this is you tube video of jillian lafave talking about her passion for teaching. she graduated from texas a&m ) and previously taught at an elementary school in houston. our calls to the principal inquiring about her work history were not returned./// student would call lafave mom. in fact there is a picture of the two titled me and mom on his facebook page. we've chosen not to show you that picture....even with his face blurred....becau se it could identify the student. lafave remains on paid leave while the case is investigated. she is expected back in court march 30th. /// ((dave courvoisier)) > left without a home. ((denise valdez)) why weather on the west coast is forcing some california residents to walk away from their homes. ((tedd florendo)) it's a story you don't want to miss. plus we're tracking a warm up for the week. but it comes at a price with more wind on the way and maybe some showers, which we could nevada. with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movie

today metro released this photo of the teacher-- jillian lafave-- who was on her first year here at valley high school as a special education resource teacher. according to a metro police report-- lafave is the students english and special education teacher-in charge of monitoring his progress. the student-- is believed to have a learning disability. according to records-- lafave and the student started texting back in october-- and have since exchanged 13- thousand texts-- most sexual in nature. the student and la fave both also admitted to kissing on multiple occasion here at the school-- but said they never had sexual intercourse. we did speak to one student who says there are a lot of rumors swirling about this situation today. "they are saying that they are alive and that really didn't happen" butte "but she seems like a really nice teacher and not like a teacher that would do something like that" lafave was arrested on the 15th but posted bail shortly after we're told that she was sent on leave but is still being paid by the district. we were also told by students-- that the school j

a police report on the arrest of jillian lafave says - she admited to kissing him more than once... she's been working as a teacher at vally high school. that's where we find fox 5's miguel martinez-valle... with more details on what police say happened. jillian lafave, a first year teacher in clark county, january 15th for an ongoing innapropriate relationship with one of her valley high special education students... " just to have the kids come back in a year, or a year or two, and say hey miss you know you really helped me figure out what i wanted to do, then i'm happy." today we learned from the official arrest report that lafave not only addmitted to kissing her student on several occasions, she says she also touched his genitals at least once... they had an ongoing texting relationship since october of last year and police say many of the texts they sent were sexual in nature... " its so ridiculous i cant even have the words to say, but it is unfair for an adult to take advantage of a child." lefave was the students english and special education teacher, the arrest report was

we have the official arrest report, in it we learn not only did jillian lafave admit to kissing her 17- year- old special education student, touched his genitals at least once... lafave has been with clark county beginning of the been featured in one of their promotional ""just to have the kids come back in a year, or a year or two, and say hey miss you know you really helped me figure out what i wanted to do, then i'm happy." according to the report lafave was the students special education teacher, shes had a texting police say a lot of those texts were sexual in nature. lafave and the student had several kissing sessions in her classroom, she admitted to touching his genitals but says they never had sexual penetration. for many valley high school parents, the news of this abuse of power was shocking to say the least... " its sad but unfortunately its things that are happening all over the world, but at least we caught it on time, well apperently not on time but we caught it, and i hope that justice is served." lafave was arrested on january 15th, shes facing felony charges for the i

jillian lafave was arrested on campus back on january 15th. this were not sent home until this week. some parents contacted news 3 wanting to know why it took so long to get that very important information. >> this is the situation where other students could have been hurt physically or emotionally and it should hadionas soon as any speculation was happening. >> the district refused to go on camera to discuss this. but they sent us a written statement that reads in part, informing all parents is always a priority but we must do so with maintaining the integrity of an active investigation and the privacy of the students immediately impacted. the district would not comment specifically about the case involving jillian lafave. >>> the 20-year-old accused of pointing an unloaded gun at unsuspecting tourists on the strip last friday had to be restrained while i reold officers had to tase kahleal black more than once before he went inside the with interest commands. command -- with their commands. black's family contends he's mentally ill. sergio av

this is jillian lafave action news anchor lesley marin spoke with parents today at valley high school.. and some were still unaware of the charges. look live: the teacher-- jillian lafave-- was arrested here at valley high school on january 15-- but it wasn't until today-- 11 days later-- that parents received this letter breaking the news to them. vo: the letter lets parents know there has been "inappropriate conduct police report by metro-- says much more. this report describes a relationship between lafave-- a special education resource teacher-- and one of her students. parent-- scott miller--saying he now worries-- that if this could go under the radar for so long-- could it happen again. sot: scott miller, step daughter attends valley high school "it is disturbing to know no one has told us anything" look live: we reached out to ccsd-- who told us they waited to release this information due to the investigation of police. as for lafave-- she's out on paid administrative leave. we did leave out many detail of this police report-- for the full report..go to our website at ktnv.com

