A man accused of coercing a prostitute into having sex while he posed as an undercover detective was a contracted technical support specialist at the College of Southern Nevada.
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A 24-year-old man who died days after what Las Vegas police are calling a prostitution-related shooting has been identified.
An 85-year-old man killed last week in an Oct. 24 crash has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Lloyd Napouk was armed with a homemade plastic sword that was “very special to him” when he was shot and killed by Las Vegas police early Saturday, Metro officials said during a Tuesday news conference.
The spate of gun violence began at 9:40 p.m. Friday in North Las Vegas, when a 20-year-old man was found fatally shot in the torso on the 3300 block of Civic Center Drive.
Temperatures this week in the Las Vegas Valley will fluctuate because of a low pressure system that will move into the area, according to the National Weather Service.
A man suspected of stealing a semi-truck attempted to evade Las Vegas police Saturday evening, shutting down a major road in the southeast valley as officers worked to take him into custody.
A middle-aged woman was found dead inside a burning apartment early Saturday in the eastern valley, marking the fifth fire-related death in Las Vegas this year, fire officials said.
A man is accused of coercing a prostitute into having sex while he posed as an undercover detective.
The package, addressed to an employee at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s North Las Vegas facilities, arrived about 9 a.m. When an employee picked up the box, it began vibrating, said police spokesman Eric Leavitt.
High temperatures through Monday will be about 5 to 10 degrees above the average of 77 degrees for this time of year, but are expected to plunge to 76 and 72 on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Betten was pronounced brain-dead Sept. 17 at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, two days after he was found bleeding from the head at a Shell gas station at 4171 Boulder Highway.
“Halloween may be one of the most fun nights of the year, but it also can be one of the most dangerous for young pedestrians,” the county said in a public service announcement promoting the campaign called Inside By 9
Expect warmer than average in the Las Vegas Valley through the weekend, but cold weather will arrive near the Halloween holiday, according to the National Weather Service.
A killing at a known drug flophouse in the southeast Las Vegas Valley earlier this year has remained unsolved for more than eight months.