Blogs: Cops, Courts and Safety

Just another Sunday at the county jail

By Abigail Goldman · August 11, 2008 · 1:39 PM

Metro police arrested 99 people on Sunday, a number that's neither dazzling nor meager. Here, just for fun, is a small overview of what Clark County's residents and guests got caught doing yesterday: * 12 people were arrested for DUI's, all men, ages 18-62. * 12 people were arrested for prostitution, all women, ages 18-49. * 5 people were arrested for possession of cocaine, five people for possession of marijuana, one person for methamphetamine and two people for possession of ...

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North Carolina man injured in traffic accident

By Sun Staff · July 21, 2008 · 8:04 AM

A 23-year-old North Carolina man suffered critical injuries Sunday night when he was struck by a car on Tropicana Avenue east of the Las Vegas Strip, according to Metro Police.

Weekend checkpoint nets 16 DUI arrests

By Sun Staff · July 21, 2008 · 9 AM

A sobriety checkpoint netted 16 arrests in connection with DUI this past weekend east of the downtown area.

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Police still looking for suspect in Friday’s shooting death

By Mary Manning · July 21, 2008 · 10:57 AM

Metro Police are still searching for 17-year-old Jonathan Romero of Las Vegas, named as a suspect in Friday's shooting death of an 18-year-old man who was shot in the head ...

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Nye County murder suspect arrested in Las Vegas

By Mary Manning · July 18, 2008 · 7:10 AM

Federal and local law enforcement officers arrested a Nye County murder suspect Thursday in a downtown Las Vegas hotel room.

4-year-old’s death ruled as homicide

By Mary Manning · July 18, 2008 · 1:05 PM

The death of 4-year-old Jason Rimer was ruled a homicide today, the Clark County coroner said.

Motorcyclist who died in crash identified

By Mary Manning · July 18, 2008 · 1:53 PM

A 63-year-old man riding a 1994 Honda motorcycle who died after a crash Thursday in the southeastern part of Las Vegas Valley has been identified as Richard Byron Poindexter of Las Vegas.

UPDATE: Police hunt for 17-year-old in man’s death

By Mary Manning, Dave Toplikar · July 18, 2008 · 11:27 PM

Authorities were searching tonight in Las Vegas for a 17-year-old Las Vegas youth who they believed shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend this morning in a home in the northeast part of the city

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DUI checkpoint planned Saturday night

By Sun Staff · July 17, 2008 · 9:37 AM

Metro Police will be on the lookout for impaired drivers Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

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Bail set for trooper in DUI fatal crash case

By Staff and wire reports · July 17, 2008 · 10:03 AM

Bail was set at $50,000 today for a Nevada Highway Patrol sergeant accused of smoking marijuana before crashing his vehicle while off-duty, killing one person and injuring two.

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