Courts
A 37-year-old Florida man accused of murder for punching another man, which authorities said led to his death at a Strip casino last week, posted $25,000 bail and was released from the Clark County jail late Tuesday.
A year after police shot and killed Erik Scott in front of a Summerlin Costco, about two dozen people gathered there at sunset to light candles in his memory and reflect on how his death helped spur reforms in the way local police-related deaths are reviewed.
A Las Vegas man is waiting for the FBI to respond to his claim of a $2 million reward for his tip that he says led to the capture of mafia boss James “Whitey” Bulger.
Problems handling DNA evidence at the Metropolitan Police Department’s crime lab have not been limited to two cases in 2001 that garnered headlines this week.
