A federal judge has ruled the Clark County ordinance that bans stopping on pedestrian bridges along the Las Vegas Strip can stay in place.

More than 200 Flock license plate readers are operating across the Las Vegas Valley, giving police a tool to locate stolen vehicles, missing people and suspects while raising questions about the information collected from drivers who are not accused of crimes.

FOIA request reveals hiring gains, but one-third of trooper positions still unfilled.

Data from the Las Vegas Police Department shows four murder cases remain open for the department this year. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police include the clearance rate as part of their weekly murder stat sheet.

Homicides in Las Vegas are on the decline, with police reporting numbers not seen since before the pandemic.

Law enforcement is a career that is always in the public eye, whether for heroic reasons or scandal. Currently, our nation’s 800,000 law enforcement officers have even more of a spotlight than usual, though, amid high-profile police brutality cases. As a result, the Justice Department and some local police departments have made rule changes like banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants in some situations.

A report from UNLV Criminal Justice professor Dr. William H. Sousa showed that from 2018 to 2022, there was a 23% increase in disorderly calls for service on Las Vegas Boulevard and 11% of those calls were on pedestrian bridges.

The economy has been the primary concern among voters in Nevada, according to polls. Still, voters have seen many campaign ads trying to link immigration with crime.