A news release said the strike force would involve collaboration with other agencies. Attorneys offered mixed reactions.
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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.
Bryan Vargas-Caicedo previously pleaded guilty in District Court to reckless driving and, in a lower court, to misdemeanor DUI in connection with the death of 37-year-old Wesley Larsen.
A man was found dead Tuesday night at a business south of the Arts District.
A man shot himself in the lower body near Bishop Gorman High School Monday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
WASHINGTON — Las Vegas attorney Andrew Patrick Gordon won confirmation Monday to become a federal judge in Nevada.
Las Vegas police know where vehicle crashes most often occur and on Monday began monitoring those areas closely.
Two men from Minnesota were arrested in Mesquite on Sunday after six pounds of methamphetamine was found in the car they were in, Mesquite police said Monday.
The 15-year-old boy who died in a car accident Saturday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
When people hear the term, “reserve police officer,” their first impression doesn’t always match reality.
Cruel irony struck NASCAR fans at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday after a nearby traffic highway collision shut down Interstate 15 trapping speed enthusiasts in the track’s parking lot while exiting traffic moved at a snail’s pace.
A 28-year-old man was arrested on multiple charges after a six-hour standoff in which he fired a gun more than once, North Las Vegas police said.
The four corrections officers involved in Wednesday’s death of former Clark County Detention Center inmate Luis Solano, 38, were identified Saturday.
A Henderson man was arrested Saturday after police say he slashed tires on 32 vehicles in the area near Wigwam Parkway and Valle Verde Drive.
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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.
Antwone Washington was a coach and campus security officer before he was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.
Edgar Flores, D-Las Vegas, was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he was found asleep at a traffic light on North Lamb and East Lake Mead boulevards at 4 a.m. on Sept. 12, according to police.
The defendant, accused of wielding a machete, was shot by a constable and appeared in court with his face bloody and bandaged.
