Cassie Smith told homicide detectives that she watched her boyfriend, 41-year-old Joshua Oxford, pour hot water over her son after he smacked the boy “over and over again” Sept. 1 inside their studio apartment.
Mike Shoro
Former Business Reporter
Three people are dead Monday after what Las Vegas police are calling a double homicide-suicide in the northwest valley.
Elijah M. Lynum, 41, faces two counts of murder in deadly shootings on Dec. 12, 2017, and Aug. 12, according to Las Vegas police and court documents.
The motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash on the 4100 block of Industrial Center Drive, the North Las Vegas Police Department posted on social media.
A multi-jurisdictional operation from law enforcement agencies led to the arrests of 135 people wanted on felony charges across different states and counties, according to a U.S. Marshals Service release.
The two pedestrians hit and killed by a suspected DUI driver Thursday night in the south valley have been identified as George Cangro, 68, and Linda Cangro, 67, from Meridian, Idaho.
Las Vegas police released footage Friday of a “vehicle of interest” seen in the east valley neighborhood where a Jan. 27 shooting took the life of 42-year-old Jorge Antonio Prado.
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak discussed criminal justice reforms with community leaders Thursday evening in Las Vegas. Holder also endorsed Sisolak.
A man and woman from Idaho died after they were struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in the south valley, Las Vegas police said.
When an armed robber grabbed a pawn shop employee and held her hostage at gunpoint Monday afternoon, he got more than he bargained for, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday during a press conference on its 19th officer-involved shooting.
One person is dead after a small plane crashed south of Las Vegas on Wednesday night, according to authorities.
Uriah Zamir Crain, 29, was sentenced Wednesday for his role in carjackings on June 22 and June 25 of last year, a U.S. Department of Justice release said.
The woman arrested in a crash that killed an 8-year-old boy told Las Vegas police she was speeding because she was late for work, according to newly released court documents.
Ernest Milton Smith Jr., 38, faces a murder charge in the death of a woman he was dating, a release said.
Family friends remembered 8-year-old Levi Echenique, who died Friday after a speeding Camaro slammed into his family’s car, as a sweet, caring boy who shared a close bond with his family. The driver was arrested and faces reckless driving and DUI charges.
