Ex-Cop Connected to FBI Probe Commits Suicide

LAS VEGAS- A former Metro Police officer who was a potential target of a political corruption investigation has committed suicide. Police say Christopher Van Cleef took his own life with a firearm at his home this morning, but the incident remains under investigation. Van Cleef was a friend and business partner of retired Metro Captain Frank Sutton. Sutton's name was among those in FBI search warrants served at local businesses over the past week, as part of an ongoing probe into alleged corruption between local homeowners associations and construction contractors. Van Cleef and Sutton reportedly purchased multiple condominiums together in local developments, while Sutton was employed for a powerful construction defect contractor. No charges have been filed in the investigation so far.