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County Pools Join World's Largest Swim Lesson Attempt

County Pools Join World's Largest Swim Lesson Attempt

Two Las Vegas pools will join others in southern Nevada in an international attempt to break a world record.

Desert Breeze and Hollywood pools are accepting registrations on a first-come, first-serve basis from people who want to be part of a Guinness World Record attempt at the largest simultaneous swimming lesson ever conducted. Tuesday, June 18.

Desert Breeze is located at 8275 Spring Mountain Road near Durango Drive, and the Hollywood Aquatic Center is located at 1550 S. Hollywood Blvd., south of East Charleston Boulevard.

The Southern Nevada Health District reported seven fatal drownings involving children in 2012. City of Henderson pools also are taking part in the event.

Hearing Set for Man in Deadly Vegas Party Shooting

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A July 11 preliminary hearing has been set for a 20-year-old man accused of shooting a stolen gun at a Las Vegas house party more than a year ago, killing a teenage girl and wounding a woman with random gunfire.

Demetrius Black remained jailed Wednesday on more than $1 million bail following his court appearance Tuesday in North Las Vegas Justice Court.

Police say 17-year-old partygoer Betty Jean Pinkney died and 32-year-old tenant Karen Sinatra was wounded by stray bullets that came through bedroom walls in the Jan. 15, 2012, gunfire in northeast Las Vegas.

Black faces charges including murder, attempted murder and 12 counts of shooting at an occupied building.

Police say the 9mm handgun was reported stolen in November 2011 by a marshal in the Clark County courts.

Stabbing Suspect Barricaded Taken Into Custody

LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police evacuated some apartment units at the Sun Garden apartments after a man barricaded himself inside a unit Tuesday night.

Police say the man was wanted in connection with a stabbing that happened a few days earlier. That victim suffered cuts to the neck, but the injuries were not life-threatening.

Detectives showed up at the apartments near Cecile Avenue and Pecos Road to serve a search warrant on the suspect. They evacuated nearby apartments as a precaution. The man was eventually taken into custody without incident.

 

Man Arrested for Lewdness with Children

LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police arrested a Las Vegas man on three counts of lewdness with children, and police are searching for more victims.

According to police, detectives were searching for a missing juvenile about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. During the investigation, officers went to a home in the 2200 block of Linn Lane, near Lake Mead Boulevard and Christy Lane, and spoke with 41-year-old William Oliver Smith.

Officers found a juvenile who was not related to Smith at the home, but they did not find the missing juvenile at that location.

Police found out that Smith was a registered Tier II sex offender. Smith was arrested and booked on several charges, including lewdness with a child under 14, burglary, child abuse with substantial bodily or mental harm, luring a child with a mental illness and open and gross lewdness.

Police: Medical Episode May Have Led to Man's Crash

LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police are investigating a crash that may have been the result of a medical episode suffered by a 71-year-old man.

The single vehicle crash happened around 11 a.m. on Walnut Drive, north of Owens Avenue. According to witnesses, the vehicle drifted across lanes and struck a brick wall.

The driver was transported to North Vista Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Food Pantry Hosts Free Farmers Market

LAS VEGAS - Many families in Las Vegas wonder how they will put food on the table. The need is so great, many food pantries are struggling to keep up. One farmers market is trying to fill that need.

Lutheran Social Services Farmers Market near Pecos Street and Charleston Boulevard offers thousands of pounds of free, fresh produce and healthy food. The charity has free food pantries open, but with so many people struggling, organizers had to devise a creative way to generate donations.

With donations from food banks like Three Square, Lutheran Social Services has been able to kick off a free farmers market. The pantry normally serves as many as 40 people a day. The farmers market can help more than 250.

Disabled veteran Arthur Leath shops at the food pantry, because he and his wife are on fixed incomes. He says they often wait a few hours for the free food. They have to show up early to be one of the forty to get inside.

Man Indicted on Murder, Attempted Murder Charges

Michael Smith

LAS VEGAS -- The Clark County Grand Jury has indicted Michael Smith on murder and assault charges in the shooting death of a man in January.

Michael Smith is accused of killing Carlos Bell on Jan. 14, 2013 on the 400 block of Page Street in northeast Las Vegas.

Police say several men got into a fight outside of a home when Smith fired several rounds. Bell was critically injured, the other men ran away. Smith, 24, was later found suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Smith is charged with murder, attempted murder, assault and felon in possession of a firearm.