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LAS VEGAS, NV — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and an officer popularized across social media as “Metro Mullet” are facing a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force, unlawful detention, and Fourth Amendment violations stemming from a traffic stop and arrest in downtown Las Vegas. The complaint—filed...

LAS VEGAS, NV — What began as an attempted vehicle theft escalated into a broad-daylight homicide in the southeast Las Vegas Valley after a homeowner was struck and killed by a thief who ran him down with his own car, authorities confirmed. YouTube The incident occurred near the intersection of...

LAS VEGAS, NV — A 41-year-old Las Vegas motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning after colliding with a commercial tractor-trailer hauling two semi-trailers on Blue Diamond Road. The crash—investigated by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Collision Investigation Section (CIS Event #LLV261100033373)—marks the 104th traffic fatality within Metro’s jurisdiction this...

LAS VEGAS, NV — Michael Sanft, the prominent Las Vegas criminal defense attorney whose courtroom career spanned more than 150 jury trials and culminated in the historic murder defense of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, was found dead inside his Las Vegas home. He was 55 years old. The Clark County...

LAS VEGAS, NV — Professional hockey’s expansion into Southern Nevada reached another major milestone Tuesday morning, with the Professional Women’s Hockey League officially announcing the name, crest, and colors for its newest franchise: the Vegas Vanguards. The announcement—dispatched across the league’s broadcast network and confirmed by the Associated Press—establishes the...

LAS VEGAS, NV — A Colombian national has pleaded guilty in federal court in downtown Las Vegas for his role in distributing thousands of counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills across the valley, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada. The plea was entered before the U.S. District Court...

LAS VEGAS, NV — A motorcyclist died after colliding with a crossover SUV making a left turn across Blue Diamond Road in the southwest valley, marking the 103rd traffic-related fatality investigated by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department this year. The collision occurred at 1:32 p.m. PST at the intersection...