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News briefs for July 8, 2005

Victim of June 24 attack dies

A 56-year-old man who was hit on the head with baseball bat during a June 24 robbery died on Wednesday.

The the 17-year-old boy who was charged in connection with the robbery will now be charged with murder, Metro Police said.

Willie Roberts was attacked at the Walnut Garden Apartments, 2855 N. Walnut Road, by someone demanding money that was allegedly owed to him, police said.

Police had not released the teen's name as of this morning.

State official wins women's award

Jackie Crawford, director of the state Corrections Department, has been named one of eight winners of the Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government.

The annual award is given to women who improve the lives of others through their work in public service.

Crawford was appointed as the first female director of the state Corrections Department by Gov. Kenny Guinn in 2000. Crawford's tenure has been marked by her equal attention to both rehabilitating offenders and maintaining a safe and secure prison environment.

The award is presented by the Center for American Women and Politics in association with Rutgers University and the Ford Foundation. The eight national winners are profiled in the July issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.

Motorcyclist seriously injured

A Las Vegas motorcyclist was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when a car struck him after he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Buffalo Drive and Lone Mountain Road, Metro Police said.

Keith Cozar, 42, was driving his 1990 Harley Davidson southbound on Buffalo Drive about 1 p.m. when he entered the intersection without stopping, police said. Cozar drove into the path of a 2003 Cadillac Deville traveling eastbound on Lone Mountain Road, police said.

Arthur Berry, 62, was driving the Cadillac and could not avoid colliding with the motorcycle.

Cozar sustained serious injuries and was taken to the University Medical Center Trauma Unit.

Pets to receive free implants

Beginning Tuesday, the first 1,000 pets brought to the Las Vegas Convention Center will receive free microchip implants as part of a test of the county's new Regional Mobile Emergency Animal Shelter.

Veterinarians will inject the microchips, which can be scanned for contact information in the event a pet is captured by authorities.

The free microchipping will start Tuesday at 9 a.m. and continue through Thursday at 8 a.m. Citizens are asked to enter the convention center complex at the Swenson Road entrance south of Desert Inn Road and follow signs that indicate "free microchipping." Pet carriers and leases are required.

The test of the mobile animal shelter will be run in conjunction with a countywide emergency training exercise simulating a terrorist event, to be conducted Monday through Thursday.

Bunker Farm will be honored

The state Historic Preservation Office said today the Bunker Farm in Clark County will be honored July 30 for its contribution to the history of the state.

The office said 10 other farms, all in rural counties, will be cited as well in recognition of families who have kept Nevada ranches or farms for at least 100 years.

The 80-acre farm in Bunkerville is currently owned by Roger Bunker and still produces milk, alfalfa and bull calves. It was originally purchased by Bunker's great-grandfather-in-law Samuel Whittwer in 1901.

The awards will be presented in Winnemucca.

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