jillian lafave had only been teaching in clark county since the beginning of the school year, shows she's been involved in an relationship with education october. " i didnt have any other than my family so i was like why not, its an 25-year-old jillian been working at valley high scool a few months when she began an innapropriate relationship with year- old according to the police report lefave was the students special education and the relationship started as a friendship, lefave helped him ask his date to homecoming, they started exchanging texts... that eventually led to kissing... in the police report lefave admits to having kissing sessions with the student more than once, she says she touched his genitals, but there was never any penetration. " i applied first, theres a special education shortage so my phone was blowing up, and my dad got a call from valley as well." lafave joined clark county school district in the beginning of the school year... she was featured in an education piece about valley hired to the same school as her father... the report says lafave and the student hung

./// ((denise valdez)) > disturbing new details are coming out in the case of jillian lafave, the valley high teacher arrested on charges of sexual misconduct on her special ed student. the arrest report says the underage victim had been exchanging more than 13 thousand text messages with lafave, many of them sexual in nature...going back to october of last year. police also say the 25 year old lafave admitted to kissing and touching the student...but denied having sex. the student reportedly told police he loved his teacher and that she loved him. patranya bhoolsuwan has been busy tonight... she joins us again with reaction from one valley high student who says he saw first hand what he calls an "inappropriate" relationship between the two. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) this student...who talked to 8 news calls the victim in this case... a very good friend... and that news of this case is spreading quickly on campus. ((manuel/valley high school student: "all the school knows...who this boy is...yeah so is he even in school? he hasn't come for a week. )) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) that was manuel

relationship. " i didnt have any ties to texas family so i was like why not, its an 25-year-old jillian lafave had only valley high scool a few months when she began an innapropriate relationship with one of her 17- year- old students... according to the police report lefave was the students special education and english teacher. the relationship started as a friendship, lefave helped him ask his date to homecoming, they started exchanging texts... that eventually led to kissing... in the police report lefave admits to having kissing sessions with the student more than once, she says she touched his genitals, but there was never any penetration. " i applied first, theres a special education shortage so my phone was blowing up, and my dad got a call from valley as well." lafave joined clark county school district in the beginning of the school year... she was featured in an education piece about valley high after being hired to the same school as her father... the report says lafave and the student hung out after school nearly every day. the abuse happened inside the classroom. something which

((kirsten joyce)) jillian lafave is currently out on bail... and remains on paid leave while the case is being investigated. the arrest report says the student had been exchanging more than 13- thousand text messages with her. ((brian loftus)) many of them sexual in nature...dating back to october 2015. police say she admitted to kissing and touching the student...but denied having sex. the student reportedly told police he loved his teacher and that she loved him. our patranya a hoolsuwan spoke to an 11- th grader who goes to valley high... and says the principal sent home a letter to parents about the allegations. the letter spoke of wanting to keep families informed of important issues... but it was sent out 11-days after the incident. the student says he did notice ((manuel/valley high school student: "when we were in class she used to like let him borrow everything she has at her desk/ why do you think he treated him so special? i guess she felt something for him.")) ((brian loftus)) we reached out to c-c-s-d if anyone on the school board

that's according to a police report on the arrest of jillian lafave. she's been working as a teacher at vally high school. that's where we find fox 5's miguel martinez-valle... with new information on what police say happened. report, only did jillian kissing her 17- year- old special education student, she said she also touched his genitals at least once... lafave has been with clark county school district since the beginning of the year, shes even been featured in one of their promotional videos. ""just to have the kids come back in a year, or a year or two, and say hey miss you know you really helped me figure out what i wanted to do, then i'm happy." according to the report lafave was the students special education and english teacher, shes had a texting relationship with him since october, police say a lot of those texts were sexual in nature. lafave and the student had several kissing sessions in her classroom, she admitted to touching his genitals but says they never had sexual penetration. for many valley high school parents, the news power was

the clark county justice court website, says jillian lafave was taken into custody on january 15th for having sex with a student. the school district and lafave's attorney say she has been suspended without pay. its a problem plauging the valley. empty homes being taken over by squatters and used as crime hubs, one valley community is uniting to stop the trespassers from taking over their neighborhood. fox5's miguel martinez-valle spoke with neighbors who say they don't even their children play outside. its a situation theyve been dealing with for months. people taking over empty houses in their using them for crime. neighbors say its where they dont feel safe having their children play outside... " part of the reason why i got so involved is because i walk him in the neighborhood, and take walks and do things with my grandchildren and my pets and not worry about walking past one of the squatter houses." northwest valley neighborhood has been dealing with for months.. " thats one of the reasons we own fire arms, for not feeling safe, to protect ourselves and especially from situations

