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Blog Posts in September, 2010

19 Year Old Arrested for Murder After Drug Deal

19 year old Russell Sean Hultgren was arrested Tuesday morning for murder and is being held in Henderson County Detention Center without bail. Two other teenagers, a 17 year old and an 18 year old who ...
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Second Henderson Cop Arrested for Solicitation in a Month

Henderson Police Officer Lt. John Coggs was arrested for solicitation of a prostitute while on his way to work. This is the second time in the past month that a Henderson cop has been arrested for ...
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NJ Man Arrested for Violating Casino Ban

A man from New Jersey who was banned from Nevada Casinos in 1994 was arrested on Wednesday for violating the ban. People who are convicted of cheating at casino's often receive a "black book" ban, ...
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Hip-Hop Singer Bruno Mars Arrested on Cocaine Charges

Bruno Mars, a popular hip-hop singer whose real name is Peter Hernandez, was arrested on Sunday evening for cocaine possession . Hernandez was at the Hard Rock Hotel when a bathroom attendant reported ...
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Paris Hilton Gets Plea Deal for Cocaine Charges

Socialite, heiress, and celebrity Paris Hilton was charged with felony drug possession after police found .08 gram of cocaine in her purse on August 26. In a plea bargain, she avoided jail and plead ...
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Guilty Plea for Former Fire Captain Accused of Solicitation of a Minor

Clark County's former fire captain, Martin Vohwinkel, has plead guilty to a federal charge of soliciting a minor. The 56 year old posted an ad on Craigslist seeking a young sexual partner; he ...
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Police Searching for Missing Mom and Daughter

Las Vegas police are urging people to come forward if they have any information about a missing mother and daughter who never returned from a Labor Day weekend road trip to Bearizona Wildlife Park in ...
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FBI Reports 2009 Crime Drop

For the third year in a row, violent crime rates across the nation are dropping. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), violent crime decreased by 5.3% from 2008. Some violent crimes ...
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Undefeated Boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Charged with Grand Larceny

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing his ex-girlfriend's iPhone. Mayweather, whose fighting name is "Money," is undefeated, having won 41 fights. He earned $20 ...
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District Attorney for Nye Counting Facing DUI, Embezzlement Charges

Nye County District Attorney Bob Beckett is now facing DUI charges on top of pending embezzlement charges from last May. At the time of the arrest, he was out on bail for the embezzlement charges, ...
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Police Shoot Man Who Raises Gun at Them

This Sunday, over Labor Day weekend, Metro police responded to a call in Las Vegas Valley that was initially a problem between two neighbors. As they were on their way to the home on Greenbriar ...
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Elementary School Principal Arrested on Meth Charges

The principal of Dondero Elementary School, 53 year old LeRoy Espinosa, was arrested on Friday for possession of methamphetamine , which is a felony offense. The arrest followed another arrest of an ...
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Felon Charged with Attempted Murder, False Imprisonment, Domestic Battery, and More

Burniss Eugene Yarbrough, 52, is currently being treated at University Medical Center for a gunshot wound to the head and to the chest. When he is released from the hospital, he will be arrested and ...
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