Almost two years after his wrongful arrest and accusations Jesus Carvajal filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County district attorney’s office.
Evidence indicates a Molotov Cocktail, defined as a glass bottle filled with a flammable
liquid and wick, was ignited and thrown towards the LVMPD’s Northeast Area Command located at 3750 Cecile Avenue.
The family of wounded Las Vegas police officer Shay Mikalonis issued a statement Friday morning thanking the community for support as a fundraising drive was announced.
A Las Vegas police officer shot and killed a man armed with a sword Tuesday morning at an apartment complex in the east valley.
Las Vegas Police and the Clark County Fire Department are investigating a suspected arson at 4330 W. Desert Inn Road.
A fire broke out around 3 a.m. Wednesday. Metropolitan police later arrived at the scene and taped off the area. Clark County fire investigators believe the fire was intentionally set. Check back at lvrj.com for more details.
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal shooting Monday morning on the 4200 block of Calimesa Street.
An adult man was found in front of a house with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital where he died, according to Metropolitan Police Lt. David Gordon.
Homicide detectives also are investigating another deadly shooting that occurred a short time after the Calimesa Street shooting. A person was killed at 2901 W. Washington Ave.
On Monday, a Judge Harmony Letizia appointed a public defender for former Metropolitan Police officer Arthur Lee Sewall Jr. who is charged for the rape and murder of Nadia Iverson whose body was found at a construction site with a gunshot wound to the head more that 20 years ago.