Crime & Safety
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A grim discovery outside Las Vegas has spurred a Bureau of Land Management investigation
Piles of human remains were discovered outside of Searchlight, NV. Here’s what you need to know about this developing story.
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As NV lawmakers speed toward red light camera law, civil rights groups want to pump the brakes
By Michael Lyle, Nevada Current Amid growing numbers of traffic fatalities across Nevada, state lawmakers during interim meetings last year discussed whether red light and speed cameras or enhanced infrastructure would be the best way to improve road safety. A long-awaited bill, backed by state traffic safety officials and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, to…
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Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems say it can be tough to tell from miles away, but there are clues.
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¡Erick Rangel-Ibarra fue presuntamente arrestado en México!
Arrestaron en Querétaro, México, al hombre acusado de matar a Lesly Palacio, una joven nacida en Las Vegas. Un crimen que conmocionó a la comunidad local.
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FBI figures show 15% drop in violent crime in 2024
During the first quarter of 2024, there’s also been a 13% drop in aggravated assault, according to the FBI. Murder and rape both decreased by about 26%. Robbery decreased by 18% and property crime declined 15%.
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VIDEO: Driver arrested after 2 troopers killed in Las Vegas freeway hit-and-run was impaired, police say
Two Nevada state troopers in Las Vegas who had stopped to help a driver on the state’s busiest freeway were killed in the pre-dawn hours Thursday when an impaired driver struck them, authorities said. Las Vegas police Undersheriff Andrew Walsh said at a mid-day news conference that they had arrested the driver, who fled after…
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VIDEO: Dramático testimonio de una madre que buscaba a su hija en UNLV
@nevadannews Dramático testimonio de una madre que buscaba a su hija, luego de tiroteo en UNLV La estudiante de Artes, Carolyn Salvador Ávila fue una de las primeras 100 personas evacuadas del edificio aledaño a Frank and Estella Beam Hall (BEH), donde aconteció el tiroteo. Ella se encontraba allí para dar una conferencia en el…
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UNLV gunman was unemployed professor who had 150 rounds of ammunition and a target list, police say
A 67-year-old college professor who was denied jobs at various Nevada colleges and universities stuffed loaded handgun magazines into his waistband before walking into a University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus building and killing three faculty members, police said. After police killed him in a shootout, Anthony Polito was found to be carrying nine magazines…
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VIDEO: UNLV Sophomore Eryn Smith speaks about campus shooting and mental health
@nevadannews A person opened fire Wednesday on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, and at least three victims were taken to hospitals, according to police who reported the shooter was found dead. Alerts went out across the campus after callers reported an active shooter to police at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, said Adam Garcia, a…
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Tiroteo en UNLV arroja saldo rojo de 3 muertos y 1 persona hospitalizada
El tiroteo en el campus de la UNLV dejó un saldo rojo -preliminar- de 3 personas muertas y 1 hospitalizada, que evolucionó de estado crítico a estable. El alguacil del Condado Clark, Kevin McMahill efectuó una conferencia de prensa en la sede principal de LVMPD a la que acudieron Joe Lombardo, Carolyn Goodman, Jim Gibson,…
