on the 500 block of Karen Way in a 2006 white Chrysler PT Cruiser with a black convertible top.
Attorney and College of Southern Nevada professor Mark Peplowski has been arrested on lewdness charges.
The Clark County coroner has identified the man found dead earlier this month in Henderson.
Henderson police are requesting public’s help to find a Honda Accord in connection with a suspicious death.
Henderson police arrested a day care worker this week and accused her of posting a video of a child’s genitals to a social media site.
Brian Christopher Fisher, 43, had hundreds of images of child pornography in his possession.
Henderson homicide detectives are investigating after a man’s body was found early Friday.
Henderson, which regularly appears on organizations’ national safest-city lists , was listed at the fifth-safest city in Nevada by safewise.com .
More than 150 survivors came together Saturday at the Henderson Convention Center to celebrate the first major holiday since the Oct. 1 mass shooting they escaped.
Survivors of the Oct. 1 mass shooting are expected to share experiences and heal at a potluck dinner Saturday night in Henderson.
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Colin Czech is accused of killing a man outside a downtown convenience store and eating parts of the victim’s face, police said.
The Las Vegas Strip casino introduced a new tier in its loyalty program, and visitors will need to reach at least that tier to receive unlimited free parking.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.
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