News briefs for November 12, 2004

Friday, Nov. 12, 2004 | 9:42 a.m.

Man found dead near Laughlin

A man apparently killed by a gunshot was found on the side of a dirt road near Needles Highway in the Laughlin area about 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Metro Police said.

The unidentified man was found by off-roaders, and police said it appeared the body hadn't been there long.

The man was described as white, 40 to 50 years old, 6-feet-2 and 280 pounds. He was bald or had a shaved head and a Fu Manchu mustache, and was wearing cowboy boots, Wrangler jeans and a tan-colored, short-sleeve shirt with a yellow and brown leaf design. His belt has a silver buckle with a brass-colored horse head in the center and the word "Helton" written on the back.

Police are asking that anyone with information about the identity of the man or his death call the homicide division at 229-3521.

Woman injured in collision

A Las Vegas woman was in critical condition this morning after the vehicle she was in collided with a car traveling through a yellow light and then crashed into an SUV, police said.

Monique Neugebauer, 52, was traveling in a 1999 Geo Prizm driven by 17-year-old Sasha Neugebauer about 3:45 Thursday afternoon when the Prizm collided with a 2004 Chevy TrailBlazer driven by Pamela Jernigan, 44, of Las Vegas, police said.

Police say Jernigan entered the intersection at Sahara Avenue and Grand Canyon Drive and was struck by the Geo, which was making a left turn onto Grand Canyon.

Both Jernigan and Sasha Neugebauer suffered minor injuries in the accident and were treated at University Medical Center. Monique Neugebauer remained in critical condition at UMC this morning.

The crash is still under investigation.

Suspect sought in fatal shooting

Metro Police this morning were on the lookout for the suspect in a fatal shooting Thursday night.

Police responded to a report of a shooting in 4300 block of Lamont Street about 8 p.m. Thursday. When they arrived they found 38-year-old Kevin Clark shot in the stomach.

Clark died before paramedics arrived at the scene, Metro Officer Jose Montoya said.

Detectives have not determined a motive in the crime and were still looking for the suspect this morning, he said.

The circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation.

Thief crashes into credit union

Police today were looking for a thief who crashed his car into a Las Vegas credit union early Thursday and made off with an untold amount of cash from the bank's automated teller machine.

The theft occurred at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers credit union at 1900 S. Jones Blvd. about 2 a.m. Thursday, Metro Police spokesman Jose Montoya said.

According to police, the thief rammed his car into the front doors of the credit union, allowing him to break into the ATM. The driver then fled with the cash on foot, leaving the car at the scene, Montoya said.

Detectives have not determined how much money was stolen. No arrests have been made.