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.
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.
Prosecutors on Thursday added charges against a teen driver accused in a 12-vehicle crash that left two dead Tuesday.
He’s survived on odd jobs for decades. Now, Black Book inductee Francis “Frankie” Citro wants to entertain people in lounges he can’t currently enter.
Jose Gutierrez, 19, faces reckless driving charges after the Metropolitan Police Department said he caused the 12-vehicle crash while driving a silver Infiniti G37.
A man who reportedly brandished multiple fake guns on the Strip late Wednesday afternoon was taken into custody by Metropolitan Police Department officers, according to a Metro lieutenant.
Police are looking for a suspect after a person was shot on Wednesday afternoon in west Las Vegas, according the Metropolitan Police Department.
Sergey Mkhitaryan, 43, was found guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon, attempted murder and battery resulting in substantial bodily harm.
Jose Gutierrez, 19, was booked on four counts of reckless driving resulting in death or substantial bodily harm.
Cox was indicted on a felony charge after authorities accused her of secretly recording another councilwoman’s conversation.
Federal prosecutors said the 25-year-old man trafficked the girl in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego for nearly three weeks before he was arrested last October.
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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.
