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North Las Vegas police responded to a call just before 9 a.m. on Friday.
Prosecutors said Vaughn Griffith recorded a video of the abuse, switching from the front-facing camera that captured his face to the rear camera showing sexual acts being done on the victim.
A jury on Friday convicted “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse in a sexual assault trial in which he was accused of targeting fellow Native Americans.
Las Vegas police are investigating an armed carjacking that led to a pursuit Thursday night in the northern valley.
A Las Vegas swimming instructor faces assault and malicious destruction of private property citations after police say he yelled and threw a flask at students.
A man accused in a 2020 shooting spree that targeted two dozen people and left one man dead has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to 23 felony charges.
A Metropolitan Police Department officer has been arrested and is facing a charge of domestic battery.
Police are investigating a homicide that happened Saturday morning in northeast Las Vegas.
A suspect has been arrested in the deaths of a 20-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman found Friday night in Henderson.
Officers who worked for a Metro sergeant facing charges testified to a grand jury that they had concerns about his actions, so much so that officers worried one day, his unprecedented behavior could lead to a shooting, or even civil unrest.
Police said that the man, who suffered gunshot wounds, was 66-year-old Russell Vinton of Jacob Lake, Arizona.
One suspect was arrested in Las Vegas on Friday while a second was apprehended at the same time in Portland, Oregon, police say.
“She’s going to do time, in my opinion,” said one local defense attorney. “She would have been better off taking a negotiation and just falling on the sword.”
Antonio Cortez Hernandez faces charges that include attempted murder and battery by strangulation. He was arrested on October 5.
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A jury on Friday convicted “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse in a sexual assault trial in which he was accused of targeting fellow Native Americans.
Police are investigating the deaths of two people found inside a residence Wednesday morning in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.
Former Nevada prison warden Manuel Portillo is charged with attempted robbery and battery after allegedly biting a coworker’s ear at a Palace Station work event.
Donors include attorneys and gaming industry entities. Some are also tied to well-known figures who have been convicted of crimes.
