Families and Clark County’s top prosecutor say ICE undermined justice in Las Vegas by deporting criminal defendants before they could appear in court.
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North Las Vegas police responded to a call just before 9 a.m. on Friday.
Prosecutors said Vaughn Griffith recorded a video of the abuse, switching from the front-facing camera that captured his face to the rear camera showing sexual acts being done on the victim.
A jury on Friday convicted “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse in a sexual assault trial in which he was accused of targeting fellow Native Americans.
Las Vegas police are investigating an armed carjacking that led to a pursuit Thursday night in the northern valley.
The shooting was captured on camera, as were the two men running from the scene, police said. No other people were seen on video near Hope Ritter’s car, according to the report.
Mob figures who skimmed from casinos and associated with the likes of Al Capone were once listed on Nevada’s “List of Excluded Persons” kept by the Gaming Control Board.
A judge rejected the attempt of an attorney for an embattled Las Vegas sergeant to stop representing him because of his client’s concerns about his son working as a police officer.
Two men have been arrested in the death of Hope Ritter, a bartender at Atomic Liquors.
Police have accused a Henderson man of abducting the owner of a construction company where his wife worked after an IRS investigation found she had embezzled $20 million.
Las Vegas police said Cristobal Perez fired 14 shots “indiscriminately” and in “cold blood” at a group of homeless people in 2023.
Police said the victim was approached by two men, then began arguing with one of the suspects.
Hope Ritter, 29, “radiated hope,” said Glen Johnson, leaning on the patio railing outside Atomic Liquors, where his friend of two years used to bartend before her death.
Mother Regina Lacerda said the group demanded justice in the case of the killing of her 26-year-old Tabatha Tozzi, allegedly shot and killed by her then-boyfriend in April 2023.
Of all the homicides Las Vegas police responded to in 2024, the case of Lina Pi Gill stood out to Metropolitan Police Department homicide Lt. Robert Price.
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A jury on Friday convicted “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse in a sexual assault trial in which he was accused of targeting fellow Native Americans.
Police are investigating the deaths of two people found inside a residence Wednesday morning in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.
Former Nevada prison warden Manuel Portillo is charged with attempted robbery and battery after allegedly biting a coworker’s ear at a Palace Station work event.
Donors include attorneys and gaming industry entities. Some are also tied to well-known figures who have been convicted of crimes.
