A former Clark County employee accused of stealing an attorney’s bar number to impersonate him in court entered a plea agreement earlier this week. Deputies arrested Jerrell Roberts last August after attorney Jerrell Luis Berrios reported that his bar number was being used fraudulently in another case. An investigation found Roberts had misrepresented himself as…

Authorities arrested a 39-year-old North Las Vegas man last month after he attacked a man in a wheelchair near the Las Vegas Strip. The incident occurred shortly before noon on February 28 in the area of Elvis Presley Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard South. Officers responded after a caller reported an assault in progress. Police…

A Reno man was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with parole eligibility after 30 months, for participating in organized retail thefts that cost local businesses thousands of dollars, according to the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. Emilrussel Pascual, 36, was identified through the District Attorney’s Retail Theft Initiative and the Northern Nevada Organized Retail…

A Las Vegas homeowner says he has received election-related mail addressed to a previous resident for nearly three decades, raising questions about the accuracy of voter rolls in Clark County. The man, who purchased his home in 1997, said he initially thought little of the mail, which included campaign fliers and sample ballots. But over…

The dean of the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Education and Human Development is facing a faculty confidence vote following allegations about his leadership and conduct. Faculty voted Friday morning to move forward with a formal review of Dean Donald Easton Brooks, with the motion passing overwhelmingly, 56 in favor, two abstentions, and no…

A coordinated raid in Carson City led to multiple arrests Thursday on drug trafficking and weapons-related charges, including the alleged manufacturing of untraceable “ghost guns,” according to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office. The operation took place on March 19 at a home on Trolley Way. Detectives used both physical and electronic surveillance to track brothers…

Gov. Joe Lombardo has appointed Michael Miles as Acting Executive Director of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board, according to a news release issued Thursday, March 19. Miles will step into the role on Monday, March 30, taking over for James Humm, who has been appointed director of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy. Miles has…

More than 15 law enforcement associations across Nevada have endorsed retired Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tim Ross, in his bid for Reno mayor, according to a campaign news release. The endorsement comes from the Public Safety Alliance of Nevada, a coalition representing law enforcement organizations from across the state, including groups in Carson City,…

A Dayton man is facing a murder charge following a late-night shooting in Lyon County that left one person dead. The shooting was reported just after 10:45 p.m. on Sheep Camp Road near Rose Peak Road. When Lyon County deputies arrived, they found an unidentified man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead…

A visible law enforcement presence in downtown Reno Thursday night was part of a coordinated regional operation targeting suspected drug activity along the 4th Street corridor. According to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, the operation involved detectives from the Human Exploitation and Recovery Operations (HERO) Unit, the Northern Nevada Drug Task Force, K9 deputies, and…