Las Vegas officers will soon take on the role of the Easter Bunny by delivering loads of goodies, baskets and chocolates to children throughout Las Vegas this April.
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Glenn Puit has worked as a journalist for 27 years. He is a winner of the national Sigma Delta Chi award for public service journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists. He has worked at newspapers in Nevada, Oklahoma, Michigan, New York and Kentucky.
Freddy Allen, 58, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the 9:39 p.m. attack on a pedestrian bridge at Las Vegas Boulevard South and Tropicana Avenue.
The crash occurred just after 2 p.m. at the intersection of South Jones Boulevard and West Katie Avenue, according to a Metropolitan Police Department press release.
Police said the bicyclist left the sidewalk and rode eastbound into the south travel lanes of Nellis where he was struck by a southbound 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Law enforcement seized fentanyl pills and pounds of methamphetamine in Las Vegas as part of a lengthy investigation that led to the arrests of four people.
As of mid-March, vehicle thefts in Las Vegas were up 12 percent over 2021. This comes after 2021 had an increase of nearly 22 percent over the previous year.
A former nursing assistant charged with sexually assaulting a patient at a Las Vegas rehabilitation center is now charged with sexually abusing a child.
Lawyer says Marsha Stewart Byrd was being treated for breast cancer in California around the time of her missed court date.
Theman purchased a knife at a nearby smoke shop an hour before the attack, then waited until the victim had walked to an area where he thought there were no surveillance cameras.
Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Spencer said the woman was in the house with her boyfriend and three small children when her ex-boyfriend broke into the house.
A man who identified himself as a tourist from China is the third person arrested in an undercover sting operation in Las Vegas.
An autopsy report shows that Gary Robinson — the driver in a North Las Vegas crash that killed him and eight other people — had cocaine, alcohol and PCP in his system.
Records show that the suspect was released from custody because prosecutors have not filed a criminal complaint in the case.
Gerald Oglesby was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse Wednesday in the death of General Oglesby.
A gun was confiscated Friday at Desert Oasis High School, which has had a recent string of fights and lockdowns.
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