Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002 | 9:44 a.m.
Parole office's guns may go to armory
To prevent future thefts of weapons and ammunition, the state Parole and Probation Division is considering storing its guns and bullets at the National Guard Armory in Las Vegas, 2601 E. Sahara Ave.
Kim Evans, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Safety, said Monday that officials have been discussing putting the arms at a location with 24-hour security and surveillance. She said a decision is expected to be made in the next few days.
Earlier this month a wooden door was forced open at the Parole and Probation offices at 215 E. Bonanza Road. Thieves made off with 22 handguns and up to 5,000 rounds of ammunition.
There had been no arrests in the case as of Monday.
No charges filed in shooting
A tattoo shop owner on East Charleston Boulevard fired a pistol at a man in the parlor's parking lot about 3:15 p.m. Monday, but Metro Police said charges likely will not be filed against him.
Wayne Herman found a man urinating in the parking lot of Totem Tattoo in the 3900 block of East Charleston, police said. An argument escalated and Juan Orozco was shot, but the injury was "non-life threatening," Lt. Joe Lombardo said.
The victim was in surgery Monday night at University Medical Center.
Police did not charge the tattoo shop owner, Lombardo said.
The case will be referred for review to the Clark County district attorney's office, a routine procedure after a shooting, he said.
Officer who shot at robber is ID'd
Metro Police have released the name of the officer who shot at a fleeing robber Wednesday as Officer Joseph Lepore, 25.
Lepore ran after a man who robbed a convenience store at Spencer Street and Twain Avenue, police said. The man jumped into a vehicle and drove toward Lepore, and Lepore fired several shots at the vehicle, Capt. Dennis Cobb said. It's not clear if Lepore hit the suspect.
Lepore, who was hired in January 1999, has returned to work, Sgt. Rick Barela said.
The incident remains under investigation.
Woman jailed in airline incident
A 36-year-old woman from the United Kingdom remained jailed Monday after FBI agents arrested her in an incident on a flight from London to Las Vegas.
Doreen Ann Oldbury reportedly had been drinking alcohol after taking prescription drugs and became distuptive on a Virgin Atlantic flight on Sunday, Special Agent Daron Borst said. She tried to get into the cockpit, but was quickly subdued by crew members, Borst said.
Oldbury was arrested on charges of interfering with a flight crew, a felony, when the plane landed at McCarran International Airport, Borst said. She was being held in the Las Vegas city jail this morning. A federal hearing is scheduled for today, in which bond is expected to be set.
The state will receive a $250,000
federal grant to train volunteers on how to respond to emergencies such as a terrorist attack, Gov. Kenny Guinn said Monday. The money will be used to support the formation and training of volunteer Citizen Corps Councils.
Car insurance premiums statewide
will decrease an average 0.3 percent effective Dec. 16, State Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman said. Car owners in Clark County who insure with Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will see increases in premiums for bodily injury coverage ranging from 2 percent to 13.4 percent. But that company will also lower its comprehensive coverage rates anywhere from 0.6 percent to 9.1 percent.
The Clark County coroner's office
has identified a woman who was found dead Thursday with burns to her body as Terry M. Durkee, 46, of 3863 Windansea St., Las Vegas. Durkee was found burning by firefighters responding to a fire alarm at her home near Flamingo Road and Durango Drive.
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