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3 days ago
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Las Vegas pastor arrested in child predator sting operation
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Eight accused child sex offenders, including a pastor, are now off Las Vegas streets after a major undercover operation. Over the past two weeks, the Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, along with the FBI and several southern Nevada police departments, worked together to make these arrests. Undercover officers and federal agents posed online as children responding to the same messages and meeting requests that real kids in the community might see. One of the men is 46-year-old Neal Harrison Creecy, a pastor at Redemption Church. Investigators said Creecy allegedly used a computer to try and lure children for sexual misconduct, which is a felony charge. For the past five years, Creecy has rented space inside The Good Samaritan Lutheran Church on West Sahara and Cimarron, where he operates his religious organization, redemption church. However, Lutheran Church leaders tell 8 News Now that Creecy has no affiliation with The Good Samaritan Church and that he is a renter. W. Don Seaborg, President of Pastoral Support for Redemption Church, said they were surprised and hurt by the news and said Creecy is no longer serving in his role. 'As soon as he got out of jail within an hour or two, he contacted us on a thread message and confessed. He offered his resignation when we met with him later that morning. We had to accept his resignation immediately,' Seaborg said. Of the other seven men arrested, authorities said they believed they were meeting a child, but they were actually meeting law enforcement. The undercover operation involved multiple agencies, including the FBI, Homeland Security, Metro Police, Henderson police, and North Las Vegas Police. Neal Creecy is currently out on a $10,000 dollar bail. His first court appearance is Sept. 2 at Henderson Justice Court at 9:00 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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10-05-2025
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Local faith based organizations put in the work with Pensacola's Habitat for Humanity
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — With a little bit of elbow grease, local faith based organizations are coming together to help build a home for Pensacola's Habitat for Humanity. Pensacola police: Beware of 'jugging' — 2 people already robbed of thousands 'God's blessed me so much in life, so it's nice to come out here and be able to bless others to be able to get in their dream home,' Redemption Church of Pensacola volunteer Christy Stargell said. With every swing of a hammer and each nail placed in a two-by-four, a new home is starting to take shape on West Gonzalez Street in Pensacola. 'It's amazing,' Pensacola Habitat for Humanity Faith Relations Coordinator Monique Turner said. 'To get different faith based organizations to come out to build on a home, everyone gets the fellowship. They get to know different churches in the area, and they all know that they're doing something to give back.' The volunteers put on a hard hat and help to make a difference in the community. 'I'm fortunate to own a home, and it's work, but it's also a great joy and relief, so I'm just glad to help someone else experience that,' Taurai Gweshe, a volunteer with Mt. Zion Bible Church, said. Pensacola Habitat for Humanity has built over 1,650 homes in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, providing affordable home ownership at a time when Pensacola is facing an affordable housing crisis. K-9 finds fugitive in Santa Rosa County 'Being able to get people that wouldn't be able to have a home on their own, to help them get into homes to be able to raise their families and make our community a better place,' Stargell said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
