The pedestrian’s death marks the first traffic-related fatality for Metro in 2026.
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A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on New Year’s Eve in the southeast Las Vegas Valley, according to police.
Two people have been arrested in connection with a double homicide that occurred this month in downtown Las Vegas.
Two men accused of attempting to rob a Summerlin man at gunpoint were shot and arrested while seeking treatment for their wounds, according to Metropolitan Police Department arrest reports.
A 27-year-old man was arrested in connection with a series of commercial burglary series that occurred throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Police said two men face attempted murder charges after one of them, upset about the gravy he received with his order, went behind the counter to confront employees.
Las Vegas police said Jamon Hawkins, 21, was arrested Monday and booked into the San Bernardino County Detention Center to await extradition on a charge of open murder.
Adrian Bailey, 27, is being held without bail and faces two murder charges. Police said he admitted to killing his parents.
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The Nevada Department of Corrections said Robert Siow, 62, died at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on Dec. 18.
Joredyn Hubbard, 19, was identified as a suspect by homicide detectives in a Nov. 8 fatal shooting, according to police.
Anyone who may have information about this incident is urged to contact the North Las Vegas Police Department at 702-633-9111.
Police arrived to a bloody house with two dead parents inside after the son called law enforcement and asked to be arrested, according to his arrest report.
The cause of death for Markeem Benson, 30, was hanging, according to a spokesperson for the office.
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The lawsuit suggested that former Metropolitan Police Department Capt. John Pelletier helped to cover up a 2018 sexual assault and that he kidnapped witnesses.
A Clark County Detention Center inmate who was found dead inside a cell with an imprisoned Discovery Channel reality show star has been identified.
Metro Lt. Robert Price said a man was shot and killed during an argument with an group of people who then fled the scene. Their whereabouts are currently unknown, Price said.
A son killed both his mother and father in the east Las Vegas Valley according to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department.
