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.
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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.
The council unanimously approved censuring Councilwoman Carrie Cox during a special meeting, citing allegations from a police report that led to her indictment.
The judge said prosecutors met the standard of probable cause and presented evidence that could help him to the grand jury.
Police Captain Ryan Wiggins said the suspect pulled out a knife while fighting officers, causing one to shoot the suspect, leaving him in critical condition.
At Western High School, Wesley Sterner helped raise a generation of cadets who credit the retired Air Force sergeant with teaching them invaluable life lessons.
Las Vegas police on Friday released body camera footage capturing the aftermath of a deadly road rage shooting in Henderson that claimed the life of an 11-year-old.
They considered a charge of child abuse, neglect or endangerment but determined his actions were not criminal, the DA said.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Friday that he believes the actions of a teen driver in a crash that killed two — including the driver’s pregnant girlfriend — were intentional.
Eric Flores, 15, faces 10 charges in justice court, including open murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit robbery.
Prosecutors said a fourth suspect has not been caught. Two of them bought bomb supplies at a fireworks store, authorities said.
In May 2024, Christopher Mitchell, 38, asked a fellow Metropolitan Police Department officer to create and file a false stolen vehicle report so that “he could pursue an illegitimate insurance claim,” a news release said.
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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.
