The North Las Vegas police officer involved in a deadly shooting last week has been identified. Officer Robert Makinster shot and killed shot and killed Kenneth Alan Johnson, 34, after he pulled out a replica gun while being chased, according to the department. Police tried to stop Johnson, who was riding a moped, but he didn’t pull over.
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Las Vegas police are seeking a man who may have been involved in last week’s Fashion Show mall shooting.
A Henderson man who pleaded guilty to pointing a powerful laser at Las Vegas police helicopters earlier this year was ordered released Monday from federal custody.
A Las Vegas man was sentenced to three years probation Monday for his role in a lucrative illegal bookmaking operation.
The man who was shot and killed by North Las Vegas police after a chase on Friday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
The woman who was found dead Saturday morning near an elementary school on Fairchild Street has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Gang detectives with Las Vegas police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the central valley early Saturday morning.
Las Vegas police are searching for a woman they say stole two cars and struck one of the drivers Wednesday afternoon.
A shooting near Maryland Parkway and Desert Inn Road left a man dead Wednesday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura has received support in a fight to preserve his job from an unexpected person: a Clark County commissioner who voted along with the rest of the commission to abolish the constable’s office.
Henderson police and two other agencies issued 102 citations to motorists for failing to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk during a three-week effort to increase pedestrian safety awareness in the city.
A Las Vegas judge set bail at $100,000 Wednesday for the man charged with murder for a fatal shooting at the Palms last week. Justice of the Peace Joe Sciscento also ordered that if Jim Johnson, 25, is able to post bail he will be placed on house arrest and have no firearms.
A California man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for enticing two minor girls to travel from Oakland to Las Vegas to work as prostitutes.
The Las Vegas police officer who shot an unarmed man in October after mistaking him for a murder suspect was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing by prosecutors on Wednesday. Metro officer Jason Evans will not face charges for shooting Antoine Hodges on Oct. 21 in a 7-Eleven near Nellis Boulevard and Stewart Avenue, according to the Clark County District Attorney’s office.
Approximately 40 protesters have gathered outside Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters asking for Sheriff Doug Gillespie to intervene and “protect the people” involved in the Cliven Bundy cattle dispute.
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