News briefs for May 20, 2003

Tuesday, May 20, 2003 | 11:15 a.m.

Detectives probe death of man

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man found about 8 a.m. in an apartment building under construction in Spring Valley near Fort Apache and Tropicana roads, Metro Lt. Tom Monahan said.

The man was found in the garage of the unfinished apartments in the 9900 block of Peace Way.

The Clark County coroner's office did not release the man's identity this morning. He is described as a black man in his 30s.

Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide unit at 229-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

Ultra-light pilot dies in crash

An ultra-light plane crashed and its pilot and sole occupant died on impact in a dry lake bed about 15 miles south of Las Vegas late Monday afternoon.

A Las Vegas man in his 40s, Barney Nemiroff, was flying about 300 feet in the air, witnesses told Metro Police.

The small plane pulled up sharply, then its left wing dipped and the craft crashed, witnesses said.

The man was a prison nurse at Indian Springs and had been accepted into a nursing assistant training program.

Nonfatal shooting of man investigated

Metro Police were investigating a nonfatal shooting of a man this morning in the 3500 block of East Alexander Road near Pecos Road.

The shooting happened at an apartment complex about 5:25 a.m. The 22-year-old victim's identity was not released. Police were looking for a suspect and trying to piece together what happened before he was shot.

Vegas panel OKs massage rules

New requirements for massage establishments got the green light Monday from the Las Vegas City Council's Recommending Committee.

The city is proposing that massage establishments be required to obtain a special use permit in commercial areas. They would also have to be on a secondary thoroughfare or larger and would not be allowed within 400 feet of any church, synagogue, school, city park, child care facility or parcel zoned for residential use. A distance of 1,000 feet would be required between massage establishments, and hours would only be between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.

The item was unanimously pushed forward by the committee, consisting of Councilmen Michael Mack and Lawrence Weekly, and will get City Council consideration June 4.

Water main break floods streets

A broken water main flooded and closed Boulder Highway, Twain Avenue, Flamingo Road and Sandhill Avenue after 10 p.m. on Monday.

The southbound lanes of Boulder Highway were flooded, but businesses and residences were not affected.

Las Vegas Water District and public works crews worked into the night to shut off the water.