Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help finding a man suspected of punching a 71-year-old on an RTC bus in the central valley in February. Anyone with information about the battery can contact Metro’s downtown area command at 702-828-4266, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Bodycam video released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows police responding to the deadly Alpine Motel Apartments building fire on Dec 21, 2019. (Rio Lancanlale and James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police say one person died in a two-vehicle crash on Rainbow Boulevard just south of Sahara Avenue on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police and SWAT are at the scene of a barricade in a neighborhood near Washington Avenue and Valley View Boulevard, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police have arrested the man accused of attacking a military veteran on a public bus on Dec. 13.
Nathaniel Graves, 26, was arrested Saturday on charges of mayhem, battery resulting in substantial bodily harm, and abuse of an old/vulnerable person with substantial bodily harm
One person was struck multiple times Tuesday morning in a shooting at a western Las Vegas condominium complex, and police were still searching for the shooter as of Tuesday afternoon. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Kim Murga, director of Metro’s forensics lab, speaks about familial DNA, which is a new way of looking at DNA to solve cold cases, during an interview with the Review-Journal, on Tuesday, Non. 11, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
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)
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
Oct. 1 was the second day on the job for Officer Brandon Engstrom who saved a critically injured woman amid the chaos of the Route 91 shooting. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A woman awoke in her apartment to find another woman on top of her “stabbing her repeatedly,” according to Las Vegas police on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Williams was on a bicycle when officers attempted to stop him for not having a safety light. Williams tried to run, jumping over a nearby wall. But according to the article, Williams then stopped, lying on the ground, apparently waiting for officers to apprehend him. He died at Valley Hospital sometime after officers attempted to take him into custody.
Metro Lt. Ray Spencer briefs the media on a homicide investigation where police believe a woman’s body is in a 55-gallon drum in the southwest Las Vegas Valley (Alexis Egeland/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Sheriff Brett Zimmerman briefs the media on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, on the officer-involved shooting that occurred at a Speedee Mart on Paradise Road on Wednesday, Aug 7. Thirteen rounds were fired at the U-haul truck as the man attempted to flee. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A woman is expected to survive after being shot in the back Saturday afternoon during a “domestic related” shooting in the south valley, Las Vegas police said. (Angus Kelly/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Metro Police Lieutenant Michelle Tavarez provides an update on the barricade situation at Emerson Avenue.
Las Vegas police and the Raiders partner with SafeNest on Project Safe 417 (the police code for domestic violence is 417). The program partners trained SafeNest volunteer advocates with Metropolitan Police Department officers dispatched to domestic violence calls, allowing advocates to provide immediate crisis advocacy to victims at the scene of those calls. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Six hours after the fact, Las Vegas homicide detectives worked to reconstruct the scene of a shooting early Jan. 7 that left one man dead in the southeast valley. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The newly formed DUI Strike Team made up of Las Vegas police officers and Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers have hit the streets looking for impaired drivers. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Captain Harry Fagel (left) of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department spoke to the media Tuesday, November 20, 2018, outside Metro headquarters. Captain Fagel addressed holiday safety tips. Captain Patricia Spencer (right) was also present for the briefing. Mat Luschek / Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas police are looking for two men involved in the shooting death of a man outside a 7-Eleven story at Bonanza Road and Maryland Parkway on Nov. 12, 2018. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Officer Involved Shooting Press Conference 10-15-2018
Las Vegas police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times early Friday morning.
The shooting was called in about 3:20 a.m. at the Harbor Island Apartments, 370 E. Harmon Ave., near Koval Lane.
The man was hospitalized and is expected to survive, but police are still searching for the shooter.
A motorcycle rider was seriously injured Tuesday night after a crash on Charleston Boulevard. The crash was reported just before 10 p.m. near Durango Drive, according to Las Vegas police. The motorcyclist was hospitalized with unknown injuries but is expected to survive. Las Vegas police are investigating the cause of the accident.
The initial police response to emergency calls at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival. This video has no audio.
Las Vegas police say this man sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl at gunpoint. The girl was walking home alone near Twain Avenue and Swenson Street May 23 when she was approached by a man in a black BMW who offered her a ride. Police say he showed a gun, put a shirt over her face and assaulted her before leaving her in an alleyway. Anyone with information may call 702-828-3421.
Las Vegas police identified the woman they said threatened neighbors with a skillet Saturday night. Officer Ondre Wills, 23, shot at Sommer Richards, 34, multiple times on Big Sur Drive, near Nellis Boulevard and Desert Inn Road. Police responded to the area after receiving reports that the woman was armed with a shovel. Police said the woman chased neighbors and a security guard. Wills got between Richards and the others and repeatedly told her to drop the shovel. The woman instead turned and moved toward a person who was standing nearby before the officer fired shots. Police said she bit another officer as he attempted to render aid. Richards remains in serious but stable condition.
A crash early Friday morning has left a motorcyclist hospitalized with a serious head injury, according to Las Vegas police. The crash occurred in the southwest valley at Durango Drive and the 215 Beltway, and was reported around 1:30 a.m. Police are investigating and one lane of the eastbound 215 offramp has been shut down.
Las Vegas police are looking for the suspect who stabbed a woman in the stomach during a street robbery Friday morning in the central valley. The 37-year-old woman walked into the 7-Eleven at 531 E. Sahara Ave., around 1:30 a.m. with a wound to her abdomen, according to police. She was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive her wound. The stabber remains at-large.
A Las Vegas police officer has been demoted after failing to stop the death of an unarmed black man. Now former sergeant Travis Crumrine was in charge of officer Kenneth Lopera during the death of Tashii Brown last May. Lopera shocked Brown multiple times before placing him in an unapproved chokehold. Records show that originally, department officials accused Crumrine of failing to intervene by not ensuring that Lopera let go of Brown after he gave the officer an order to do so. Ultimately, Crumrine was demoted to police officer on Nov. 1 for neglect of duty and for failing to turn on his body camera during the interaction.
