Las Vegas police were searching Wednesday for a woman seen in surveillance video reaching into her purse in the resort’s lobby, inadvertently causing a firearm to discharge.
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A man has been charged with facilitating sex trafficking after an undercover vice sting on the Las Vegas Strip caught a suspected prostitute trying to steal $3,000 in cash.
A single gunshot at Treasure Island early Thursday forced dozens of guests to evacuate for hours before investigators determined it was the result of a suicide.
The damage occurred off-property but affected a transfer switch that serves the Strip resort, an official said.
Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Las Vegas police are beefing up patrols on the Strip from Thursday nights through Saturday nights in an operation known as Persistent Pressure.
Tourists interviewed on the Strip this week say they feel safe despite the recent spate of violence, noting increased police presence as a positive factor.
Clark County jail records indicate three men have been arrested in the shooting of three people in front of a bar and liquor store just off the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday.
A man who perished after jumping into the Bellagio fountains in July died from drowning, the Clark County coroner’s office said, and methamphetamine intoxication also played a role.
With a suspect in custody in Sunday’s shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, police say they are continuing to investigate another high-profile shooting in front of Aria.
A suspect has been taken into custody by the California Highway Patrol, several hours after a shooting on the Strip late Sunday left one person critically injured and a hotel-casino on lockdown for several hours.
Las Vegas police were searching for a shooter who fired multiple gunshots in front of Aria late Tuesday, injuring one, in the latest episode of violence on the Strip.
A man who battered a woman on the Las Vegas Strip early Tuesday was arrested while in possession of a handgun, police said.
Metropolitan police shot and killed a man who charged at them with a knife on the Las Vegas Strip early Wednesday, authorities said.
Nevada’s COVID-19 safety protocols remain in place, but events show several tourist areas crowded with tourists, many of them not wearing masks.
The victim told detectives he was headed to Arizona to buy a house when he stopped in Las Vegas on July 4.