Henderson police said they are investigating an officer involved shooting after a man stole a construction vehicle and rammed it into patrol cars.
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Richard A. Bartlett, 35, was arrested Dec. 16 on allegations he kidnapped his girlfriend and kept her captive in a vehicle overnight, police said.
Highlights include a trial over the murder of Tupac Shakur, District Court elections and high-profile traffic fatality cases.
It was a busy news year for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. With the growth the Las Vegas Valley is experiencing, it’s not expected that 2026 will be any different.
Here’s the Metropolitan Police Department’s plan to reduce traffic-related fatalities and keep officer-involved shootings at an all-time low
Mortgage lenders who try to foreclose on distressed Nevada homeowners received a message Tuesday when the Nevada Supreme Court heard a trio of appeals related to its Foreclosure Mediation Program: Follow the rules or suffer the consequences. A majority of justices expressed growing frustration and even anger with lenders who don’t participate in good faith.
A 33-year-old woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of first-degree arson for setting a New Year’s Day fire that displaced 40 people and did an estimated $200,000 in damage to an apartment complex.
A man accused of child molestation was arrested Tuesday in Henderson after being profiled on “America’s Most Wanted.”
A man who police said was shot and killed Sunday by his brother was identified Monday.
A convicted Las Vegas stock swindler who bilked millions out of investors and then became a federal informant was sentenced Monday to prison on a charge related to incest involving several of his eight children.
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Edward Dias is accused of fleeing the scene after hitting a woman who was walking in the roadway.
Adrian Bailey, 27, is being held without bail and faces two murder charges. Police said he admitted to killing his parents.
A 41-year-old man is in custody after police say he stabbed his grandmother to death at a central Las Vegas Valley residence.
The lawsuit suggested that former Metropolitan Police Department Capt. John Pelletier helped to cover up a 2018 sexual assault and that he kidnapped witnesses.
