A Thursday afternoon carjacking of a man in his 80s was not related to a series of similar crimes this week, Las Vegas police said.
Katelyn Newberg
Katelyn Newberg began covering the courts and legal affairs for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in October 2021. Following two internships, she joined the newspaper staff in 2018 as a breaking news reporter. She is a native of central Florida and a 2018 graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.
The bodies of Claudia Cordero-Garcia, 20, and her boyfriend, Diosdan Benitez-Cruz, 25, were found by maintenance workers inside an unit at Cantera At Coronado Ranch Apartments around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, police said.
Strong winds knocked out power to thousands of Las Vegas Valley residents Saturday night, and a flash flood warning was issued for Clark County, the National Weather Service said.
An armed security guard was arrested after he shot and killed an unarmed man after a brief confrontation Thursday afternoon near the Strip, Las Vegas police said.