IN BRIEF
LOGISTICAL PROBLEM
Sentencing hearing in slaying delayed
A judge Tuesday delayed a hearing for former champion body-builder Craig Titus, who is seeking to have his prison sentence reduced.
District Judge Jackie Glass postponed the hearing until Nov. 18 because authorities didn't transport Titus from the prison to the courthouse.
Titus' attorney is asking for about four years to be knocked off his sentence because he believes Glass agreed to sentence Titus to be eligible for parole after serving 17 years in prison.
Titus pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, first degree kidnapping and first degree arson.
Glass sentenced Titus on Aug. 22 to spend 21 years to 55 years in prison.
If Titus can't get a reduced sentence, he's asking the court to allow him to go to trial.
Titus and his wife and co-defendant, Kelly Ryan, were accused of killing their personal assistant Melissa James in 2005.
Ryan pleaded guilty to arson and battery with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm. Glass sentenced her to six years to 26 years behind bars.
NORTH LAS VEGAS WOMAN
Motorcycle accident victim identified
Arizona authorities have identified the North Las Vegas woman killed in a Sunday motorcycle accident about 34 miles east of Kingman. Dead at the scene of the Interstate 40 wreck reported at 12:01 p.m. was Lois Meuir, 49, according to the Department of Public Safety.
Meuir was driving her Harley-Davidson west on Interstate 40, when, for an unknown reason, she failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway, the agency said in a prepared release. She lost control and was thrown from the motorcycle, it said.
The victim's husband, James Meuir, was riding on a separate motorcycle that was not involved in the accident. The agency said Lois Meuir was wearing a helmet.
OFF U.S. HIGHWAY 93
Pahrump woman died in pickup rollover
The woman who died Oct. 1 after the pickup she was in veered off U.S. Highway 93 and flipped over has been identified as 50-year-old Teresa Lynn Beetler of Pahrump.
Beetler was in a Toyota pickup truck traveling south on the highway near Pacifica Way when the accident occurred about 6 p.m., according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
She was ejected from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene. Another occupant of the truck was airlifted to University Medical Center in critical condition.
BONANZA HIGH SCHOOL
LV police plan crime prevention gathering
Las Vegas police are hosting a crime prevention awareness fair for the public Saturday at Bonanza High School.
The free event will have information booths and lecturers discussing issues such as child Internet safety, school violence, disaster preparedness and graffiti enforcement.
Sheriff Doug Gillespie will offer the opening remarks.
The event will be in the school's auditorium, at 6665 Del Rey Ave., near Oakey Boulevard and Torrey Pines Drive, between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
More information and a schedule of events can be found at lvmpd.com.
RENO METROPOLITAN AREA
Consolidation of police agencies discussed
Washoe County Sheriff Mike Haley will advocate for merging law enforcement agencies if elected officials want to pursue the idea.
Merging the sheriff's office with Reno and Sparks police could avoid duplication and provide better service.
"People don't know if they are in Reno or Sparks" when they report a crime, he said.
