Metro releases photo of suspect in homicide near Maryland Parkway and Twain

Wednesday, May 31st, 2017, 2:13pm

Metro Police released Wednesday the identity of the man who may have been involved in a homicide near Maryland Parkway and E. Twain Avenue.

Police are searching for 25-year-old Zachary Drey. Metro's preliminary investigation revealed Drey lived at an apartment complex in the 3800 block of South Maryland Parkway, which is where the homicide occurred.

Around 2:45 a.m. officers were called to the area to investigate a suspicious situation after a woman called 9-1-1 saying a family member had injured his roommate.

When police arrived at the scene, they found a partially opened door. Officers announced who they were, but no one answered, so police went inside to check things out.

Once inside the home, officers found a man dead inside the apartment. Metro said he had several stab wounds.

Drey was nowhere in sight. Drey is described as a white man who stands approximately 6-feet tall and weighs between 150-160 pounds. He has red hair and green eyes... Read More

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Thursday, May 25th, 2017, 3:15pm

Metro Police investigated a shooting Thursday near Swenson Street and E. Twain Avenue.

Metro said officers responded to reports of 10 shots that were fired in the area around 12:01 p.m.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man was taken to Sunrise Hospital, but there's no word on his injuries.

Metro also hasn't released any information about the suspect or suspects.

This is a developing story... Read More

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Tuesday, April 25th, 2017, 12:33pm

Las Vegas Metro Police are investigating the shooting of a 4-month-old infant shortly after 11 a.m.

The infant was shot in the hand and transported to Sunrise Hospital.

The shooting was reported in the 370 block of E. Harmon Avenue near Paradise Road. Police are investigating where the gunshot originated. It may have been from a neighboring apartment.

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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017, 3:51pm

A plan to build elevated expressways to and from McCarran International Airport was well-received by Clark County commissioners Tuesday.

However, with the history of plans for light rail trains and monorail extensions that have yet to be built, will it ever happen?

RTC Chairman Larry Brown says, this time, it's different.

Travel times between McCarran and the Strip are expected to surge by 2040. A new study predicts it will take nearly 50 percent longer due to congestion.

"Get off the road," jokes commuter Shirley Mitchell. "Make room for me."

It comes as no surprise to Mitchell.

"I know there's a lot of people traveling here, and a lot of people going out, so yeah."

But what comes as a surprise to many is some of the solutions -- that have long been looked at as pipe dreams for years in the valley -- are actually not that far from reality anymore.

"Now you're starting to see pieces of that plan implemented," Brown said... Read More

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Tuesday, February 21st, 2017, 10:23pm

An American Airlines flight that was scheduled to leave McCarran International Airport may have had to be evacuated Tuesday night, according to reports.

A McCarran spokesperson said American Airlines flight 0073 was on the runway about to depart to Los Angeles, but it never got off the ground.

According to a McCarran spokesperson, the passengers were deplaned and taken by shuttle buses to the terminals with a threat being made via social media. No word on what kind of a threat was made.

A traffic camera in the area revealed that the plane was surrounded by multiple emergency vehicles on the runway.

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Friday, February 17th, 2017, 7:32pm

Metro Police investigated a bank robbery near E. Tropicana Avenue and S. Maryland Parkway Friday evening.

According to officers, around 4:59 p.m a man walked into the Bank of America located at 4795 S. Maryland Parkway near UNLV and demanded money. Metro said the man handed the teller a note that said he had a bomb.

The teller gave the man an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing the area.

The only description police released of the suspect is that he's a white man in his 30's. Metro Police said further investigation into the bomb threat revealed that it wasn't legit.

No one was hurt, and the FBI was notified.

Authorities are still investigating... Read More

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Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, 7:05pm

Scammers are preying on the kind hearts of Nevada residents, and they're using the Nevada Highway Patrol to do it.

NHP said it had received several complaints from citizens who said they were being solicited for donations on behalf of various police charitable originations.

NHP said the scam artists use a local phone number to conduct the con, and according to some callers, they were solicited from someone posing as a representative of the American Association of State Troopers, along with the Officer Down Charities for the Nevada Highway Patrol and the Nevada Highway Patrol itself.

When a person refuses to donate, NHP said witnesses told them the scammer would threaten unfair treatment from Troopers in the future.

"We want the community to be aware of this fraudulent activity and be sure to protect their personal information," NHP said... Read More

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