Judge declines newspaper’s request for sanctions against police in reporter’s murder probe

Jeff German, investigative reporter, poses for a portrait at the Las Vegas Review-Journal photo studio on Jan. 19, 2017. (Elizabeth Brumley / Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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A state court judge handed the Las Vegas Review-Journal a setback Wednesday in its quest for sanctions against Las Vegas Metro Police Department in a case involving murdered reporter Jeff German’s computers and cellphone.

Review-Journal attorneys asked Clark County District Judge Michelle Leavitt to sanction Metro for not informing the newspaper that detectives had searched German’s data.

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Judge declines newspaper’s request for sanctions against police in reporter’s murder probe

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