facing a felony charge for having sex with a 16-year-old mentally challenged boy. 25-year-old jillian lafave was seen in a las vegas public broadcasting story last september. valley high school sources say on january 15th, a hall monitor discovered her having sex with the 16-year-old student. ccsd confirms the teacher is now at home on paid leave. >>> we're learning more about the new charges otis holland is facing. he's the former pastor found guilty l and 2009. so the allegations include this -- sexual assault of a child under 14, and of an adult. child to produce pornography and lewdness involving a child. prosecutor robert langford says this case is going to give a glimpse of how holland used young girls to provide him with pone pornographic pictures. >>> we're also learning more about the man accused of waving a gun on the las vegas strip friday night prompting a police shooting. the family of 20-year-old kahleal black says he's mentally ill and even spent time, checked into the hospital. police say black was waving a gun and pointing it at people and that's when officer george smith sh

jillian lafave is a teacher at valley high school. the district says they are investigating the charges. details are limited right now. the alleged incident happened earlier this month. a man outraged because it took police hours to respond when his house in mountain's edge was broken into.. now, we're getting to hear his 9-1-1 calls, and they tell a whole different story! it's an update to a story "dispatch: i'll let them know you're upset about about the delay." (sot) (butted with) "upset? i want to kill people." (sot 58:40)(use 911 graphic over video we shot today) "let them know i'm entering my house there were no people inside his home when michael prescott got there and found it had been broken into... and ransacked. so why would he say that? (michael prescott, victim, sot 00:21) "did i enter the house? absolutely not. was i holding a gun? absolutely not." (butted with) (michael prescott, victim, sot 00:29) "the key was to make this a priority to get an officer out here to address situation." two and a half hours later, our came

that jillian lafave,valley high school teacher, has been put on paid administrative leave after arrest for sexual misconduct with a student earlier in january with a student earlier in january those are the only details we have right now. as soon as we get more info we will pass it along. that's the latest from the breaking news center. in tonight's financial focus.. the markets stumbled out of the gate this morning.. then collapsed. dow down 208 nasdaq down 73 sp500 down 30 the big local gaming stocks were mixed. caesars entertainment lost 8% mcdonald's recently decided to add breakfast to its menu all day.. and it's now safe to say the customers and investors are lovin' it. mcdonald's credits the move to a 5% jump in revenue on its latest earnings report. it's now the second consecutive quarter that mcdonalds has seen domestic same-store sales growth. and.. to add a little syrup to the pancakes.. mcdonald's also saw a 5% jump in same-store sales.. worldwide. twitter's bumpy ride continues. on top of plummeting stock prices and struggling to attract new users.. 4 top executives are de

this isn't the-- jillian lafave-- students at valley high school are use to seeing everyday. she's a really nice teacher she didn't look like a teacher that would do stuff like that lafave was booked into a clark county jail on january 15-- for allegations of having a relationship with a 17 year old at vhs "it's like a shock because that's kind of the stuff that happens in movies" but this isn't a movie. according the this arrest report- lafave was the students english and special resource teacher. the student known to have a learning disability. according to the student-- the two started getting close back in october. they even ca ach er momand son. there are a couple rumors over facebook saying they had a relationship over the course of the relationship-- police say there were 13,000 text messages exchanged between lafave and the student-- many sexual in nature. eventually-- the text turned to action-- lafave and the student both admitting to police-- they kissed on multiple occasions at the school. they're saying that they are lies and that didn't happen but despite the fa

any ties to texas other than my family so i was like why not, its an adventure." 25-year-old jillian lafave had only been working at valley high scool a few months when she began an innapropriate relationship with one of her 17- year- old students... according to the police report lefave was the students special education and english teacher. the relationship started as a friendship, lefave helped him ask his date to homecoming, they started exchanging texts... that eventually led to kissing... in the police report lefave admits to having kissing sessions with the student more than once, she says she touched his genitals, but there was never any penetration. " i applied first, theres a special education shortage so my phone was blowing up, and my dad got a call from lafave joined clark county school district in the beginning of the school year... she was featured in an education piece about valley high after being hired to her father... the report says student hung out after school nearly every day. the abuse happened inside the classroom. something which has many parents concerned... " it

