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Metro Police Holding Open House for New Recruits

Metro Police Holding Open House for New Recruits

Metro Police is looking for people to join its ranks. A bill passed by the Nevada Legislature and signed by Governor Sandoval approved more money for hiring more officers.

The department will hold an open house starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday for people interested in becoming officers.

The event will be at the Jerry Keller Training Facility, 9880 West Cheyenne Avenue. Academy staff will be on hand to explain improvements to the curriculum and training. They will also be giving tours of the facility.

The initial written tests for full-time police recruits and reserve officers will start in July. For information on the written portion of the application process, go to protectthecity.com.  

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Whole Foods Holding Donation Day for Grief Center

Whole Foods Holding Donation Day for Grief Center

A grocery store is doing what it can to help kids in the community who are dealing with grief.

Whole Foods Market on Fort Apache Road and Charleston Boulevard will be donating five percent of all sales from Wednesday, June 26 to Adam’s Place, Grief Center for Children and Teens.

Adam’s Place is a local charity that was established in 2010. It gives kids, who have lost a parent or sibling, a place to talk with other grieving children.

The effort is part of Whole Foods’ Community Support Day program.

Gym Offers Classes in Insanity Workout

Gym Offers Classes in Insanity Workout

Most everyone has seen the ubiquitous infomercial for the DVD workout known as Insanity. Now, a local health club will be offering the workout as a class.

The creators of the workout, Beachbody, partnered with Life Time Fitness Summerlin to offer Insanity classes this summer.

In the workout, participants do exercises at maximum intensity for long bursts with short periods of rest in between. They also alternate between aerobic and anaerobic intervals.

The classes are offered to members several times throughout the week and range between 30 and 45 minutes. 

Sweat Store Targets Sartorially Savvy Workout Enthusiasts

A Las Vegas couple hope to bring fashion to the gym with a new store focused on workout wear.

It’s not every day you’ll find fashion-forward workout clothing for both yoga and cage-fighting enthusiasts, but a new store in the Summerlin area is focusing on hitting both demographics.

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Thieves Targeting Vegas Golf Clubs

LAS VEGAS -- Three golf club pro shops have been broken into in the past month and thieves have stolen tens of thousands of dollars in equipment.

A manager for one of the clubs that was hit by the thieves said he believes the crimes are all connected and hopes showing surveillance video will help police catch them.

Las Vegas National Golf Club was one of the pro shops that was ransacked in the last month.

Managers at another club in Summerlin said the same thieves broke into their shop this week and made off with dozens of golf clubs.

On a sunny morning, Badlands Golf Club is a place to escape, but in the dark of night, club managers believe it became the latest target by a small gang of golf shop thieves.

They can be seen outside casing the store for a half hour, then crashing in, grabbing about 60 golf clubs. Each club is worth about $200.

Biz Bug Stops at Newly Refurbished Village Square

Biz Bug Stops at Newly Refurbished Village Square

A Volkswagen Beetle with a unique paint job and a unique mission stopped at the newly refurbished Village Square shopping center Thursday.

The Biz Bug, as it is called, is part of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber's effort to get to know the inner workings of businesses throughout the Las Vegas valley.

The Chamber on the Move campaign was unveiled at a Business Expo Wednesday. The plan is for chamber leaders to visit businesses to see how they work and what they chamber can do to help them thrive.

People will also see the Biz Bug at ribbon cutting events, new business openings and community events throughout the summer.

During Thursday's stop, chamber president and CEO Kristin McMillan met with business owners at the shopping center at Sahara Avenue and Ft. Apache Road to discuss how the economy is impacting them.

Private Citizen Spots Siblings Missing from Child Haven

LAS VEGAS -- The five siblings who ran away from Child Haven Tuesday have been found safe, Metro Police said.

The siblings who range in age from 7 to 14 years old were located in the northwest part of town Wednesday around 1:25 p.m. near Lake Mead Boulevard and Buffalo Drive at a Taco Bell restaurant. Police say a private citizen spotted the children. By the time police arrived, the children had left the restaurant, but were located a short time later in a nearby Walgreens store. Police say the children will be returned to Child Haven.