LAS VEGAS—Police say two women have been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after three children fell from a moving vehicle in Las Vegas.
Police say 1-year-old twins were taken to University Medical Center after falling from the vehicle on Sunday.
One of the twins was in critical condition Monday. The other was being held for observation.
A 3-year-old boy who fell from the vehicle had a cut above his eye. He was treated and released. His mother, 28-year-old Nancy Lopez, was arrested.
The twins' mother, 19-year-old Vanessa Ramirez, also was arrested.
Jail records say Ramirez and Lopez are due in court Tuesday on seven counts each of child endangerment.
Police say Lopez was driving the vehicle and that it was carrying 10 people.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
N. Las Vegas police plan increased DUI patrols
LAS VEGAS—North Las Vegas police say they will spend Sunday looking for drunken drivers.
Police announced Wednesday that they'll conduct a saturation patrol in a few major areas in North Las Vegas on Sunday, the day after Halloween.
Officers will conduct traffic stops and look for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The extra patrols are being funded by a grant from the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety.
The patrols will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Police announced Wednesday that they'll conduct a saturation patrol in a few major areas in North Las Vegas on Sunday, the day after Halloween.
Officers will conduct traffic stops and look for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The extra patrols are being funded by a grant from the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety.
The patrols will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Man convicted of DUI
A La Paz County jury convicted Chad C.C. Connally of driving under the influence Nov. 13 in the Parker Justice Court. Connally, a resident of Las Vegas, was arrested April 25 on Riverside Drive for driving without headlamps on. His blood alcohol concentration was .112.
Stephen Lundell was the lead prosecutor and the case was investigated by Arizona Department of Public Safety Officer P.J. McCabe.
Connally was sentenced the same day by Judge Charlene Weis to serve three days in jail, pay fines totaling $2,009, attend alcohol screening and education and install an ignition interlock device in any vehicle Connelly drives for one year. Connally had no prior DUI convictions.
County Attorney Sam Vederman made the following statement: "I am extremely pleased with the sentence handed down by Judge Weis. The advantage of having a jury trial is that the judge has an opportunity to hear all the facts of the case and can observe the demeanor exhibited by the defendant and seeing the lack of remorse, the defendant received three days in jail, which is more jail time than the mandatory minimum."
Stephen Lundell was the lead prosecutor and the case was investigated by Arizona Department of Public Safety Officer P.J. McCabe.
Connally was sentenced the same day by Judge Charlene Weis to serve three days in jail, pay fines totaling $2,009, attend alcohol screening and education and install an ignition interlock device in any vehicle Connelly drives for one year. Connally had no prior DUI convictions.
County Attorney Sam Vederman made the following statement: "I am extremely pleased with the sentence handed down by Judge Weis. The advantage of having a jury trial is that the judge has an opportunity to hear all the facts of the case and can observe the demeanor exhibited by the defendant and seeing the lack of remorse, the defendant received three days in jail, which is more jail time than the mandatory minimum."
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Udall takes on drunken airline passengers
Sen. Tom Udall is introducing legislation he hopes will cut down on the number of drunken passengers and cases of air rage.
His legislation, which would stop drunks from getting on a plane, won approval from the Commerce Committee Tuesday.
New Mexico's most notorious drunk passenger case happened in 2006. A drunk Dana Papst stumbled off an airplane and drove the wrong way down I-25, killing five members of a Las Vegas family.
Airplane passengers we talked to said the state needs to address its DWI problem.
"We need to take steps in order to decrease the fatality rate," Keith Romero said.
Udall's legislation requires airlines to train flight attendants and gate agents on how to recognize and deal with air rage, which includes drunk or belligerent passengers.
Under the current law, it is not mandatory for airlines to provide that training.
New Mexico's most recent case of air rage happened a few weeks ago. Keith Wright, 50, took off his clothes on board a plane headed to Los Angeles, which was re-routed to the Sunport.
Officials say a mixture of prescription drugs and booze prompted Wright to take off his clothes and become violent. He had to be restrained by two off-duty officers on the flight.
Udall says 10,000 air rage cases happen each year. That number is up 400 percent from 2000.
