In October 2017, 62-year-old David Rathbun was reported missing by family members and later found deceased in Arizona. The Las Vegas police homicide section is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 55-year-old Charles Ausiello and 45-year-old Jolene Hibbs who are suspects in Rathbun’s death. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Police give details and show video of of May 10th officer involved shooting #8 for 2020.
A Las Vegas police officer shot and killed a man armed with a sword Tuesday morning at an apartment complex in the east valley.
With the aid of a court order, Sheriff Joe Lombardo is expected to release hundreds of inmates from the Clark County Detention Center because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The latest on crime and police response during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of the takeaways from Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo and Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson. (Renee Summerour and MIchael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Metropolitan Police Department said Saturday that it will begin making “compliance checks” of businesses that have been deemed nonessential but are remaining open after Gov. Steve Sisolak’s order to close on Friday.
LVMPD Gang Detectives are requesting the public’s assistance to identify persons removing evidence from the scene of the crime. The following link shows a male accompanied by two females who appear to be picking up shell casings in the hallway where the shooting took place.
A man died in custody after Las Vegas police officers responded to a call from a concerned citizen about a man attempting to take his own life.
A new Metropolitan Police Department substation will be opening in the Summerlin area. New in-house detective squads, “flex squads” and more police availability in the Summerlin area are some of the new features of the substation. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal / Summerlin Area Command)
Randy Sutton, a retired Las Vegas police officer, is the founder and CEO of The Wounded Blue, a national nonprofit that helps law enforcement officers who are suffering. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas law enforcement officers came together Thursday morning to dedicate State Route 157 to DUI victims from Southern Nevada. A sign was placed on Kyle Canyon Road, just west of U.S. Highway 95, dubbing it the “DUI Victim Memorial Highway.” (Le’Andre Fox/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Oct. 1 was the second day on the job for Officer Brandon Engstrom who saved a critically injured woman amid the chaos of the Route 91 shooting. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police lieutenant Tom Melton faces 14 felony counts including charges of theft, grand larceny auto, perjury and exploitation of an older person.
Metro Lt. Ray Spencer briefs the media on a homicide investigation where police believe a woman’s body is in a 55-gallon drum in the southwest Las Vegas Valley (Alexis Egeland/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A man was taken into custody Thursday morning after allegedly attacking his mother at a home on the southwest side of Las Vegas. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Detective Austin Bone was shot three times in the leg and suffered a broken femur during a shootout last week that involved at least three other people, Las Vegas police said Monday.
A Las Vegas officer shot at a dog after it charged at police Wednesday morning as they investigated a possible shooting at a business complex in the Spring Valley area.
An armed robbery suspect is dead after a nearly seven-hour standoff the Aquarius casino in Laughlin, NV ended with an officer-involved shooting. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
An armed robbery suspect is dead after a nearly seven-hour standoff the Aquarius Casino in Laughlin ended with an officer-involved shooting. (Mat Luschek / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Sheriff Brett Zimmerman briefs the media on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, on the officer-involved shooting that occurred at a Speedee Mart on Paradise Road on Wednesday, Aug 7. Thirteen rounds were fired at the U-haul truck as the man attempted to flee. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
LVMPD and Superintendent Jesus Jara brief the public on back to school safety.
The ARMOR task force brings together multiple law enforcement agencies from across Southern Nevada to detect, respond, mitigate and investigate chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents.
Newly-released video reveals more details around Scott Gragson crash, including Gragson arguing with a guard over allowing cars to follow him to his home. Video from a resident’s security camera shows the vehicle crash on a median. And police bodycam footage shows Gragson talking to an officer after the crash. (Grand Jury Exhibits)
A funeral service for former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Captain, who also ran for sheriff, Larry Burns, was held at The Smith Center on Thursday, July 18. Burns was remembered by his family, friends and was given a 21-gun salute by the Las Vegas police honor guard. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo held a press conference on Wednesday, July 10, regarding a new report about the police department’s performance during Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1, 2017. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police officer Cordell Hendrex, who froze one floor beneath the Route 91 Harvest festival gunman was fired on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.
The LVMPD inform the public about the risks of fuel theft and improper storage can cause safety concerns for countless neighborhoods throughout the Las Vegas valley.
One person is dead and two others are critically injured after a suspected DUI crash Sunday morning in the central valley. Shortly after 4 a.m., two vehicles collided at the intersection of East Tropicana Avenue and Pecos Road.
Officers responded to a domestic violence call about 7:45 a.m. on the 9000 block of West Russell Road, near the 215 Beltway, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Chris Holmes said.
