In an unprecedented decision, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has recommended an officer be fired for his actions in a police shooting. Officer Jacquar Roston, 36, is on administrative leave since the November shooting of a man in an east valley park. Roston shot the man in the leg after mistaking the shine from a label on the man’s hat for a gun.
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By ROCHEL LEAH GOLDBLATT / RJ
A woman who was beaten and stabbed to death early Sunday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
By ADRIENNE PACKER / RJ
It was a Wednesday.
By ANTONIO PLANAS / RJ
A 31-year-old woman accused in the January slaying of a Las Vegas man, whose burning body was dumped in northwest Arizona, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center last week, jail records show.
By BENJAMIN SPILLMAN / RJ
A ruling in the divorce case of poker star Phil Ivey will stand despite allegations by his ex-wife that the cards were stacked against her in the Nevada judicial system.
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By Brian Haynes/ RJ
Las Vegas police arrested a youth soccer coach Sunday on charges of molesting one of his 13-year-old team members and were searching for more potential victims.