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Location for making restitution payments changes

The Las Vegas Justice Court will not accept restitution on behalf of the Clark County district attorney’s office for criminal cases starting Friday, the county reported.

 
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 man gets prison in Egg & I crash

A Las Vegas man who crashed into an Egg & I restaurant last year and injured 10 people was sentenced Thursday to 6 to 20 years in prison.

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3 key defendants in World Cup case ordered released

With some of the world’s top poker players in the courtroom, a federal magistrate Thursday ordered the release on bail of three key defendants arrested in an alleged World Cup betting scheme.

Police ID officers who fired during home invasions

Las Vegas police on Thursday released the names of the officers involved in the early Tuesday morning home invasions that left two dead and two seriously wounded.

Coroner IDs attacker killed by Henderson police

The man who was killed by Henderson police on Tuesday was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Monday as Jesse Vigil, 51.

Police: Burglars-turned-killers terrorized neighborhood

Police say they were professional burglars who quickly became cold-blooded killers. Cody David Winters, 27, also known as “Havoc,” and Natasha Galenn Jackson, 35, terrorized a southeast Las Vegas neighborhood Tuesday, police said, choosing their victims at random in a frantic attempt to escape capture.

Nevada: ‘Hogtying’ at youth facility necessary

Nevada officials on Wednesday said reports of institutional abuse at the Nevada Youth Training Center in Elko were investigated after they were first reported in December, but it was determined that each use of “mechanical restraints” was necessary for the situation.

Ax murderer gets life in prison

A Las Vegas man who admitted to killing a 4-month-old boy with an ax and wounding the child’s mother was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Bail not required in school district theft case

Longtime public schools official Priscilla Rocha will remain released on her own recognizance until her April 2015 trial on 50 felony counts related to $289,000 in alleged thefts from the Clark County School District, decided a district court judge Wednesday.

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