Clark County prosecutors plan to seek a warrant of execution for death row inmate Zane Floyd as Nevada legislators weigh the future of capital punishment in the state.
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The Citizen Review Board either dismissed complaints or sided with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police internal affairs in most cases the past three years, records show.
Robert Aaron Long, 21, told police the attack was not racially motivated, claiming to have a “sex addiction” and apparently he lashed out at what he saw as sources of temptation.
In a wide-ranging interview with the Review-Journal, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo called the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis a “watershed moment” for policing in America.
Justice of the Peace Melanie Tobiasson has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline of violating her constitutional rights.
The Metropolitan Police Department saw a 37 percent increase in retirements in 2020, but the agency and the officers union said the rise isn’t linked to the ongoing push for police reforms.
Reported hate crimes against Black residents in Las Vegas more than doubled in 2020, which activists attribute to a rise in racism nationally and more knowledge among victims about their rights to report.