. >> reporter: 25-year-old jillian lafave in a las vegas broadcasting story last september talked about her goal as a new teacher at valley high school. clark county administrators confirmed the teacher is now at home on paid leave after getting charged with felony sex acts with a pupil. >> everyone has been really, really nice. the kids are fascinated by, like, the fact that i just picked up and moved out here. >> reporter: on the education profile, she spoke about moving from texas to take this new job. valley high school sources say on january 15th, a homeowner discovered her having a the victim was one of the mare rid teachary -- married students. this important says they need to get her out of the school for good. a person like that is not suitable for the children. teachers need to be a good example. as police walked out lafave in handcuffs, the victim shouted, you are taking my girlfriend away. this is a picture he posted on social media. this parent hopes justice will take care of lafave. says this is not good because of the teachers are supposed to be here to educate our childr

jillian lafave was arrested on january 15. she's charged with sexual misconduct with that student. the arrest report says lafave and the student who is between 16 and 17 years old exchanged those 13,000 texts over a three-month period, many of them sexual in nature. the report also says there wer betwe the two of them, dating back to last thanksgiving. >> marie: a warning tonight about a terrifying and sophisticated scam targeting local parents. police say the scammers call the parent and pretend to be their child tell them they've been school. the scammers mimic the child's voice enough to make the victim believe their son or daughter is in danger and the scammers may even know personal information. the crooks then force the victim into wiring money. one local victim described her horrifying experience. >> mom mom, please help, they they would be let me g. after the money cleared, he said it was a scam, your son is where he's supposed to be, have a nice -- life and hung up. >> marie: they are investigating multiple cases. that mother there not the only victim we've heard of. polic

this comes after the arrest of jillian lafave. the valley high school teacher was arrested for sexual misconduct with a special education student. sharie johnson is live with more on what's being done and how much it might cost: ((sharie johnson)) we talked to an attorney trying to make this a reality. it's a cost she says... educators can't afford not to pay. ((marianne lanuti, attorney specializes in special ed law we have been fighting and fighting enough is enough no excuse to not put cameras in )) ((sharie johnson)) marianne lanuti specializes in special education law. the past ten years, she's pushed ccsd to record video in special education classrooms. ((marianne lanuti, attorney specializes in special ed law we have cameras in parking lots, we have cameras in band rooms )) ((sharie johnson)) lanuti says texas recently passed legislation to install cameras in classrooms. they run about $150 a piece. in this case... the 25-year-old jullian lafave said she kissed her 17-year-old student student several times... and that the t

an arrest report says that jillian lafave works at valley high school, and that she was sexually involved with a special needs student. learning disability -- says he had been texting lafave since october. the report states the teen told detectives he had kissed lafave inside a classroom on several occasions. polce say a look at cellphone records indicated the 2 had exchanged more than 13-thousand text messages, many of which were sexual in nature. detectives interviewed lafave and she admitted to kissing the teen on several occasions and touching him inappropriately. the incident has some parents concerned. "it's something that everyone should be cautious about and pay attention to more. i mean, but then a again, you never know 100% what's going on until it actually happens which is very scary." lafave has posted bond. school officials say lafave may not be on school grounds but remains an employee of the district for now. the next republican debate will happen tomorrow night on fox news channel and republican front runner donald trump says he will attendance. "fox is going to make a for

it's been nearly two weeks since the arrest of ccsd feecher jillian -- teacher, jillian lafave, the woman who taught sexual misconduct with a student but only after reports we aired did many learn about the allegation, incidents that reportedly took clays inside a -- place inside a classroom. >> it's a negativity problem to not inform people, if not parents of what's going on in their school. >> reporter: in this case, the district confirms parents were first notified with the letter sent home, 11 days after lafave was removed from her classroom. while the district would not go on camera to discuss policy they did send us a statement, it reads in part, the district staff worked closely with school police and local law enforcement to make sure we immediately informed parents of students directly impacted by campus events. >> i think personal phone calls should have been made informing parents. >> reporter: sara ward is a parent of a younger student but has concerns about how this ins tent was handled -- incident was handedle. >> this is a situation where other students could have been take

jillian lafave was arrested january 15th and is now charged with sexual misconduct with a student. according to an arrest report filed by metro, that student, who is between 16 and 17 years of age, has a learning disability. the report indicates there were more than 13,000 texts it exchanged between lafave and that student over a three-month period. many of those texts were sexual in nature. today, many students learned relationship or alleged inappropriate relationship after hearing about that arrest on the news. >> all of these kids are like what? they -- they were like shocked that everything happened so quickly. >> hard to believe. >> yes, it was. >> it's a bad decision. shouldn't have done that. >> it's the school district's policy not to comment on ongoing investigations. late today the district did e-mail a statement to news 3 saying these matters are always turned over to school police. despite inquiries, there was no mention why it took ten days for the district to inform parents of arrest. >>> now to a home break-in caught on camera. you can watch it all unfold. three arm

