A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on New Year’s Eve in the southeast Las Vegas Valley, according to police.
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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.
Police said two men face attempted murder charges after one of them, upset about the gravy he received with his order, went behind the counter to confront employees.
Jose Gutierrez, 19, already faces two counts of open murder, a count of attempted murder and a count of battery with a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm, according to court records.
The volunteer’s attorney said he’s heard from other Henderson employees who feel a “culture of retaliation” exists within the city’s government.
Accordng to police, the sedan was first spotted near Charleston Boulevard. The car was weaving through traffic, passing on the shoulder and at one point sparking as it sped down the freeway.
Police released new video footage on Wednesday that they said was related to the Nov. 13 casino robbery in the 200 block of Rampart Boulevard.
A multi-agency human trafficking operation led by the Metropolitan Police Department resulted in more arrests and citations than during the same period in 2024, the department said.
A Metropolitan Police Department officer was arrested this past week on five charges related to domestic violence, the department announced in a release Wednesday.
A woman’s body was discovered at a home in the 200 block of West Horizon Ridge Parkway and her 28-year-old boyfriend is suspected of killing her.
Police previously said “a verbal altercation occurred.” The defendants, who pleaded guilty to murder, apologized in court.
A Las Vegas attorney found to have committed misconduct in a case against Cristiano Ronaldo has been temporarily suspended and faces disbarment, court records show.
Federal prosecutors said the man attempted to go through security using a woman’s boarding pass and tried to stab police officers with their own pen in November.
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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.
