A proposed Nevada law would give sex traffickers years of prison time if they try to lure juveniles online and are caught by law enforcement posing as children.
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act is a new bill that looks to crack down on organized retail crime across the country, and one of Nevada’s senators is at the forefront of it.
A man at the center of an intense police search in Oregon after a violent kidnapping was released from custody in October 2021 by Nevada prison officials on the same day he was transferred to the state’s custody.
Grants Pass police said the suspect “is actively using online dating applications to contact unsuspecting individuals who may be lured into assisting with the suspect’s escape or potentially as additional victims.”
Animal services said the woman is Heather Brashear, described as white in her 30s and possibly homeless. The dog, Bandit, is a tan-and-white pit bull mix.
Police and the Clark County coroner found that the driver had intoxicating levels of cocaine and PCP in his system at the time of the mid-afternoon crash.
Henry Ruggs, who is out of custody on bail, is charged with driving under the influence on Nov. 2, 2021, and slamming his Chevrolet Corvette into the SUV of Tina Tintor, causing the vehicle to go up in flames.
“I’m inclined to deny the motion for sanctions because it would affect the criminal case adversely,” Clark County District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt said.
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office have seized a vehicle from a Fernley residence as part of an investigation into the Christmas Eve death of Dean Sandoval.
A Fallon man wanted for the sexual assault of a six-year-old child has been extradited back to the U.S. from Mexico after being arrested by U.S. Marshals.
The Bureau of Land Management has increased its reward offer for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for shooting five horses in Jakes Valley in late 2021.
Austin William Himmelman, 32, apologized in court Wednesday for his pleas of no contest to involuntary manslaughter and battery with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm.
The sheriff’s office said the suspect loitered in the CVS store for about an hour on Monday, then grabbed an employee by the wrist and pulled her outside of the store.
The former battalion chief for the Clark County Fire Department has been arrested by Henderson police and faces charges of exploiting an older or vulnerable person and theft from an elderly vulnerable person on Wednesday, according to authorities.