Friday, Oct. 11, 2002 | 9:52 a.m.
Woman sought in identity theft
A Las Vegas woman who failed to return a 22-month-old girl to her mother isn't expected to be charged in connection with that incident, but police are seeking her for identity theft.
Metro Police believe the woman, who used the name Tiffany May, stole the identity of a Las Vegas woman with that name.
Detective Gary Sayre said the woman who went by the name was arrested earlier this year for gross lewdness, possession of a controlled substance and soliciting using the other woman's identity. Police have spoken to the real Tiffany May, and she wants to clear her name, Sayre said.
On Monday, Shalynn Hatter, 18, gave her daughter, Quejanae, to her homeless mother to watch, and the grandmother gave the toddler to the woman using the name Tiffany May. The woman was supposed to return the child to Shalynn Hatter, but she dropped her off at a friend's house instead. The friend called police and Quejanae was reunited with her mother Tuesday night.
Shalynn Hatter was arrested
Del Papa joins call for nuke security
Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa this week joined an effort to help Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., push for tighter security at nuclear power plants. She joined 26 other attorneys general signing a letter asking Congress to approve new measures that protect against terrorist strikes.
No legislation has been passed to strengthen plant security since the Sept. 11 attacks, the attorneys general noted, and they called for a more aggressive timeline to implement changes.
Legislation sponsored by Reid and Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., would create a task force to oversee new security measures. Reid advocates "federalizing" plant security officers under the jurisdiction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nuclear industry officials say the nation's 103 operating nuclear plants are already secure and that their security guards are already an elite force. The industry opposes the legislation.
Nevada has no nuclear power plants. The state's congressional delegation has long battled the nuclear power industry, which has pushed the plan to construct a high-level waste dump at Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Earthquake measures 2.3
A micro-earthquake measuring 2.3 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred about 6:50 a.m. Thursday northeast of Las Vegas and southeast of Nellis Air Force Base, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
There were no reports that the temblor was felt. It occurred about five miles northeast of downtown.
George Scott, business representative
for Operating Engineers Local 501 in Las Vegas, has been named to the Governor's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities. Scott replaces Moshe Bialac of Las Vegas.
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