according to the attorney for jillian lafave, the valley high school teacher was taken into custody at the school on the 15th. she's charged with a sex act involving a 16-17 year old. court records show the criminal complaint was filed today-- and that she is out on bail. the clark county school district says lafave is suspended without pay... and they will provide more information tomorrow. a woman is dead and police have a being held after officers were called to the city's second homicide of the year. fox five's elizabeth watts live near civic center and owens on east ferguson avenue with more on what happened today. officers found the woman's body around ten this morning at a home on ferguson avenue... near civic center and evans. the suspect was in the area.. and police were able to arrest him. police say there may have been a domestic situation between the suspect and victim... but have not said how they are related. there were several people inside the home when it happened -- including children. no one else was hurt. "there were lots of neighbors in area as well happened during

according to the clark county justice court website, jillian lafave was taken into custody last week for having sex with a student. lafave's attorney, says lafave has been suspended without pay. a former pastor convicted of sexually abusing teenage girls in his congregation, is now on trial in henderson. otis holland was found guilty just last week at the regional justice center. he was arrested in december 2010 on charges related to sexually assaulting girls and women. now he is going through proceedings again... this time for another accuser under 16 years old from henderson. he has a preliminary hearing set for february 9th. its a problem metro says theve been dealing with a lot more in the last few years, empty homes being taken over by squatters and used as crime hubs, metro took action against one house... thats been the cause of complaints from a valley community for months fox 5's miguel martinez-valle was there and has the details for metro to be able to act against a squatter house, they have to first find the home owner and have them come forward as a victim, they say that

details are limited on jillian lafave.. but we do have calls out to the clark county school district for more information. new tonight at 11: the frantic 9-1-1 calls... after a home break-in..... in mountain's edge! "is somebody coming or not? i mean what do i got to do (expletive) (okay) (expletive!) our action news camera's were the only one's there... when detectives arrived at the man's house.... two and a half hours later. action news reporter.... mahsa saeidi... has listened to the 9-1- 1 calls... and talked to the victim and police. she's live outside metro headquarters.... to explain the delay... mahsa? tricia...so many break-ins in the valley! scary videos like this... are not uncommon! many victims to get to their house. tonight .. we got clarity from police. "they could take the (expletive) house by now." "dispatch: i'll let them know you're upset about about the delay." "upset? i want to kill people." michael prescott's desperation clear! more than an hour after his first call for help! he came home friday to fi

police arrested jillian lafave on january 15th, after interviewing the suspected victim. in the report, the 17-year old.. who's one of lafave's special education students... admits they kissed multiple times while at valley high school, and sent thousands of texts to each other.. many of them sexual conversations. lafave is on paid administrative leave while she's being investigated. in just hours... the man accused of pointing a gun at people in front of the bellagio... before police opened fire on him.. will face the judge for the very first time. and this morning, we're getting a look at surveillance video showing him threatening the crowds. metro says spotlighted in the video, is khaleal black... walking around and threatening people with a handgun. he walked up to a married couple, pointed his gun at their heads, and pulled the trigger-- thankfully it wasn't loaded. then they say he yelled to the group, "i'm going to kill everyone." metro also released the 911 calls from witnesses. "there's a black male adult waving a gun in the middle of the street he has a grey hoo

jillian lafave was arrested at the school on january 15th. today.. a letter was sent home to parents at valley high school.. informing them of the alleged inapproprite conduct. we also obtained metro's arrest report today.. which says lafave was the student's english and special resource teacher. the student is known to have a learning disability. the student says the two started getting close in october and even called each other mom and son. there are a couple rumors over facebook saying they had a according to police.. over the course of the relationship there were 13,000 text messages exchanged between lafave and the student.. and many were sexual in nature. lafave and the student both admitted to police they kissed on multiple occasions at the school. new tonight.... a valley woman's dog was by three pit bulls... this morning. and now.... the owners of the dogs..... are in a heated fight!! "your dogs killed my dog! ate it right here! well you better apologize! you better get on your knees explicit and pray!!" action news reporter.... gina lazara

school district school tells us: school police received information from another agency that jillian lafave....she's 25 years old....may have been having an inappropriate relationship with a student. what you're looking at now is what appears to be her facebook page.... police investigated the allegations and arrested lafave on january 15th. she is still listed on the valley high school website as a special education teacher... meaning she would work with children with intellectual disabilities. we've learned her father teaches there, too. we have been referred to a facebook page of the alleged victim....which shows a photo of the teacher and student together. in this picture, the student referred to the teacher as "mom". ((vanessa murphy)) according to a spokesperson from the clark county school district, lafave is at home with pay pending the investigation. we went to an address on record for lafave this evening, but could not make access to the home to ask questions. any other information about lafave? her background? ((vanessa murphy)) dave, we had access to her facebook page, but over

