Gail Schomisch, co-owner of All Fired Up in Las Vegas, is organizing a tile-art project for the memorial garden , which is being built on South Casino Center Boulevard.
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Police said Thursday that a shooting from June in downtown Las Vegas began as a road rage incident between two cars.
The men were both bludgeoned while sleeping in the area of City and Grand Central parkways, which is shadowed by a railroad overpass near the rear of the Plaza, away from the glow of Main Street.
Coroner’s office says Daniel Aldape, 46, believed to be homeless and living in the area, died from blunt force head trauma.
During a random visit, North Las Vegas Police Department Officer Scott Vaughn discovers a woman who has been squatting inside a small shack. This encounter doesn’t surprise Vaughn, who has seen it all — narcotic operations, prostitute rings and people just trying to find shelter. The department is aware of the squatter situation and makes it a priority to visit popular squatter areas to keep people away.
The Great Recession hit Las Vegas like a storm, leaving in its wake a surplus of empty houses and financial troubles. With homes around the valley in various stages of the foreclosure process, it can be hard to track ownership paper trails, making them an easy target for squatters.
In a city that never sleeps such as Las Vegas, child sex trafficking has an environment in which to thrive. While some believe it is a crime that happens only to at-risk children from Third-World countries, Metropolitan Police say in reality it can happen to anyone’s child.