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 are investigating an overnight shooting that sent one person to the hospital in the east Las Vegas Valley.
A carjacking suspect who was shot by a Las Vegas police officer was holding a vape pen in his hand that officers initially believed was a knife, according to police.
In a separate hearing Tuesday, the son of the restaurant’s founder avoided jail time in his own criminal case.
Stanley Weaver, 29, was charged with counts of aggravated stalking, stalking through the use of the internet or electronic communications, and malicious destruction of property.
Henderson Councilwoman Carrie Cox pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to monitoring or attempting to monitor a private conversation that involved another councilwoman and local business leaders in January.
Jose Gutierrez, 19, was arrested following the 12-vehicle crash that killed his pregnant girlfriend and another driver.
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.
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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.
