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CASINO FIRE

April 04–Evidence suggests the fire that destroyed the shuttered Key Largo Casino was started intentionally, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a report released today.

Officials didn’t say what the evidence is but have offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the blaze. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ammar Harris

HOLED UP RAT

3-1-13 Update: Las Vegas — A self-described pimp was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles, ending a manhunt that began after a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting and spectacular, fiery crash that killed three people on the Las Vegas Strip a week ago, police said.

Ammar Harris, 26, surrendered to a team of police and federal agents who found him inside a North Hollywood apartment after a woman answered the door, authorities said.

A former Las Vegas Metro lieutenant told CrimePAY$ that time is running out for the man police say opened fire last week on The Strip that resulted in a deadly collision. Read the rest of this entry »

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A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for the murder of Minnesota resident Francisco Alejandro Lopez-Gonzalez, whose body was found in northern Douglas County, Nevada in February.

Lopez-Gonzalez, 40, flew from his home in Brooklyn Park, Minn., to Reno to meet with an acquaintance, Manuel Acevedo, who is also known as “El Ranas,” for the purpose of collecting money owed, according to Sgt. Jim Halsey of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Read the rest of this entry »

Jessie Foster

Over six years since her disappearance, Glendene Grant has released an age-progressed portrait showing what her missing daughter might look like now.

Jessie Foster has not been seen since March 29, 2006.

According to her mother, Grant, Foster was living in Kamloops, British Columbia, in the spring of 2005, when she began traveling to the U.S. In May 2005, the then 21-year-old ended up going to Las Vegas, Nev. Read the rest of this entry »

Child Sex Offender Pastor Otis Holland

1-26-12 Update: TIJUANA — Days after being featured on the television show “CrimePAY$,” a fugitive pastor from Henderson, Nev., was captured  by Mexican authorities in Tijuana. Otis Holland, 55, is accused of sexually assaulting teenage girls in his parish who came to him for counseling.

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The U.S. Marshals has joined the search for a Las Vegas pastor who is accused of having sex with underage girls.

Local law enforcement issued an arrest warrant for Otis Holland. Bondswoman Christine Shea says Holland has skipped court appearances since she posted $30,000 to get him out of jail.

A $10,000 Reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest.

Holland was arrested in December 2010 and again last January on allegations that he abused children as young as 7 years old who were members of his congregation.

Now, the Feds are getting involved, hoping a little more publicity will lead to Holland’s arrest.

The pastor is 54-years-old, 5 feet, 11 inches in height, 195 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

He’s accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16, but investigators learned there may be other victims.

Holland was a pastor at the United Faith Church.

Henderson Police believed he may have gone to California. Local U.S. Marshals want you to keep an eye out for him.

He was last known to have lived in North Las Vegas. If you have any information, call Crimestoppers at 702-385-5555. Remember, you can always remain anonymous.

6-20-11 Update: LAS VEGAS – The family of Michael Portaro says an arrest has been made for his murder. The Faith Lutheran High School graduate’s immediate family received the official word Monday night.

Portaro’s family says the accused killer is 22-year-old Brandon Javon Hill.

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LAS VEGAS — It could be the key piece of evidence that solves a murder mystery. Newly-released surveillance video shows Michael Portaro’s killer walking outside the Tenaya Creek Brewery before the vicious crime.
Portaro – once a star athlete at Faith Lutheran High School and an aspiring rapper known as Mikey P – was selling concert tickets in the Tenaya Creek Brewery parking lot on March 30, 2011.
Someone suddenly shot and killed him. Read the rest of this entry »

12-7-10 Update: The family of Bryan Coursey said one of two men suspected in the 20-year-old’s murder has been arrested in Mexico.

Coursey’s sister, Bobbi Vesco, said outstanding suspect, Cesar Garcia, will be extradited.

“We got him,” Bryan’s father, Wally, said.

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There is a combined reward of $14,000 leading to the arrest and prosecution of Cesar Garcia, 25, who is charged in a warrant with conspiracy to commit murder, related to the June 2008 shooting death of Bryan Coursey, 20. The reward draws $11,500 from the family, and $2,500 from Secret Witness. A Secret Witness tip this month led to the arrest of suspect Arnulfo Carillo, who is also charged in the case.
Bryan Coursey died 17 days after he was shot in the head on June 15, 2008, as he and some friends stood outside Diamond Dolls strip club, 310 Spokane St. IN Reno, Nevada. Another group of men, inside, were told to leave following an altercation, that spilled into the parking lot. Shots were fired, and Coursey was struck in the head.
Detectives retrieved video surveillance to identify the shooting suspects, and arrest warrants were later issued for Garcia and Carillo.

Detectives may be reached at 775-334-2188, or Secret Witness, 775-322-4900.

HENDERSON, Nev. — A $10,000 reward is now being offered for information that could lead to clues to the whereabouts of a St. George, Utah man last seen in Henderson in mid-December.
Steven Koecher’s car was found abandoned in a Sun City Anthem Cul-de-sac on December 13, 2009. The last known images of Koecher were captured by a home surveillance system in the Sun City neighborhood where his car was parked. Read the rest of this entry »

LAS VEGAS — The Suncoast Hotel and Casino has renewed a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect involved in a robbery and murder that happened in 2005.

Police say Julie and Ronald Miller were attacked in the parking lot of the Suncoast on August 25, 2005. A man tried to rob them when they arrived at the casino that morning. During a struggle, one shot was fired. It struck Ronald Miller in the shoulder and then hit Julie Miller, killing her.

Police say the suspect fled the scene in a white or silver Dodge Magnum station wagon. Mr. Miller says the suspect is an African American male, about 30-years-old, 6 feet tall with a thin to medium build.

Metro says their detectives have followed over 100 leads with no success. Police think the suspect did not work alone and there may have been two other people in the getaway car. Police hope the reward will encourage on of the people in the car to come forward with information.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call either the Homicide section at (702) 828-3521 or CrimeStoppers at (702) 385-5555.