Christopher Prestipino of Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to charges in the slaying of Esmeralda Gonzalez, a 24-year-old model, whose body authorities said was found encased in concrete. (Angus Kelly/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Prosecutors added sexual assault charges Thursday against Giovanni Ruiz who stands accused of killing UNLV student Paula Davis. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jason Dukes has spent 15 years in Metro’s K-9 unit, a demanding job that requires officers to serve the needs of different departments and handle their dogs in hostile situations. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
While reporting on the Metropolitan Police Department’s K-9 section, Review-Journal writer Rio Lacanlale agreed to let a 100-pound Dutch shepherd attack her. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Surveillance video shows two men robbing another man at a convenience store in the 500 block of East Sahara Ave. on October 4th. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened at Indian Hills apartments on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (Bizu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Tactical physician for SWAT Marc O’Griofa gives an update Metro Headquarters in Las Vegas about police dog Hunter’s recovery after he suffered stab wounds while helping take a wanted man into custody during a barricade on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at the Indian Hills Apartment at 4550 W. Sahara Ave. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal stabbing in the central valley Sunday evening. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Homicide Lt. Ray Spencer briefs the media on a fatal stabbing at the Indian Hills apartments in the central valley on Sunday evening, Oct. 27, 2019. (Alexis Egeland/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Metro Police DUI Strike Team has reached 1,000 DUI-related arrests. (Alexis Egeland/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
While reporting on the Metropolitan Police Department’s K-9 section, Review-Journal writer Rio Lacanlale agreed to let a 100-pound Dutch shepherd attack her. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Two people were arrested Thursday morning, Oct. 24, 2019, after police chased a stolen car through the northwest valley. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raymond Young, 21, charged with sexual assault and robbery, appears in court during his bail hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Police located Young after he contacted one of the women via Snapchat on Oct. 15 and demanded that she send him more nude photos. (Bizuayehy Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A bail hearing and court appearance for Christopher Prestipino and Lisa Mort who are charged in connection with the death of Esmeralda Gonzalez, Oct. 22, 2019. (Nathan Asselin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The North Las Vegas Police Department is seeking assistance in finding two burglary suspects on Sept. 6, 2019. Officers pursued their vehicle resulted in a patrol car being rammed and officers discharging their weapons. The suspects were in a white Ford F-150. (North Las Vegas Police Department)
A North Las Vegas police officer was injured early Friday when a driver rammed his patrol car in an incident that led to police gunfire. About 2:30 a.m., a pair of North Las Vegas police officers tried to stop a suspicious vehicle near Decatur Boulevard and West Tropical Parkway. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
At a news conference with Las Vegas law enforcement officials early Friday, Karla Rodriguez’s parents asked the public to help find their daughter, who hasn’t been seen in 20 years. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
NEW INFORMATION IS COMING OUT ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER DEATH OF MAN IN LAS VEGAS POLICE CUSTODY.
TODAY THE CORONERS OFFICE IS RULING THE DEATH OF
50 BYRON LEE WILLIAMS’ AS A HOMICIDE.
Based on data from Clark County crime reports, what crime do you think your sign commits the most? (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Samuel Little, 79, has confessed to 93 murders. He is currently in prison in Texas. Law enforcement has confirmed more than half of his confessions, but some remain unmatched. In a recent interview, Little recalled details of a victim in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas police investigate after Nevada Highway Patrol troopers shot at then used a Taser on a man who had thrown rocks at them near U.S. Highway 95 and Eastern Avenue on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
An armed robbery occurred at a business located on the 3000 block of East Charleston Boulevard just after 9 p.m., Sept. 30, 2019. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
A woman prosecutors said used an 11-year-old girl as a prop while prostituting on the Strip was
ordered to serve up to six years behind bars on Tuesday. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Police say Bani Duarte, 29, was drunk when she drove into a car carrying four Las Vegas teens, killing three, in Huntington Beach, California on March 29, 2018. She is being tried on murder charges in Santa Ana. (Renee Summeropur/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are searching for a man and a woman suspected in four burglaries in the southwest valley this month. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
The recent deaths of five women in the Las Vegas area have no known connections, according to law enforcement officials, despite an internet rumor of a serial killer in the valley. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gustavo Ramos-Martinez, convicted of killing two elderly people, ordered to serve two sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Bizutesfaye
Paula Davis sings “On the Steps of the Palace,” a song from the musical “Into the Woods,” at a Timeless Tonys performance in 2017. (Lissy de Jesus/YouTube)
Defense attorneys for two Aryan Warriors members accused of murder and racketeering requested documents during a court hearing Wednesday after they were leaked to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.