72°F
weather icon Clear

Crime

Reviewjournal.com has the latest crime news & reports for Las Vegas. Read more below for crime updates from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

THE LATEST Crime NEWS
Indictment accuses Las Vegas researcher of fraud, conspiracy

Federal prosecutors paint a picture of 85-year-old Alfred Sapse solely as a fraud. Yet documents show that this frail, stooped individual who speaks with a thick Eastern European accent does have a background in medicine and science.

Las Vegas man arrested in rental scam

Steven Patrick Nohrden, 36, of Las Vegas was arrested in connection with a residential rental scam, the Nevada attorney general’s office announced Friday.

Security guard arrested in teen’s death

A security guard, who was working at a party where a 17-year-old was shot to death last month, was arrested in connection with the homicide on Thursday.

Court removes delay in Harmon tower lawsuit

The Nevada Supreme Court has ended a nearly yearlong delay in a lawsuit between developers of CityCenter and Perini Building Co., potentially setting the stage for implosion of the unfinished Harmon tower.

School police sued in drunken driving death

The parents of a UNLV student killed by a drunken driver filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that negligence by the Clark County School District Police Department and some of its employees led to the 2009 accident.

Ex-HOA board member pleads guilty to charge

A former homeowners association board member became the sixth defendant Thursday to plead guilty in the far-reaching federal investigation into fraud and corruption at local associations.

Couple going to prison in woman’s death after surgery

A Clark County judge on Thursday slapped the maximum sentence on a husband and wife whose illegal plastic surgery led to the death of a valley woman.

MOST READ
LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE
In case you missed it