the clark county justice court website says jillian lafave was taken into custody last week for having sex with a student. the school district and lafave's attorney say she has been suspended without pay. the former pastor convicted of sexually abusing teenage girls in his congregation now faces a henderson judge. a jury found otis holland guilty last week on all charges related to the sexual assault. now... he's going through court proceedings again... this time for another accuser under the age of 16. a preliminary hearing is set for next month. good news for solar customers who are angry after the p-u-c changed their meter rates. fox 5's cyndi lundeberg has the latest twist in the big solar energy debate. "i just object to what you're doing" dozens of people packed into the public utilities comission meeting. 'this is about whats right and whats wrong' solar customers asking the p-u-c to reconsider their decision to hike solar fees... and slash net metering rates approved earlier this month. you will not look in the mirror and say i am responsible and i am taking apart of the a huge

jillian lafave is now facing felony charges. the 25-year-old started teaching at valley high school at the beginning of the school year. according to metro's arrest report the relationship started via text in october. in the report lafave admits to having several kissing session with the student in her classroom and around the school. she also admitted to touching the students genitals. . "its actually very scary to think that that would happen in a school, and a special ed kid as well, they should have more supervision, like a supervisor or what not." police say lafave and the student exchanged more than 13-thousand text messages in the past few months... most of them were sexual in nature. the school district says due to her contract... lafave is currently on paid leave. we're learning more about the incident from that arrest report. in an interview with police, the student told officers he and lafave were in love with each other. police say the teen was "distraught" when he found out officers were investigating lafave. psycho

jillian lafave was arrested by school police on january 15- th. c-c-s-d police say they received a call from another agency about a possible inappropriate relationship. the "valley high school" teacher is now on paid leave while the investigation is underway./// ((dave courvoisier)) > getting a phone call from a debt collector is never fun. but what do you do when the call is about a debt you don't remember owing? ((denise valdez)) is it real? or is it a scam? and how can you know for 8 on your side consumer advocate michelle mortensen is here with tonight's money matters report. ((michelle mortensen)) > debt collectors are notoriously disliked people. in fact ... the government gets more complaints about them ... than any other industry. and there are a few bad apples. just 2 months ago .. the f-t-c busted several for breaking the law and more than 100 debt collection companies have been banned from the industry. so how can you tell the good from the bad? i'm going to tell you how. first ... when they call you --- demand to know what company they

jillian lafave was arrested earlier this month... she is a special education teacher at valley high school. an arrest report says she exchanged thousands of text messages with her special ed student... many of them sexual. police also say lafave admitted to kissing and having sexual contact with the student. we spoke with an 11th grade student of lafave's. he says the teacher was nice to her students...but he noticed something going on between the victim and their teacher: ((manuel/valley high school student: "when we were in class she used to like let him borrow everything she has at her desk/ ((kirsten joyce)) c-c-s-d sent us a statement regarding the incident, saying all employees undergo fbi background checks amd a local criminal history inquiry... and employees also receive training regarding child abuse and inappropriate relationships with students. lafave is out on bail and remains on paid leave while the case is being investigated./// kirsten joyce > now let's get a brian loftus sherry... how's the weather looking today? < sh

valley high school teacher jillian lafave was taken into custody january 15th for that illegal act. the school district and lafave's attorney say she's been suspended without pay. the former pastor convicted of sexually abusing teenage girls in his congregation faces a henderson judge. last week, a jury found otis holland guilty on all charges related to the sexual assaults. now he's going through court proceedings again... this time for another accuser under the age of 16. a preliminary hearing is set for february 9th. in national news... a manhunt continues in california after a bold jailbreak at an orange county jail. security experts say the escaped help pulling off the daring escape. they also say the trio benefitted from the unattentive jail staff. the inmates escaped friday morning after sawing through a metal gate, crawling through plumbing tunnels and using a rope made from bed linens. president obama wants to ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles and low-level offenders in federal prisons. president obama says the practice of isolating prisoners can cause long-t

jillian lafave was arrested on january 15th at valley high school. school police received information from another agency that lafave may have been having an inappropriate relationship with a student. she is still listed on the valley high school website as a special education teacher... lafave is at home with pay pending the investigation./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a man is behind bars... after police say he stabbed his girlfriend to death with a sharpening tool. it happened yesterday morning on ferguson avenue...that's near carey and civic center drive. police arrested marland jackson for the crime. they say jackson called police and explained what happened. there were children in the home at the time. been released./// ((brian loftus)) > tonight... dozens of volunteers will be hitting the streets... to find out how many homeless people are living in las vegas. tonight ... and work through the early hours of the morning. last year... people. volunteers will also be conducting a homeless youth count tomorrow morning...starti ng at 7-30./// ((kirsten jo

