Karsta Lucas said Las Vegas police had told her they had found her brother, Ronnie Lucas. Police said the body likely will be officially identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Wednesday.
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A Las Vegas man charged with killing a woman and storing her body in a suitcase claimed to police the victim died in an accidental shooting during a struggle over a gun.
An argument over $50 at a Las Vegas park culminated with the stabbing of a woman who was paralyzed in the attack, according to a police report.
A 19-year-old Las Vegas man has been charged with attempted murder in a triple shooting in the east Las Vegas Valley in November.
Search commander Scott Hayes said the man may still be alive despite strong winds and cold temperatures overnight that approached the freezing mark.
An investigation into a fire and sexual assault reported at the Excalibur on Wednesday has determined that no such assault occurred, Las Vegas police said.
“Get your stuff. We gotta get out of here,” one resident recalled telling her daughter after awakening Friday in a smoke-filled room at the Bridger Inn Hotel.
North Las Vegas firefighters discovered a body after extinguishing a fire in a vacant residence early Friday.
Daniel Neill of the DEA’s Las Vegas office said a joint law enforcement investigation into a “local criminal street gang here which traffics in drugs” led to the bust on Monday.
Las Vegas police arrested a man on kidnapping, sexual assault and murder charges Wednesday night after officers found a woman’s body in a suitcase.
A Las Vegas man who caused a crash that killed himself and three others in December had marijuana in his system, the Clark County coroner’s office has concluded.
A Henderson police SWAT unit surrounded a residence Thursday seeking two burglary suspects, but police did not find anyone inside when they eventually entered the home.
Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a business in central Las Vegas in November 2019.
Las Vegas police say a sexual assault and hotel fire Wednesday morning at the Excalibur are connected.
A Las Vegas motorist accused of speeding when his vehicle struck and killed a child in March 2019 has been arrested on a charge of felony reckless driving causing death.
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