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His legislation, which would stop drunks from getting on a plane, won approval from the Commerce Committee Tuesday.
New Mexico's most notorious drunk passenger case happened in 2006. A drunk Dana Papst stumbled off an airplane and drove the wrong way down I-25, killing five members of a Las Vegas family.
Airplane passengers we talked to said the state needs to address its DWI problem.
"We need to take steps in order to decrease the fatality rate," Keith Romero said.
Udall's legislation requires airlines to train flight attendants and gate agents on how to recognize and deal with air rage, which includes drunk or belligerent passengers.
Under the current law, it is not mandatory for airlines to provide that training.
New Mexico's most recent case of air rage happened a few weeks ago. Keith Wright, 50, took off his clothes on board a plane headed to Los Angeles, which was re-routed to the Sunport.
Officials say a mixture of prescription drugs and booze prompted Wright to take off his clothes and become violent. He had to be restrained by two off-duty officers on the flight.
Udall says 10,000 air rage cases happen each year. That number is up 400 percent from 2000.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Vegas police: 11 DUI arrests at weekend checkpoint
LAS VEGAS—Police say 11 motorists were arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs during an eight-hour sobriety checkpoint during the weekend at a busy area several blocks west of the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas police and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers reported checking more than 4,700 vehicles from 7 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday in the area of Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard.
Police say the effort was coordinated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and was partially funded by a Nevada Department of Public Safety traffic safety grant.
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Las Vegas police and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers reported checking more than 4,700 vehicles from 7 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday in the area of Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard.
Police say the effort was coordinated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and was partially funded by a Nevada Department of Public Safety traffic safety grant.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
NFL notes: Scare over Bush's knee short-lived
METAIRIE, La. -- Reggie Bush reached down to grab his left knee, gasped as if in pain, then looked over at the sideline, grinning.
Bush realized he'd caused a stir Wednesday morning when he suddenly walked off the practice field and returned with his surgically repaired left knee wrapped in ice.
So during the club's second practice of the day in the evening, the star running back took a moment to joke about it, then returned to full participation in team drills.
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"I iced it just as a precaution, so when I ice it, that means I'm just maintaining," Bush said between practices. "I've got to stay on top of it and treat it as if it was the first day I injured it."
Bush had surgery on his left knee in December to repair cartilage. Drafted second overall in 2006, the Heisman Trophy winner out of Southern California has missed 10 games in his past two seasons, including four games in 2007 because of a posterior cruciate ligament tear, also in his left knee.
Goodell reassures retired players on benefits
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is reassuring retired players that their pensions and benefits would not be reduced in a labor dispute, refuting statements made by the NFL Players Association.
In a letter sent to the NFL Alumni Board of Directors on Wednesday, Goodell says claims made by the union - including NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith - "have no basis in fact."
Smith told a group of retired players at a meeting in Las Vegas in June that their benefits would be affected.
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Bush realized he'd caused a stir Wednesday morning when he suddenly walked off the practice field and returned with his surgically repaired left knee wrapped in ice.
So during the club's second practice of the day in the evening, the star running back took a moment to joke about it, then returned to full participation in team drills.
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"I iced it just as a precaution, so when I ice it, that means I'm just maintaining," Bush said between practices. "I've got to stay on top of it and treat it as if it was the first day I injured it."
Bush had surgery on his left knee in December to repair cartilage. Drafted second overall in 2006, the Heisman Trophy winner out of Southern California has missed 10 games in his past two seasons, including four games in 2007 because of a posterior cruciate ligament tear, also in his left knee.
Goodell reassures retired players on benefits
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is reassuring retired players that their pensions and benefits would not be reduced in a labor dispute, refuting statements made by the NFL Players Association.
In a letter sent to the NFL Alumni Board of Directors on Wednesday, Goodell says claims made by the union - including NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith - "have no basis in fact."
Smith told a group of retired players at a meeting in Las Vegas in June that their benefits would be affected.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Wrong-way driver busted for DWI
Police say a man high on prescription drugs almost crashed head-on into one of their officers, and they say they have the tape to prove it.
