The pedestrian’s death marks the first traffic-related fatality for Metro in 2026.
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A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on New Year’s Eve in the southeast Las Vegas Valley, according to police.
Two people have been arrested in connection with a double homicide that occurred this month in downtown Las Vegas.
Two men accused of attempting to rob a Summerlin man at gunpoint were shot and arrested while seeking treatment for their wounds, according to Metropolitan Police Department arrest reports.
A 27-year-old man was arrested in connection with a series of commercial burglary series that occurred throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Federal and local prosecutors started out as partners in the massive criminal investigation of Dr. Dipak Desai and his role in the hepatitis C outbreak that disrupted the lives of tens of thousands of his former patients. But somewhere along the line that partnership failed.
Authorities will grapple with two challenges as revamped coroner’s inquests into police killings get under way. New procedures could more than double the time needed to wrap up a case, making it harder to keep pace with the eight to 10 deadly incidents each year requiring inquests.
The commitment to compassionate care for cancer patients is on the Nevada Cancer Institute’s website for all the world to see: Giving “support and hope” to them is “first priority.”
A man and woman were convicted Friday of first-degree murder, robbery and other felonies for a 2008 drug-related robbery plot that ended with the death of a 42-year-old Las Vegas man.
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The lawsuit suggested that former Metropolitan Police Department Capt. John Pelletier helped to cover up a 2018 sexual assault and that he kidnapped witnesses.
A Clark County Detention Center inmate who was found dead inside a cell with an imprisoned Discovery Channel reality show star has been identified.
Metro Lt. Robert Price said a man was shot and killed during an argument with an group of people who then fled the scene. Their whereabouts are currently unknown, Price said.
A son killed both his mother and father in the east Las Vegas Valley according to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department.
