Friends of Las Vegas Police k9 sent out this Facebook Post good news k9 nicky is out of surgery and stable at this time. Well keep you updated. Back at the apartment complex sunny luthi who lived next door to the suspect couldnt believe what went down. I dont know him that well. He just moved in though. And the weird thing is we just seen him earlier like two hours before the whole thing started. Were actually surprised that this is all happening. Sunny says the people in her compex were displaced all night. The prinicipal at a nearby school did offer up some assistance to the tenants who were forced from their apartments. They were allowed back shortly after the incident ended. As for the suspect hes in a lot of trouble. There are charges associated with hurting speciifcally a police dog. The name of the suspect has yet to be released. Still no word on what caused the suspect to refuse to come out of his apartment. There were apparently shots fired and yelling coming from the apartmen
Took off to a nearby parking lot. He came back a short time later. And was arrested for driving drunk. Metro Police Say Two things shouldnt have happened. The pedestrian was not in a marked crosswalk and the driver was driving drunk. We are still seeing an epidemic on our roadways. Were seeing people die in record numbers and they dont need to be happening. This is the 14th fatal crash in metros jurisdiciton this year. Just this past week. Local Law Enforcement wanted to stress the importance of street safety. They dressed as a heart. And waled across the roads. The idea was to make drivers and pedestrians aware of their surroundings and people to use crosswalks. One year ago tammy meyers. Was gunned down in front of her home. Meyers took her daughter out for a late night driving lesson. She was killed in a shootout in front of her home. The case gripped headlines across the nation. The murder. Fox 5s Cyndi Lundeberg has more on the case. She joins us now from the news room. Prosecutor
At the fox 5 forecast. Cassandra jones with fox5. The warming trend will continue for us this week with sunny skies a high of 76 degrees for monday tuesday. A system moving into our area from the Pacific Northwest will push more clouds into our could even trigger showers. With the increasing clouds we pick up stronger winds 1525 mph wednesday with a high of 80 degrees putting us 1 degree shy from tying the record. As the system moves drop our daytime high thursday to 71. The rest of the and staying warm with high s around 72 through the here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news desk. Highway patrol was busy this morning cleaning up a bad accident on the 215 beltway. Around 5am, all eastbound lanes were blocked as troopers cleared the debris from the roadways. From our crew on
Here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk a k9 dog injured in a standoff last week, is back at home this morning after undergoing life saving surgery. Fox5s Shannon Moore is live in the newsroom with more on the outpouring of support from the community and the latest on his recovery. 8 year old nicky is recovering at home with his handler, metro kerns. Little loopy, but is in great sprits. This, after being stabbed at least a trying to take down an armed suspect during a 12 hour maryland Parkway Police say the man who attacked nicky is facing this morning. Research and found such crime, may be considered a the federal Law Enforcement act sates that anyone who purposely harms a police dog could face fines up to 1,000 dollars and spend up to 10 years in prison. We know these working dogs are more than just another tool for officers theyre partners. Showing commitment and bravery to protect the Vegas Community which is pr
Friday and say he was behind the wheel of the white windowless van that hit green and then fled the scene. Susan Mckay Taurisano is that him . Wow. Susan mckay turisano lives across the street from the green family and was home the night of the tragic killing. She says many believe the driver was drunk that night and was trying to take the back route home from a neighborhood bar. Mckay taurisano they dont like to drive lake mead they take the back roads and they go down thomas. North Las Vegas Police said because several days passed before Garcia Martinez was arrested he hasnt been charged with driving under the influence yet. So far his charges include failure to stop at the scene of an accident and driving without a valid license. Fox5 knocked on a couple of doors in the neighborhood to get some answers. While all residents decline on camera interviews many recognized garciamartinezs face and said he frequently visits a relative who lives on thomas avenue. Police said they were tippe