Here are the police reports Las Vegas Valley drivers and residents should know about as of 9:45 a.m. Pacific on Monday, Nov. 2.
North Las Vegas: 1 dead, 2 injured in early-morning shooting
North Las Vegas police were called around 12:01 a.m. Monday to a reported shooting in the 1800 block of West McDonald Avenue. Officers found two men with gunshot wounds near West Street and McDonald Avenue and a third man with a gunshot wound near Juanita Circle and Carey Avenue, in the area of Carey Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. All three were taken to University Medical Center; police said one man died, one is in critical condition and one is stable.
Detectives and crime scene investigators are handling the case, and no suspect information has been released. The Clark County Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity and cause of death. Anyone with information can call North Las Vegas police at 702-633-9111, or Crime Stoppers of Nevada anonymously at 702-385-5555. Source: FOX5
Driver tip: Expect police activity around Carey Avenue and MLK Boulevard while the investigation continues.
Halloween weekend DUI blitz: 28 arrests
Las Vegas police, working with Henderson police, Clark County School District police and Nevada State Police, made 28 arrests during a Halloween weekend DUI enforcement, including 25 for suspected DUI. Officers made 271 traffic stops, issued 171 citations and towed 28 vehicles, police said. LVMPD’s message: “If you’re drinking, don’t drive.” Source: News 3
Driver tip: Rideshare drivers, expect more enforcement checkpoints around holidays and big event weekends; passengers who plan a sober ride keep everyone safer.