The Las Vegas Police Protective Association filed a lawsuit this month on behalf of an officer who was fired for shooting a man in the head.
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Officers were initially called after a report that a man was attempting to break into parked vehicles. He ran off when officers arrived, police wrote in the statement.
Las Vegas police conducted a blitz in the south central and convention center area command, near the Las Vegas Strip and east area of downtown Saturday night.
Four spots opened in Henderson Saturday morning, including two Albertsons and a large shopping plaza, but the largest turnout was at Galleria Mall, which opened at 11 a.m.
The man was shot once Wednesday by North Las Vegas police after running away from a fight, according to a department spokesman.
A man beaten with a pipe earlier this month has died, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
A former employee at an Amargosa Valley youth residential facility was arrested after he was accused of raping a teenage girl and exploiting two other juveniles.
A judge ordered the complex, which is operating without a business license, can no longer accept new leases and a contractor must inspect the apartments.
The Sierra Vista 10th grader ran a red light in southwest Las Vegas in February and struck a Nissan driven by Jeffrey Gonzales, police have said.
The Vegas Strong Resiliency Center has expanded their services outside the Las Vegas Valley to anyone impacted by the Texas shooting.
All charges were dropped against Amy Villarreal, but a lawsuit filed Monday claims she suffered physical and mental anguish and was forced to leave the field she loved.
A second man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of a Dotty’s manager who tried to stop a robbery.
Police said that the man who was pinned had extensive injuries to his legs, blood in his lungs and injuries to his arms.
Samuel Schmid, 28, was arrested last week in Riverside County, California, and booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
The suspect had a record dating back to 2009 when he was arrested for violating a temporary protective order, and multiple felony drug charges were dismissed in 2016 and 2017.
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