On July 18, just before Midnight in Las Vegas, 8 year state police veteran Kiersten Harzewski was taking a drunk driver to jail when she saw headlights approaching in her lane.
She immediately turned around and stopped the car.
She says she found 24-year-old Dominic Vigil dazed and confused behind the wheel.
Other officers rushed to the scene to help Harzewski since she was using her only pair of cuffs on the suspected drunk in the back of her car.
Vigil admitted to taking the powerful narcotic Lortab before driving. He then failed a series of sobriety tests.
"While processing him in the medical center in Las Vegas, a baggie fell out of his sock containing a baggie of blue pills which turned out to be Xanax," State Police Spokesman Lt. Eric Garcia said Thursday.
The pills weren't in a prescription bottle and Vigil couldn't show cops prescriptions for either medication, so they added possession charges to his DWI.
Even after that, Vigil still can't grasp what just happened.
He asked in the dashcam video, "What did I do wrong?"
Harzewski responded, "You almost killed me."
Vigil was already on probation for possession when he was busted, but state police say he has no prior DWI charges on his record.
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On July 18, just before Midnight in Las Vegas, 8 year state police veteran Kiersten Harzewski was taking a drunk driver to jail when she saw headlights approaching in her lane.
She immediately turned around and stopped the car.
She says she found 24-year-old Dominic Vigil dazed and confused behind the wheel.
Other officers rushed to the scene to help Harzewski since she was using her only pair of cuffs on the suspected drunk in the back of her car.
Vigil admitted to taking the powerful narcotic Lortab before driving. He then failed a series of sobriety tests.
"While processing him in the medical center in Las Vegas, a baggie fell out of his sock containing a baggie of blue pills which turned out to be Xanax," State Police Spokesman Lt. Eric Garcia said Thursday.
The pills weren't in a prescription bottle and Vigil couldn't show cops prescriptions for either medication, so they added possession charges to his DWI.
Even after that, Vigil still can't grasp what just happened.
He asked in the dashcam video, "What did I do wrong?"
Harzewski responded, "You almost killed me."
Vigil was already on probation for possession when he was busted, but state police say he has no prior DWI charges on his record.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Getting arrested in Las Vegas
WHAT HAPPENS IF you do something really stupid at Defcon, or even in greater Las Vegas? You get arrested, which is precisely why Jim Rennie gave a talk titled, "So You Got Arrested at Defcon....".
Jim Rennie is a criminal defense lawyer working in Las Vegas, so you can assume that he has seen it all, or at least most of it. With that knowledge, and lots of trips to the Clark County Detention Center to meet clients arms him with knowledge that you don't want to learn the hard way.
Jim Rennie proves we can't take good pictures
You know a talk is going to be good when it starts out by saying that it covers only the local laws, if the feds come to Vegas looking for you, you are in more trouble than a 20 minute talk can help with. With that, Jim went through the list of crimes that might, err, appeal to the Defcon set.
There are three categories of crimes, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony. Misdemeanors are the lowest class, they are punishable by up to 6 months in jail, $1000 in fines, and roughly another $1000 in legal fees. When you add a gross tag to the front, jail goes to 1 year, fines to $2000, and legal fees of about $5000 if a trial is involved. Felonies, they go up from there on jail and fines, and legal fees balloon to $10,000 or more. Basically, it isn't worth it.
The first class of crimes that Defcon attendees might want to watch out for are drug crimes. These range from possession of various classes of substances to possession with intent to sell. The main difference, at least according to the cops, is that if you have one baggie of recreational pharmaceutical, you fall under possession. If you have two or more baggies, you are in possession with intent to sell. The moral, put it all in one bag, but don't have a bag of baggies.
Police it seems will often make a very tenuous charge, like two joints being possession with intent, and use it to bargain off later. Basically, they push the limits of what you can be charged with so you end up bargaining down and pleading guilty to what you did in the first place. If you don't have a lawyer to bargain that down, you could be in deep trouble. Morals, charges may be bumped up, and get a lawyer. Both were themes repeated in the talk.
The most serious drug crime is trafficking a controlled substance. This one is a felony, and depending on circumstances, can get you life in prison. If you are thinking 'bag of baggies', think bigger, like truck of baggies. Or possibly two baggies, no lawyer and an angry judge.