jillian lafave was arrested earlier this month... she is a special education teacher at valley high school. an arrest report says she exchanged thousands of text messages with her special ed student... many of them sexual. police also say lafave admitted to kissing and having sexual contact with the student. we spoke with an 11th grade student of lafave's. he says the teacher was nice to her students...but he noticed something going on between the victim and their teacher: ((manuel/valley high school student: "when we were in class she used to like let him borrow everything she has at her desk ((kirsten joyce)) c-c-s-d sent us a statement regarding the incident, saying all employees undergo fbi background checks amd a local criminal history inquiry... and employees also receive training regarding child abuse with students. remains on paid leave while the case is being investigated./// sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk it's pretty cold this morning... after a chilly and breezy start to the week. hang on for a nice payoff t

((brian loftus)) jillian lafave was arrested on january 15th at valley high school. school police received information from another agency that lafave may have been having an inappropriate relationship with a student. she is still listed on the valley high school website as a special education teacher... meaning she would work with children with intellectual disabilities. lafave is at home with pay pending the investigation./// ((kirsten joyce)) > tonight... dozens of volunteers will be hitting the streets to find out how many homeless people are in las vegas. tonight ... and work through the early hours last year... people. volunteers will also be conducting a homeless youth count tomorrow morning...starti ng at 7-30. the homeless census is a qualifying requirement for grants that provided more than 12 million dollars last year to homeless./// ((brian loftus)) > thousands of students, parents, and teachers morning for national school choice week. they'll be meeting at cashman center at 10 am. public leaders, educators, and parents will be speaking.. organizers say i

jillian lafave is a teacher at arrested earlier this month. she has been put on paid administrative leave during the investigation. "they could take the (expletive) house by now." "dispatch: i'll let them know you're upset about about the delay." "upset? i want to kill people." these are the frantic 9-1-1 calls... after a home break-in..... in mountain's edge we brought you as it was breaking. police arrived two and half hours after the first call for help--but we're now learning michael prescott lied to dispatchers that night when he told them he was armed and going to confront the thieves. "did i enter the house? absolutely not. was i holding a gun? absolutely not." "the key was to make this a priority to get an officer out here to address situation." turns out the thieves were long gone--but prescott told dispatchers they were still there hoping it would bump him up in priority. metro responds to over 12-million calls a year...so they are forced to prioritize calls. to see our full report on how calls are managed, head to our website and cl

jillian lafave is a teacher at valley high school. the district says they are details are limited right now. the alleged incident happened earlier this month. overnight... firefighters rush to a home near las vegas boulevard and lake mead... crews knocked down the fire before it spread to the house. unfortunately whatever was inside the shed was destroyed. no word on what sparked the fire. new today -- ford is recalling nearly 391-thousand ranger pickups because the driver's air bag inflators can explode with too much force and cause injuries. the recall covers trucks from 2004 through 2006 in the u.s. and canada. it comes just days after the government announced that a south carolina man was killed when an inflator exploded in december. the government says automakers will recall another 5 million vehicles equipped with faulty inflators made by takata corporation of japan. ammon bundy may not be able to meet with community members in oregon.. sheriff. a county judge ruled there will be no more community meetings, until the armed stand

jillian lafave is a teacher at valley high school. the district says they are investigating the charges. details are limited right now. the alleged incident happened earlier this month. a man outraged because it took his house in mountain's edge was broken into.. now, we're getting to hear his 9-1-1 calls, and they tell a whole different story! "dispatch: i'll let them know you're upset about about the delay." (sot) (butted with) "upset? i want to kill with a firearm, i am armed and i'm going in. goodbye." turns out... there were no people inside his home when michael prescott got there and found it had been broken into... and ransacked. so why would he say that? (michael prescott, victim, sot 00:21) "did i enter the house? absolutely not. was i holding a gun? absolutely not." (butted with) (michael prescott, victim, sot 00:29) "the key was to make this a priority to get an officer out here to address situation." two and a half hours later, our officers respond first to crimes in progress, or when a person's life is in danger. next is

