Nevada
Las Vegas police arrest longtime Nevada lawyer on lewdness charges
Authorities in Las Vegas have arrested a Southern Nevada protection legal professional whose disciplinary report is clouded by suspensions and a felony conviction associated to a playing habit.
An arrest warrant for Douglas Crawford, 67, was issued early Thursday morning, in response to court docket information. He faces 5 counts of open or gross lewdness, the information present, however the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division has not launched additional particulars.
Crawford, who runs a personal regulation agency in downtown Las Vegas, has been a licensed legal professional in Nevada since September 1985.
In 2007, the State Bar of Nevada quickly barred Crawford from practising regulation after he “misappropriated over $100,000 in shopper funds,” in response to an order of suspension.
“Moreover,” the order reads, “he has tried to stop purchasers from complaining to the state bar.”
Crawford pleaded responsible to 2 felony counts of theft in 2011. Following his conviction, the state bar suspended Crawford for 5 years, citing “quite a few cases” through which he misappropriated funds “to help his playing habit.”
He was reinstated to follow regulation by the Nevada Supreme Court docket in June 2015.
As of Thursday night, Crawford was being held with out bail in reference to the lewdness case at a downtown Las Vegas jail positioned a few half-mile from his regulation workplace. He’s anticipated to look in court docket Tuesday morning.
LVMPD is asking anybody with details about Crawford to contact detectives at 702-828-3251.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada State Police Highway Patrol are at the scene of a fatal crash just north of Searchlight, Nevada, near mile marker 35.
Highway Patrol initially responded to the crash at around 12:53 a.m. on Jan. 3, 2025.
The crash involved a female driver who was pronounced dead at the scene. Her car was rolled over.
U.S. 95 northbound at mile marker 35 is closed for an undetermined amount of time. U.S. northbound traffic can take State Route 164 to Nipton Road to avoid the closure.
Highway Patrol is asking for any information regarding this crash and about another possible vehicle that may have been involved.
If you have information, contact (775) 687-0400. You can also dial *NHP (*647) from a cell phone or Crime Stoppers of Nevada (702-385-5555).
A woman died in a car crash near Searchlight early Friday.
At 12:53 a.m, the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the crash at northbound U.S. 95 and mile marker 35, just north of Searchlight, about 57 miles south of Las Vegas.
In a statement, NHP said the crash involved “a single vehicle that was involved in a roll-over crash. One adult female has been confirmed deceased on scene.”
NHP said U.S. 95 northbound at mile marker 35 will be closed for an undetermined time. U.S. 95 northbound traffic can take State Route 164 to Nipton Road to avoid the northbound closure.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) -The Nevada State Police made 49 arrests for driving under the influence during a statewide enforcement effort during the New Year’s holiday.
NSP also issued 999 citations and and made 10 arrests on other charges, NSP said Tuesday.
The campaign began noon on Dec. 31 and ran through noon on New Year’s Day.
NSP stopped 1,358 drivers during the campaign.
“Troopers worked tirelessly to identify and remove impaired drivers, reinforcing the message that driving under the influence is not just a crime, it’s a gamble no one should take,” NSP said in a statement.
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