Next most common on the hit list for Defcon attendees is prostitution, and it is actually illegal in Las Vegas. Contrary to what many believe, prostitution is illegal in Nevada in counties that have a population of more than 300,000. Vegas may have a shrinking population, but it isn't that small yet. The closest counties are fairly far out, but according to the talk, if you go to the hotel concierge, the brothels will send a limo for you.
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Jim Rennie is a criminal defense lawyer working in Las Vegas, so you can assume that he has seen it all, or at least most of it. With that knowledge, and lots of trips to the Clark County Detention Center to meet clients arms him with knowledge that you don't want to learn the hard way.
Jim Rennie proves we can't take good pictures
You know a talk is going to be good when it starts out by saying that it covers only the local laws, if the feds come to Vegas looking for you, you are in more trouble than a 20 minute talk can help with. With that, Jim went through the list of crimes that might, err, appeal to the Defcon set.
There are three categories of crimes, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony. Misdemeanors are the lowest class, they are punishable by up to 6 months in jail, $1000 in fines, and roughly another $1000 in legal fees. When you add a gross tag to the front, jail goes to 1 year, fines to $2000, and legal fees of about $5000 if a trial is involved. Felonies, they go up from there on jail and fines, and legal fees balloon to $10,000 or more. Basically, it isn't worth it.
The first class of crimes that Defcon attendees might want to watch out for are drug crimes. These range from possession of various classes of substances to possession with intent to sell. The main difference, at least according to the cops, is that if you have one baggie of recreational pharmaceutical, you fall under possession. If you have two or more baggies, you are in possession with intent to sell. The moral, put it all in one bag, but don't have a bag of baggies.
Police it seems will often make a very tenuous charge, like two joints being possession with intent, and use it to bargain off later. Basically, they push the limits of what you can be charged with so you end up bargaining down and pleading guilty to what you did in the first place. If you don't have a lawyer to bargain that down, you could be in deep trouble. Morals, charges may be bumped up, and get a lawyer. Both were themes repeated in the talk.
The most serious drug crime is trafficking a controlled substance. This one is a felony, and depending on circumstances, can get you life in prison. If you are thinking 'bag of baggies', think bigger, like truck of baggies. Or possibly two baggies, no lawyer and an angry judge.
Next most common on the hit list for Defcon attendees is prostitution, and it is actually illegal in Las Vegas. Contrary to what many believe, prostitution is illegal in Nevada in counties that have a population of more than 300,000. Vegas may have a shrinking population, but it isn't that small yet. The closest counties are fairly far out, but according to the talk, if you go to the hotel concierge, the brothels will send a limo for you.
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Monday, July 6, 2009
PV police charge speeder with endangerment
Prescott Valley police arrested a Las Vegas driver Saturday on felony charges of unlawful flight, five counts of endangerment and three DUI misdemeanors.
An officer on patrol spotted a Ford F-150 driving westbound on Fain Road at high speed. The officer used his radar gun to confirm that the truck was traveling at 105 miles an hour.
Four other cars pulled to the side of the road to avoid the truck, which left the roadway several times and almost struck a bicyclist, police said in a press release.The driver of the truck refused to immediately pull over after the officer turned on his lights and siren, police said.
When the driver, later identified as 30-year-old Christopher Brian Kerschen, finally did pull over, police determined that he was operating under the influence of alcohol, the press release said.
Police arrested him and booked him into the Yavapai County Detention Center in Camp Verde, the release said.
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An officer on patrol spotted a Ford F-150 driving westbound on Fain Road at high speed. The officer used his radar gun to confirm that the truck was traveling at 105 miles an hour.
Four other cars pulled to the side of the road to avoid the truck, which left the roadway several times and almost struck a bicyclist, police said in a press release.The driver of the truck refused to immediately pull over after the officer turned on his lights and siren, police said.
When the driver, later identified as 30-year-old Christopher Brian Kerschen, finally did pull over, police determined that he was operating under the influence of alcohol, the press release said.
Police arrested him and booked him into the Yavapai County Detention Center in Camp Verde, the release said.
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