according to police, 25 year old special education teacher jillian lafave admitted to kissing and inappropriately touching a 17 year old learning disabled student. the two became intimate inside lafave's classroom at valley high school on the afternoon of january 4th. lafave was arrested at the school january 15th. she is free on bail, still being paid by the district until the investigation is wrapped up./// ((denise valdez)) > reports of a shooting at a naval medical center earlier today can't be confirmed. naval medical center san diego went on lockdown... along with nearby shools... after a person reported hearing three gunshots in one of the building's basements. local law enforcement flooded the area with police dogs... and searched every floor. swat teams were also called in to help cleear buildings... but no evidence of a shooting was found: ((captain curt jones/commanding officer, naval base san diego - i would characterize it as someone who thought they heard something and made reports, at which point in time we took the appropriate steps that we take when we have a report along those l

jillian lafave was arrested at valley high school on january 15th. parents got a letter yesterday telling them about the arrest.... they don't know why no one told them sooner. "it is disturbing to know no one has told us anything" according to police over the course of the relationship lafave and the student texted back and forth thousands of times...many were sexual in nature. the arrest report says lafave would hang out with the 17-year-old almost every day after school. police say the student was upset when he found out lafave was under investigation and that he loved her! tired of waiting...they want to be able to choose which schools they can attend. thousands showed up to a rally at the cashman center-- showing their support for the esa program-- after a state court judge ordered a temporary injunction-- that means the education system will stay status quo for now. no money will be given out to parents until the state can look into some legal questions. the bill has faced challenges when it comes to the state giving parents money--to then poss

jillian lafave was taken in on january 15th. according to the school district and lafave's attorney, warren geller, lafave has been suspended without pay. a former pastor convicted of sexually abusing teenage girls... was back in court today... this time in henderson. otis holland was found guilty just last week at the regional justice center. he was arrested in december 2010 on charges related to sexually assaulting girls and women. now he is going through proceedings again... this time for another accuser less than 16 years old. a preliminary hearing is set for february 9th. injured after being hit by a car. police say the pedestrian was struck around 4- 30 this morning on edna avenue -- near desert inn and jones. he was taken to the hospital... and expected to survive. police say the driver does not appear to be impaired. edna was closed for almost three hours while police officers were on scene. another pedestrian was hurt in a hit-and- run crash on the strip. it happened before noon on las vegas boulevard in front of the m-

jillian lafave was arrested on january 15th at valley high school. school police received information from another agency that lafave may have been having an inappropriate relationship with a student. valley high school website as a special education teacher... meaning she would work with children with intellectual disabilities. lafave is at home with pay pending the investigation./// ((brian loftus)) > tonight... dozens of volunteers will be hitting the streets... to find out how many homeless people are living in las vegas. they'll start around 11:30 tonight ... and work through the early hours of the morning. volunteers will also be conducting a homeless youth count tomorrow morning...starti ng at 7-30 the homeless census is a qualifying requirement for grants that provided more than 12 million dollars last year to local programs that help the homeless./// ((brian loftus)) > nv energy says it wants to allow customers who already have solar panels to keep more favorable rates for up to 20 years. this comes after public utilities commissioners voted

jillian lafave is a teacher at valley high school and was teacher is accused of sexual misconduct with a student this morning. valley high school and was arrested earlier this month. she has been put on paid administrative leave during the investigation. we're getting a new perspective on the squatter problem right here in the valley from a woman who says she is a squatter in her own home! this home doesn't look like there are squatters inside. patricia wingfield is living in her old house...that is now owned by the bank. wingfield's father took out a reverse mortgage on the house nine years go.. and when he died in 2012 she was left with the debt. paperwork shows the bank has tired to collect on the debt for at least 4- years. constables kicked the family out.. but they got back in through an open window. "we have nothing else, my father wouldn't want me on the street. since the home is owned by the bank...what the family is doing considered trespassing. good morning las vegas is live every weekday with all of your weather, traffic and breaking news... join us-- four-30 to seven.. tha

jillian lafaas celebrated on television for her service as a teacher. she and her father talking about being new teachers together at valley high. >> everybody has been really nice. >> reporter: clark county school administrators confirm lafave was charged by police, the allegation, sex acts with a student. sources telling news 3 lafave was caught having sweks her 16-year-old ston in the classroom about a week ago. a hall monitor spotted the two in the act during scth vy high parents were not happy about the allegations. this parent says i think it's really sad because one thinks that their children are secure in school. if those things are happening, it makes me worry. teachers who did not want to go on camera say they believe the 16-year-old victim may have had the victim posted many pictures of himself and lafave on social media. parents say they are disappointed the school never alerted them about the arrest which happened more than a week ago. parent laura diaz says this is a surprise to me because i didn't hear that this had happened. i think it bad that school leaders didn't notify us about these allegations. so prior to a news 3 visit, the parents had had not heard from the school about this. so after our crews can w