Could Metro's response have prevented Alyssa Otremba's murder?
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In the wake of Alyssa Otremba's murder, many are asking whether police responded quickly enough to reports she was missing. Video by ktnv.com
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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV)-A teenage girl is laid to rest after her life is cut short by a brutal killer. Her parents speak out for the first time. Video by ktnv.com
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19-year-old Javier Righetti has been charged with murder after confessing to killing Alyssa Otremba on Friday night. Video by ktnv.com
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Accused killer Javier Righetti had a violent criminal past even before he allegedly raped and killed 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba. Video by ktnv.com
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Javier Righetti, accused of killing 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba, made his first court appearance on Thursday morning. Video by ktnv.com
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Javier Righetti, accused of killing 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba on Friday, is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Thursday. Video by ktnv.com
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Police are investigating after a body was found badly burned in an empty lot in the northwest part of Las Vegas late Saturday night. Video by ktnv.com
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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -A body is discovered in the northwest part of the valley. It was burned and dumped in a vacant lot near Grand Teton and Oso Blanca. People living in the neighborhood believe it could be the body of a 15-year old girl missing Video by ktnv.com
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The investigation continued on Monday at an empty lot near US 95 and Grand Teton, where a body was found on Saturday night. Video by ktnv.com
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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Many are questioning the Las Vegas Metro Police Department's response after Alyssa Otremba was reported missing. Did officers respond in a timely manner? Could Alyssa's murder possibly have been prevented?
Frank Mahoney of Nevada's Center for Missing Loved ones says no.
Mahoney says Metro responds immediately to reports of missing juveniles like Alyssa, and did so that Friday night.
Mahoney told Action News that by the time the 15-year-old Arbor High School student's mother contacted Metro four hours after her daughter was expected home, it was too late.
Mahoney says, "Metro Police, with fliers and everything else, couldn't have prevented this, because it probably already happened. So, if you know where your child is and you know where your child is supposed to be, you can check on those times."
Mahoney says Metro is the only police department in the Valley with a missing persons unit that is staffed 24-7. He says Metro has handled more than 3,000 cases of missing and runaway juveniles so far this year.
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