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Conspiracy, Fraud Trial of Lawyer
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Federal prosecutors say some local doctors and lawyers conspired to rip off their clients and patients for tens of millions of dollars. On Tuesday, the first of what may be dozens of prosecutions began. George Knapp is following this case and has been since the beginning. What do you think of this? Conspiracy?

 
Second Arrest Made in Shooting of Palo Verde Teen
Friday, February 15th, 2008

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Metro police announced the arrest of 18-year-old Ezekial Williams. Police say Williams was the driver of the car that fired upon a group of students walking home from school last Friday.

Williams was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on one charge of accessory to murder and three counts of accessory to attempted murder.

The suspected gunman, 16-year-old Gerald Davison already faces charges of murder and attempted murder. Police say Davison opened fire on 15-year-old Chris Privett from the back seat of a car while Williams was driving.

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Metro and School District Police are investigating a shooting near Palo Verde High School and another near Whitney Ranch Elementary.

At the Palo Verde shooting, there are reports that one person was shot just as school was let out for the day. It is unclear if the shooting involved students. There is still no word on a condition for the victim.

The other shooting occurred near Whitney Elementary School off of Tropicana between Boulder Highway and Jimmy Durante. There are initial reports that two teens were fighting behind the school.

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I-Team: Local Police Consider Purchasing UAV’s
Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Metro confirms that it’s looking into the purchase of high tech drones that could be tracking your moves from the sky.

While it’s not a done deal yet, the I-Team has learned the unmanned crafts are already zipping around above our heads.

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6 People Shot at Bus Stop
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

bus_stop_shooting_02_180.jpgbus_stop_shooting_02_180.jpgA Mojave High School student told police he “accidently bumped” into shooting suspect, Nicco Tatum, which touched off a fight that eventually lead to six people being shot at a school bus stop. On Wednesday night, police arrested 18-year-old Tatum.

Four teens and two adults were shot at the bus stop. Police say two of the victims were shot in the torso. The victims were apparently shot while getting off a school bus.

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Black Market Pit Bull Breeders
Thursday, May 10th, 2007

An explosion of pit bulls on the streets of Las Vegas is getting downright dangerous according to Animal Control experts. Backyard breeders are raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars by selling ever-bigger and meaner pit bulls.

Local animal shelters are overwhelmed with pit bulls that have been abandoned by their owners. Many of them are deformed because of inbreeding or mauled because of organized fighting.

What will it take to put black market breeders out of business? Add your suggestions to the blog.

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Las Vegas Auto Repair Rip-Offs
Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Automobile related complaints top the list of consumer concerns and for good reason. The Nevada attorney general’s office is cracking down on crooked mechanics.

Has a car repair shop ever ripped you off? The I-Team wants to know.

Actual names of auto repair shops will be replaced with "auto repair shop" and those names will be forwarded to the I-Team.

 
The Hoffa Files
Monday, November 13th, 2006
It’s one of the most enduring mysteries in American history. What happened to labor leader Jimmy Hoffa? The FBI believes Hoffa was murdered by mobsters back in 1975, in part because of what he knew about the mob in Las Vegas.

Now, someone has stepped forward to tell what really happened on the day Hoffa disappeared. The man who’s talking says he’s the person who pulled the trigger.

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