Police are investigating an incident in which a man was struck by a vehicle and a “blunt object” during an altercation in a Las Vegas neighborhood.
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Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to face charges of child sex abuseBusfield has vowed to fight the charges.
A news release said the strike force would involve collaboration with other agencies. Attorneys offered mixed reactions.
The Nevada Department of Corrections announced two inmate deaths on Wednesday: one at Southern Desert Correctional Center and one at High Desert State Prison.
Michael McKee, 39, was arrested Saturday by police in Rockford, Illinois, and remains in custody at the Winnebago County Justice Center, according to Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office online records.
A second man who police believe paralyzed a teenager when he shot him on the Strip in February was arrested Monday.
The government has counter-sued a Las Vegas Internal Revenue Service officer who claims he was targeted in a criminal investigation because he raised discrimination allegations against the federal agency.
Two men were arrested after a fatal shooting Tuesday that police said involved two guns and at least 13 bullet casings.
A Las Vegas judge set bail for the 44-year-old kindergarten teacher who police said had a missing 16-year-old girl staying in his residence.
Scammers masquerading as Las Vegas police officers received multiple payments before their victim realized it was a scam and contacted the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday.
Tiffany Ward is the mother of 6-year-old Brazyl, who was hit by a car while crossing a southwest valley street on Thursday. She has spent the last five days at University Medical Center at the bedside of her daughter, whose condition remained critical this week.
A motorcyclist is dead after a collision in the south valley Tuesday night.
Scammers are using Metropolitan Police Department images in hopes of tricking people into giving them money, Las Vegas police said.
The 25-year-old man accused of five killings during a Mother’s Day weekend killing spree in Northern Nevada has pleaded not guilty a third time after rejecting a plea deal that would have spared him the death penalty.
A Las Vegas man targeted at least 21 ATM machines in western states as part of a crime spree involving the theft of $124,000 in cash and tens of thousands of dollars in damage to the equipment, a federal prosecutor said.
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Christian Moniz Rabino was sentenced to no more than five years’ probation after he pleaded to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Kai Tesoro.
The fourth grade teacher told police that he had a crush on his student and gave into his urges to touch the boy by grabbing his genitals, according to his arrest report.
A man accused of stealing a construction vehicle from a worksite in Henderson and ramming it into two police SUVs earlier this month was appointed a public defender on Tuesday.
Antwone Washington was a coach and campus security officer before he was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.
