IN BRIEF
CRAIG AND LOSEE ROADS
Passenger killed after driver runs red light
A passenger died after the driver of the vehicle she was riding in ran a traffic light Tuesday afternoon and was struck by a sport utility vehicle, North Las Vegas police said.
The accident occurred about 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Craig and Losee roads.
The victim was in a 2001 Oldsmobile traveling west on Craig when the driver failed to stop at a red traffic light and turned south on Losee, police spokesman Mark Hoyt said. Hoyt said the driver of a 2007 Chevy Tahoe traveling east on Craig then struck the passenger side of the Oldsmobile.
The male driver of the car was in critical condition at University Medical Center, Hoyt said.
Hoyt did not release the victims' identities.
He said the driver and a teenage passenger in the Tahoe suffered minor injuries.
ONLINE SCAMS
Police issue warning about Internet ruses
The Metropolitan Police Department is warning Clark County residents of two scams involving people posing as officers or crediting an endorsement from the department to steal money or personal information.
Las Vegas police said they were notified of a scam Feb. 21 on the Craig's List Web site, involving an ad stating: Las Vegas Police Are Watching. The ad references calls from citizens of Nigeria and other African countries about rental scams with Las Vegas ties. The writer of the ad claims to represent the Las Vegas Metro Crimes Bureau, which doesn't exist, police said.
The ad asks people who have been contacted by any of these people or given money to the crooks to e-mail with personal information and the matter will be investigated. The ad references a police sting as Operation Black Stone, which also doesn't exist, Las Vegas police said.
In the second scam, a caller identifies himself as an employee with a lottery based in England. The caller then claims that the recipient of the call has won a large sum of money. The caller goes on say Las Vegas police fully endorse the lottery.
The caller asks potential victims to establish a new bank account so the money can be sent, and to forward $1,500 for a processing fee.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
Johnson selected to be new provost
The dean at Colorado State University's College of Agricultural Sciences has been chosen to become provost at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Marc Johnson was selected over three other finalists for the job, which pays $265,000 a year, UNR President Milton Glick said.
Johnson is to begin his new duties on June 1.
He replaces John Frederick, who left in May to work as a senior fellow with the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.
