A man facing multiple charges in connection with a suspected drunk driving crash Saturday admitted to investigators that he’d been drinking prior to the fatal crash. Aaron Kruse was made a court appearance on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Casandra Garrett was in court on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Las Vegas after she was extradited from Wisconsin. She is facing charges in connection with the slaying of Esmeralda Gonzalez, a 24-year-old model whose body was found encased in concrete in October. (Nathan Asselin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas attorney Alexis Plunkett has been disbarred from practicing law in Nevada. The 38-year-old pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of possession of a telecommunication device by a prisoner,
and was ordered to serve three-years probation. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bodycam footage shows Las Vegas police confronting Larime Taylor, a disabled man who “live draws” art on the Las Vegas Strip using his mouth. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Bodycam footage from an officer-involved shooting where the officers a 7-year-old male juvenile with apparent stab wounds and an agitated adult female.
Three more people were arrested in connection with an unlicensed group home in the east valley that authorities first raided in September, police said Thursday. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A onetime Las Vegas casino bell captain who spent 25 years in prison as the accused mastermind in a notorious 1974 contract murder won his last legal battle for freedom Wednesday when the state Pardons Board granted him a conditional pardon restoring all his civil rights. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Frank LaPena received a conditional pardon from the Nevada Pardons Board Wednesday, restoring his civil rights 45 years after he was accused of a notorious 1974 contract killing in Las Vegas. (Bill Dentzer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Christopher Prestipino of Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to charges in the slaying of Esmeralda Gonzalez, a 24-year-old model, whose body authorities said was found encased in concrete. (Angus Kelly/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Prosecutors added sexual assault charges Thursday against Giovanni Ruiz who stands accused of killing UNLV student Paula Davis. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jason Dukes has spent 15 years in Metro’s K-9 unit, a demanding job that requires officers to serve the needs of different departments and handle their dogs in hostile situations. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
While reporting on the Metropolitan Police Department’s K-9 section, Review-Journal writer Rio Lacanlale agreed to let a 100-pound Dutch shepherd attack her. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Surveillance video shows two men robbing another man at a convenience store in the 500 block of East Sahara Ave. on October 4th. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened at Indian Hills apartments on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (Bizu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Tactical physician for SWAT Marc O’Griofa gives an update Metro Headquarters in Las Vegas about police dog Hunter’s recovery after he suffered stab wounds while helping take a wanted man into custody during a barricade on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at the Indian Hills Apartment at 4550 W. Sahara Ave. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal stabbing in the central valley Sunday evening. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Homicide Lt. Ray Spencer briefs the media on a fatal stabbing at the Indian Hills apartments in the central valley on Sunday evening, Oct. 27, 2019. (Alexis Egeland/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Metro Police DUI Strike Team has reached 1,000 DUI-related arrests. (Alexis Egeland/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
While reporting on the Metropolitan Police Department’s K-9 section, Review-Journal writer Rio Lacanlale agreed to let a 100-pound Dutch shepherd attack her. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Two people were arrested Thursday morning, Oct. 24, 2019, after police chased a stolen car through the northwest valley. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raymond Young, 21, charged with sexual assault and robbery, appears in court during his bail hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Police located Young after he contacted one of the women via Snapchat on Oct. 15 and demanded that she send him more nude photos. (Bizuayehy Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A bail hearing and court appearance for Christopher Prestipino and Lisa Mort who are charged in connection with the death of Esmeralda Gonzalez, Oct. 22, 2019. (Nathan Asselin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The North Las Vegas Police Department is seeking assistance in finding two burglary suspects on Sept. 6, 2019. Officers pursued their vehicle resulted in a patrol car being rammed and officers discharging their weapons. The suspects were in a white Ford F-150. (North Las Vegas Police Department)
A North Las Vegas police officer was injured early Friday when a driver rammed his patrol car in an incident that led to police gunfire. About 2:30 a.m., a pair of North Las Vegas police officers tried to stop a suspicious vehicle near Decatur Boulevard and West Tropical Parkway. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
At a news conference with Las Vegas law enforcement officials early Friday, Karla Rodriguez’s parents asked the public to help find their daughter, who hasn’t been seen in 20 years. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
NEW INFORMATION IS COMING OUT ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER DEATH OF MAN IN LAS VEGAS POLICE CUSTODY.
TODAY THE CORONERS OFFICE IS RULING THE DEATH OF
50 BYRON LEE WILLIAMS’ AS A HOMICIDE.
Based on data from Clark County crime reports, what crime do you think your sign commits the most? (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Samuel Little, 79, has confessed to 93 murders. He is currently in prison in Texas. Law enforcement has confirmed more than half of his confessions, but some remain unmatched. In a recent interview, Little recalled details of a victim in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas police investigate after Nevada Highway Patrol troopers shot at then used a Taser on a man who had thrown rocks at them near U.S. Highway 95 and Eastern Avenue on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
