An employee at High Desert State Prison has tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed case in a Nevada Department of Corrections facility, prison officials said. Officials did not say what … Source: Crime Las Vegas
Metro Police say they aren’t seeing any uptick in crime during the coronavirus outbreak, but the Clark County prosecutor today warned anyone against taking advantage of the crisis to … Source: Crime Las Vegas
A Nevada inmate who is fighting execution after being convicted of killing four people and wounding a fifth with a shotgun at a Las Vegas supermarket wants the U.S. Supreme Court to … Source: Crime Las Vegas
Christopher Prestipino, 47, posted $500,000 bail after his Oct. 28 arrest on counts of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to kidnap. He is back in jail today after … Source: Crime Las Vegas
About 90 percent of jail detainees in Nevada are held in just two facilities — the Clark County Detention Center in … Source: Crime Las Vegas
You see, lying down with the likes of Rudy Giuliani and The Donald has its risks. You can attract fleas like Lev Parnas who, when confronted with a host that will no longer willingly give his blood, will quickly jump to another in an effort to … Source: Crime Las […]
Some residents of the Alpine Motel Apartments told investigators there was no heat in the building and they were using their stoves to stay warm … Source: Crime Las Vegas
In a rare interview with BBC Newsnight that was broadcast late Saturday, Andrew categorically denied having sex with the woman, Virginia Roberts Giuffre. But Britain’s newspapers and social media commentators criticized him for … Source: Crime Las Vegas
Two months after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authorities are assessing the environmental impact and cleanup costs at the site where trees were clear-cut, waterways were diverted, and the ground was littered with open containers of … […]
A man charged with fatally stabbing a Popeyes restaurant customer who reportedly had cut to the front of a line for chicken sandwich orders was held without bond after … Source: Crime Las Vegas
Threats against staff at two state prisons prompted officials to lock down yards and “problem areas,” according to the Nevada Department of Corrections. The safety precautions, which … Source: Crime Las Vegas
Nevada has taken in thousands of participants since it started using drug courts in 1992. To get into the program, a defendant will plead guilty or no contest to drug-related charges. A judge will then decline to convict the defendant or suspend the case by … Source: Crime Las Vegas
While the indictment unsealed Thursday identifies the Nevada political candidates only as “candidate-1” and “candidate-2,” campaign finance records show that one of the indicted businessmen … Source: Crime Las Vegas
Byron Lee Williams was profiled because of the color of his skin, his family alleges. They also say officers ignored Williams’ repeated pleas that he couldn’t breathe and acted with … Source: Crime Las Vegas
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged at a news conference in Rome on Wednesday that “I was on the phone call” on July 25 between Trump and the Ukraine president, saying that as America’s chief diplomat he was … Source: Crime Las Vegas
From Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2019, 723 mass shootings — an incident involving multiple victims of predominantly firearm violence — have taken place in the United States. Of those 723 tragedies, 54 of the shootings … Source: Crime Las Vegas
Just after the two-year anniversary of the day that irrevocably changed Leslie Collis’ life, the native Las Vegan will say goodbye to the city she has called home for 15 years. Traumatized by what she saw and lived through while attending the Route 91 Harvest festival … Source: Crime Las […]
Not having access to rape-kit results is harmful “because the kits belong to them and to not have that information negatively impacts the healing process,” advocate Ilse Knecht said. Source: Crime Las Vegas
Despite her young age, Paula Marie Davis was well-rounded. She was a singer, dancer, actor and runner. She could play the piano and the flute. She was also a pingpong aficionado … Source: Crime Las Vegas
The 78-year-old singer has received the full support from Salzburg Festival management and his co-stars ahead of Sunday’s performance of Verdi’s “Luisa Miller,” in which the famous tenor will … Source: Crime Las Vegas