Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002 | 11:18 a.m.
Man found dead next to car
North Las Vegas Police detectives are investigating the death of a 40-year-old man found next to a car at Comstock Drive and Hassell Avenue about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Patrol officers arrived in the area after a report of gunshots fired, and found Las Vegas resident Scott Alan Harrell, 40, dead.
Harrell's body was near a car that had crashed through a concrete wall on the east side of Comstock, officers said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He appeared to have been shot while driving, but it is not known if he died from bullet wounds or the accident.
A spokesman with the Clark County coroner's office said that a cause of death would probably be determined today.
Police probe shooting death
Metro Police are investigating the shooting death of a man found near a vehicle shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday near the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Brussels Avenue.
Officers arrived after a report of shots fired. The victim's identity is still tentative, and the Clark County coroner's office is still investigating. There are no suspects in the case.
Bound man carried from apartment
North Las Vegas Police are searching for two suspects who carried another man who was bound and gagged out of an apartment near Lake Mead Boulevard and Belmont Avenue about 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Officers were looking for a 1993 Red GMC Yukon with dealer's license plates. Police said that the suspects carjacked the vehicle before fleeing the area.
Officers said one of the suspects was armed with a handgun.
Suspect sought in roommate's death
The Las Vegas Criminal Apprehension Team is asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted in connection with the slaying of his roommate, whose body was found buried beneath a concrete slab in an apartment.
The apprehension team, a task force made up of detectives from local police forces and FBI agents, is looking for Gregory Michael Stiegler, 36.
Stiegler has been in and out of town since the body of 52-year-old Robert W. Wilson was found buried in an apartment in the 500 block of South Maryland Parkway, investigators said.
Stiegler had been living with Wilson, investigators said.
Stiegler is described as white, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds, with brown hair and eyes. He may or may not have a mustache. He also has the letters S.W.P. and a swastika tattooed on the four fingers of his right hand.
Anyone with information regarding Stiegler's whereabouts is asked to call Secret Witness at 385-5555. Anyone with information leading to Stiegler's arrest and conviction could be eligible for a $1,000 reward.
Pedestrian killed in crosswalk
A pedestrian was killed this morning downtown when an oncoming sport utility vehicle failed to yield the right of way, Metro Police said.
The 53-year-old Las Vegas man was attempting to cross Carson Avenue at Sixth Street from south to north about 1 a.m. when the accident happened, police said.
The pedestrian was in the crosswalk when he was hit by the oncoming SUV. The pedestrian died at the scene.
The driver of the SUV, Tracy Page, a 37-year-old Las Vegas resident, was arrested for felony driving under the influence resulting in death and involuntary manslaughter.
The victim has not yet been identified.
Gibbons backs Bush timber plan
Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., is backing a plan offered by President Bush and opposed by environmentalists to reduce wildland fire risk.
To counter wildfires next year, the nation should adopt Bush's plan to allow more logging to cut down on wildfire fuel, Gibbons said. On Wednesday Gibbons signed on as a sponsor of legislation that closely mirrors Bush proposals.
Bush's Healthy Forests Initiative, unveiled last month, gives timber companies easier access to fire-prone national forests. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., among others, has criticized the Bush plan as a proposal to accelerate logging as a handout to the timber industry.
Wildfires have burned more than 6 million acres in the West at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. Nevada was scorched by 728 wildfires that burned more than 82,000 acres this year, Gibbons said, citing National Interagency Fire Center statistics.
Victim robbed in parking lot
Henderson Police are investigating a robbery this morning that occurred when a man in a car was held up at gunpoint in the Sunset Station parking lot.
The suspect demanded money and pointed a rifle at the victim about 5 a.m., police said. Once the victim gave the suspect his wallet, the suspect shot out one of the tires of the victim's car and fled the area.
The suspect may have escaped in a white sedan with an accomplice, police said.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Henderson Police at 565-2000 or Secret Witness at 385-5555.
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