The constable, Mark Ruesch, shot Victor Vondrasek after Vondrasek attacked maintenance worker Orlando Sosa with a large knife, police have said.
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Devyn Michaels was found guilty by a jury after a sensational trial in November. The victim was her on-and-off boyfriend.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault that occurred within Las Vegas, and police are seeking possible additional victims.
Police have said Tyler Johns and the victim’s stepfather were arguing before the shooting that claimed the child’s life.
A man was arrested in Oregon in connection with a shooting in the southwest Las Vegas Valley, in which a man and woman were shot at by a vehicle that was chasing them.
Thunderstorms bearing torrents of rain descended on the valley about 4 p.m., washing fallen tree branches and dirt onto valley roads.
A Las Vegas police briefing Friday afternoon detailed the officer-involved shooting at the Excalibur earlier this week.
A suspect who was shot by a Mohave County, Ariz., sheriff’s deputy died at the Kingman Regional Medical Center on Friday.
Several people received a rude awakening Friday morning when an SUV slammed into the front of two houses in North Las Vegas.
High-rolling businessman Ramon DeSage pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of evading more than $31 million in taxes.
A homeless man has been arrested for voluntary manslaughter after a fatal fist-fight with his friend.
Police say a tailgater shot another driver just off Interstate 15 in Primm early Thursday morning.
One of Clark County’s first family court judges, Terrance Marren, died Wednesday after battling diabetes.
Four people could face up to a year in jail for chalking up city sidewalks while protesting police misconduct.
Las Vegas Police say that the man shot by an off-duty detective on the Strip Sunday night was attempting to steal the officer’s personal vehicle.
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The Henderson Police Department on Wednesday identified a man who was shot by two officers and who is accused of ramming into their police SUVs with a stolen construction vehicle.
Tavari Pearson, who previously received an eight-to-20-year suspended sentence, has been indicted in a car theft case.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that they do not plan to pursue the death penalty for a man accused of killing three people in a 12-vehicle crash.
Las Vegas police provided an update on the second officer-involved shooting in the valley, this one in the southeast.
