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.
A Bellagio employee is accused of stealing $1,875 worth of lobster tails. Alex Hernandez, 49, faces one count of embezzlement. He was detained by hotel security until police arrived and took him into custody. Hernandez is being held at the Clark County Detention Center. His bail is set at $5,000.
A math teacher at West Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas has been arrested on child sex charges. Renee Rine, 36, was booked Friday into the Clark County Detention Center. She is being held without bail. She also faces charges of first-degree attempted kidnapping and contact with a minor or mentally-ill person. Rine is the ninth school district employee arrested during the current school year.