From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is part four of a series exploring the role street gangs, prison gangs and organized crime play in violence, drug trafficking and addiction within Las Vegas and its surrounding communities. The summer of 2019 was a violent one in Las Vegas. By early August, four people…
From the Las Vegas Optic Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse that may be triggering and upsetting for some readers. Discretion is advised. A former West Las Vegas Middle School security guard has been arrested and charged with 15 felony counts following a lengthy investigation by the New Mexico Office of the…
From the Las Vegas Optic One man was killed, one was injured and another is sought by police following a violent end to a holiday weekend in Las Vegas. Las Vegas police have confirmed to the Optic that 27-year-old Leroy Salazar was shot and killed Monday evening on Collins Drive, on the city’s north west…
From the Las Vegas Optic A woman accused of trying to sneak drugs to a murder suspect inside the San Miguel County Detention Center has again been jailed for violating the terms of her release. Skye A. Sedillo, 22, of Las Vegas, was arrested Jan. 8 and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is part three of a series exploring the role street gangs, prison gangs and organized crime play in violence, drug trafficking and addiction within Las Vegas and its surrounding communities. Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency arrived in Las Vegas on Aug. 13, 2019, although…
From the Las Vegas Optic Police have arrested a woman accused of robbing two area Allsup’s convenience stores late last month. Bonnie Amber Burhans, 38, faces one count of felony armed robbery, and one count of felony robbery in two robberies at stores between Dec. 27 and Dec. 29, 2020. The first robbery was reported…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is part two of a series exploring the role street gangs, prison gangs and organized crime play in violence, drug trafficking and addiction within Las Vegas and its surrounding communities. Sweeping raids by federal law enforcement agencies in August of 2012 resulted in 14 Las Vegas…
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas police ended an hours-long standoff New Year’s Day with the arrest of a man accused of holding a man hostage inside a west side home, according to Chief of Police Adrian Crespin. Estevan Alarcon, 26, was arrested around 12:30 a.m. Jan. 2 following a standoff that began some…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is the first in a series exploring the role street gangs, prison gangs and organized crime play in violence, drug trafficking and addiction within Las Vegas and its surrounding communities. Federal agents and officers from multiple agencies converged on Las Vegas in the summer of 2012…
From the Las Vegas Optic Two people face felony child abuse charges and one has been charged for stealing an estimated $10,000 worth of electronics and tools during an October burglary, according to court records. Michael Archuleta, 39, of Las Vegas, has been charged with receiving stolen property and drug possession charges following a search…
