Police officers responded to the 9000 block of West Sahara Avenue, near South Fort Apache Road, about 7:35 a.m. and found a deceased female in a dumpster enclosure.
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Las Vegas police were kept busy on Saturday with drivers suspected of impairment.
Five people have been arrested in connection with a double homicide committed nearly two years ago.
A suspect in the theft of a Las Vegas Fire Department vehicle was taken into custody following a high-speed chase, officials said.
Law enforcement officials are seeking the public’s help in finding the men suspected of pushing boulders down a steep slope at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Las Vegas police have released video that shows the dramatic rescue after one of the agency’s K-9 officers was stabbed multiple times.
The person who took the motorcycle hit several parked cars as he fled the area, police said.