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Last week three men allegedly broke into a family’s Henderson apartment around midnight and robbed them at gunpoint. For a half hour they ransacked the home and took various appliances, including a 42-inch plasma TV, laptop and Xbox. Police suspect they’ve committed at least fifteen other crimes of Las Vegas home invasion this year, including one where a victim got shot.

What makes this crime of Las Vegas home invasion peculiar is that the suspects were relatively polite. They reassured the parents that they wouldn’t hurt their children. And they apologized for flushing their cellular phones down the toilet.

The crime of Las Vegas home invasion makes it a crime to break into a home, whether or not someone is inside at the time of the break-in. It’s punished as a category B felony, carrying one to ten years in prison. If the suspect had firearms at the time, then the prison range is two to fifteen years.

Read more about this story at http://www.lvrj.com/news/home-invasion-leaves-victims-stunned-90817754.html.

This week a twenty-six year old man faces fifty years behind bars after pleading guilty to robbery of the elderly, grand larceny, and violating Nevada home invasion law for allegedly helping a friend invade an older couple’s home to steal two expensive English bull dog pups. Apparently the pups’ five-year old grandmother chased them but was run over by a car during the getaway. The man's scheduled to be sentenced in June in Washoe District Court.

Nevada home invasion law (NRS 205.067) makes it a category B felony to enter an inhabited dwelling by force and without the consent of the owner or occupant. You may still be found guilty for home invasion irrespective of whether someone is currently in the residence. Home invasion is often charged in conjunction with other crimes like trespass and burglary.

The typical sentence for breaking Nevada home invasion law is one to ten years in prison. If you already have past convictions for home invasion or burglary, the judge may not grant probation or a suspended sentence. And if the prosecutor can show you had a firearm during the alleged home invasion, the sentence range is increased from two to fifteen years.

Read more about this story at: http://www.lvrj.com/news/ex-courthouse-janitor-pleads-guilty-89670467.html.

Earlier this month U.S. marshals arrested a middle-aged married couple in Pahrump for attempted murder and violating the Nevada crime of home invasion. They allegedly broke into a Santa Barbara home, punched one of the occupants and shot another. They are now awaiting extradition to California.

The Nevada crime of home invasion (NRS 205.067) outlaws the forcible entrance into an inhabited dwelling without the permission of the owner or occupant. You can still commit home invasion whether or not anyone is in the home at the time. Burglary differs from home invasion in three ways: The structure doesn’t have to be a home, the entry doesn’t have to be forcible, and you need to have the intent to commit a felony inside in order to be convicted of burglary.

The punishment for breaking the Nevada crime of home invasion, which is a category B felony, is a one to ten year prison sentence with a possible $10,000 fine. If someone is found guilty of home invasion and they already have previous home invasion or burglary convictions, he/she can’t be released on probation or granted a suspended sentence. And if the defendant possesses a firearm during the alleged home invasion, the prison sentence is upped to two to fifteen years.

Read more about this story at http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12147065.

Last week a twenty-nine year old man was given a twenty-three year long prison sentence for driving a stolen car in Sparks into a rental home, which landed on top of a sleeping couple. He allegedly fled and left the car engine on, and a neighbor pursued him before the police came to the scene. The victims were two UNR students, who sustained burns and scrapes as well as psychological damage from having been trapped under the car for 42 minutes before rescuers could release them.

The suspect was convicted for violating Nevada home invasion law as well as felony driving under the influence. Nevada home invasion law (NRS 205.067) makes it a crime to forcibly enter an inhabited dwelling without permission. It doesn’t matter whether anyone’s present at the time of entry.

The penalty for breaking Nevada home invasion law, a category B felony, is a one to ten year prison term and maybe a $10,000 fine. If someone gets convicted for home invasion who already has previous home invasion or burglary convictions, he/she may not be released on probation or given a suspended sentence. And if the suspect has a firearm in their possession during the home invasion, the penalty is upped to two to fifteen years and the possible $10,000 fine.

Read more about this story at http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/17/man-gets-prison-for-crashing-car-into-sparks-home/.

On Thursday morning, an elderly man fended off several home invaders who kicked in the front door of his house near the intersection of Rancho and Vegas. After the intruders allegedly attacked the homeowner, he grabbed his gun and shot at them. One died and the rest fled the scene.

NRS 205.067 makes it a crime to forcibly enter an inhabited dwelling without permission of the owner or occupant. It makes no difference whether or not there is someone in the house at the time of the alleged invasion.

Anyone convicted of NRS 205.067 faced a category B felony, carrying one to ten years in state prison and maybe a $10,000 fine. If the suspect has previously been convicted of NRS 205.067 or burglary, they may not be granted a suspended sentence or released on probation. And if the suspect had in his/her possession a deadly weapon at the time, the sentence range is increased from two to fifteen years.

North Las Vegas police are seeking a thirty-two year old male on suspicion of breaking Nevada home invasion law and four peeping Tom incidents. According to authorities, he entered a residential backyard and then spied on women through windows. On two occasions, he allegedly also tried to break into the home by opening a sliding glass door.

Nevada home invasion law makes it a category B felony to forcibly enter a home without permission. It does not matter whether the incident takes place during daylight or not, or whether someone is in the home at the time of the invasion. Someone convicted for breaking Nevada home invasion law faces one to ten years imprisonment and maybe a $10,000 fine (and if the suspect has a deadly weapon, the sentence is raised from two to fifteen years).

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