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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2017

NV Man Gets 15 to 50 Years for Shooting into Police Car, Injuring Officer

A Las Vegas man who was 17 when he fired three shots into a police vehicle in September 2015, wounding a police officer in what authorities called an ambush, has been sentenced to 15 to 50 years in Nevada state prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2017

NFL Sunday: Cleveland Players Show Unity with Police, Bennett Brothers Show Contempt

Members of the Cleveland Browns and law enforcement officers and emergency workers ran onto the field together and locked arms during the national anthem on Sunday before the team’s first game of the season.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2017

Video: Las Vegas Police Refute Claims of Racial Bias in Detention of NFL Player

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Undersheriff Kevin McMahill on Wednesday denied race played a role when officers detained Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett last month after the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2017

Video: Officer's Body Camera Captured Las Vegas Traffic Stop Shooting

Salas, 25, fired nine rounds total at the officers who scattered in opposite directions. Nelson returned fire, pulling the trigger 10 times, firing one bullet into Salas’ head.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2017

Video: Las Vegas Officer Seriously Wounded, Suspect Killed at Traffic Stop

A Las Vegas Metropolitan police officer was shot Tuesday afternoon during a traffic stop. The suspect was killed either by police fire or his own hand.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 6, 2017

Las Vegas Officer Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter Over Suspect's Death

Las Vegas Metropolitan police officer Kenneth Lopera was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter in the Mother’s Day death of Tashii Farmer, 40, at The Venetian casino hotel. He also was charged with oppression under the color of office.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 25, 2017

'Credible' Islamic State Propaganda Video Features Short Clip of Las Vegas Strip

A legitimate Islamic State group propaganda video posted on social media last week features brief footage of the Las Vegas Strip while calling for lone-wolf terrorist attacks, and Las Vegas police are treating it as a credible threat.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2017

Forensic Scientists Help Las Vegas Detectives Link Impounded Guns to Unsolved Crimes

Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Department forensic scientists are working around the clock to help solve crimes in bulk, connecting cartridge cases from impounded guns to open criminal cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2017

Las Vegas Police Use Mannequin Decoy in Murder Investigation

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Detectives investigating the murders of two homeless men sleeping on the sidewalk in downtown recently used a mannequin as a decoy to lure a suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2017

Video: Retired Las Vegas Lieutenant Reunites with Woman He Helped Save from Suicide by Cop

More than 15 years after a Las Vegas police officer made a life-saving decision, he reunited with the veteran he helped save.

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