A California woman has been arrested in the theft of a luxury watch from a tourist on the Las Vegas Strip after a visit to the man’s hotel room.
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Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said police have had success in reducing violent crime in the valley but that the rise in property crime is an ongoing challenge.
Police said the BMW driven by Jamara Williams was “accelerating with the throttle open 100 percent” prior to the crash in front of Resorts World.
Las Vegas police said they arrested a motorist involved in a two-vehicle crash on the Las Vegas Strip that left one person dead early Thursday.
Las Vegas police arrested a person who fired a gunshot on the Las Vegas Strip early Monday.
Anniajah Pratt, 23, was arrested in connection with the theft of $100,000 in cash and valuables from a man at the Encore hotel-casino.
A house arrest escapee has been charged with the stabbing of a security officer on Las Vegas Boulevard, then repeatedly punching a police K-9 dog as he was arrested, according to police records.
Freddy Allen, 58, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the 9:39 p.m. attack on a pedestrian bridge at Las Vegas Boulevard South and Tropicana Avenue.
A Las Vegas woman is suspected by police of drugging a married man she met in a nightclub on the Strip, then stealing his $145,000 watch and credit card.
Police say a witness description and surveillance video enabled them to connect the vehicle to one of the two men arrested in connection with 2 homicides on New Year’s Eve.
Kirklin Oates, 55, is a six-time felon from California who has been arrested five times in Las Vegas since July, police and court records show.
Police responded to a 2020 crime wave by carrying out Operation Persistent Pressure, using a heavy officer presence on the Strip to combat a rise in aggravated assaults.
Scott Bradford Yates, 33, wrote to the youth saying “be careful if you feel they under covers” and “don’t talk about sex ever only spending time,” police said in his arrest report.
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Jon Jones was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Friday, jail records show.
Las Vegas police were investigating a double shooting that left one man dead at a motel just off the Strip early Wednesday.