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Technology

Las Vegas Metro PD Expands Public Safety Operations with IBM Crime Analytics Software

IBM's i2 crime analytics software will enable LVMPD officers to accelerate their investigations by enabling them to make non-obvious connections based on information that was previously spread across the department.

January 24, 2012

Patrol

Video: ACLU and NAACP Want Fed Probe of Vegas OIS

The NAACP in Las Vegas and the ACLU of Nevada want seperate investigations into the shooting of an unarmed Gulf War veteran who had rammed patrol cars at an apartment complex.

December 14, 2011

Special Units

Nevada DA Clears Deputy Who Shot Man on DV Call

Nevada County Sheriff's deputies acted appropriately when they entered a bedroom and fatally shot a man holding a knife to the throat of his fiancee during a tense standoff, District Attorney Cliff Newell has determined.

October 13, 2011

Special Units

Sheriff: IHOP Attack Worst In Carson City's History

The Carson City County (Nev.) Sheriff described a gunman's killing of four people at an IHOP restaurant this week as "the most devastating attack in Carson City's history."

September 7, 2011

Special Units

Five Dead In Nevada IHOP Rampage

Three uniformed National Guard members were killed by a man who opened fire this morning in a Carson City, Nev., IHOP restaurant before shooting himself.

September 5, 2011

Patrol

Imposters Can Easily Acquire Police Gear, Vegas Police Say

Several of the four men arrested by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department in the past week for posing as officers had acquired police gear, and the agency is warning civilians to remain vigilant.

June 11, 2011

Patrol

Video: Las Vegas Officer Suspended In Videotaped Incident

Las Vegas Metro Police Officer Derek Colling has been suspended with pay pending the results of an internal investigation into his use of force against a videographer.

April 25, 2011

Special Units

L.A. Sheriff's Asian Gang Unit Nabs Korean-American Home Invaders

Six Korean-American men who organized a brutal attack on a middle-aged Korean couple were apprehended by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Asian Gang Team. One by one, the sheriff's Asian gang detectives tracked them down.

February 3, 2011

Patrol

Vegas Police Arrest Casino Chip Thief

A Las Vegas Metro Police undercover operation connected Anthony Carleo with a brazen theft at the Bellagio casino in early December of $1.5 million in chips.

February 3, 2011

Vehicle Ops

Vegas Officers Put On Leave After Arizona Joyride

Officers Brad Gallup and Jake Grunwald will remain on paid leave during the investigation. The officers were caught speeding in a marked patrol vehicle by a Mohave County Sheriff's deputy.

February 1, 2011

Weapons

State Agencies Select Smith & Wesson M&P Rifles

Smith & Wesson has announced that the Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS) has chosen to equip its officers with 500 M&P15X tactical rifles. Nevada DPS joins a number of law enforcement agencies that have converted to Smith & Wesson tactical rifles, including the Nebraska State Patrol, which also recently selected duty rifles the M&P Series.

November 28, 2010

Patrol

Paris Hilton May Challenge LV Metro's Search In Cocaine Bust

Hilton's attorneys may argue officers didn't follow proper procedure by taking her from the scene. She is also claiming the purse didn't belong to her, according to the report.

August 29, 2010