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Special Units

Las Vegas K-9 Stabbed During Standoff, Expected to Recover

A K-9 with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department is expected to recover after being stabbed while taking down a suspect involved in a standoff situation on Saturday.

October 28, 2019

Patrol

Las Vegas Officer Facing Child Sex Charges Dies by Suicide in Park

An officer with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department who had been facing multiple lewdness charges died by suicide in a park in neighboring Henderson, NV.

September 19, 2019

Patrol

Nevada Officer Fires on Truck Accelerating Toward Him

An officer with the North Las Vegas Police Department discharged his service weapon at a pickup truck on Sunday afternoon as the vehicle was accelerating toward him.

August 13, 2019

Patrol

Las Vegas Police Issue After-Action Report on 2017 Mass Shooting

The Las Vegas Police Department has issued an after-action report containing 93 recommendations to improve response to any future mass-casualty event.

July 12, 2019

Patrol

Vegas Officer Fired Over Mass Shooting Response, Union Cries Foul

Grammas says Las Vegas Metropolitan Police assert Hendrex waited too long on the 31st floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, one floor below, where the shooter was firing rounds onto thousands of festival attendees.

July 3, 2019

Patrol

Video: Las Vegas Officer Gets Epic Slam Dunk on Street Basketball Court

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department posted a video on Facebook Wednesday of an officer playing a little pick-up basketball with young people near a local apartment complex.

May 30, 2019

Special Units

NV State Trooper Appears to Have Been Hit Intentionally by Pickup Truck

“On the video you can hear an engine accelerating,” Smaka said. “It’s likely that this was an intentional act.”

May 3, 2019

Patrol

Las Vegas Police Train to Fire Rifles at Elevated Targets

The program is only available to those who have been rifle-certified for at least two years, and the first version was launched in the months leading up to the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting. But after many officers covering the Oct. 1, 2017, festival found themselves unable to take on the killer during the attack, Metropolitan Police Department firearms trainers implemented a new curriculum from scratch.

April 3, 2019

Investigations

FBI Finds No Motive for Las Vegas Concert Massacre

“It wasn’t about MGM, Mandalay Bay or a specific casino or venue,” said Aaron Rouse, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas office. “It was all about doing the maximum amount of damage and him obtaining some form of infamy.”

January 30, 2019

Patrol

More than 50 Marquees in Las Vegas Recognize National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Marquees on the Las Vegas Strip—and throughout Nevada—were illuminated in blue on Wednesday as part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Foundation's Go True Blue Campaign in commemoration of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

January 11, 2019

Patrol

Officials Break Ground on New Park in Las Vegas Dedicated to Slain Officer

Named the Alyn Beck Memorial Park, it will feature two lighted grass ball fields, basketball courts, a playground and splash pad when it opens in about a year. A second park will be built in the near future in honor of Beck's partner, Officer Igor Soldo.

December 20, 2018

Patrol

DOJ Awards Nearly $17 M to Las Vegas Shooting Survivors

The United States Department of Justice will provide nearly $17 million in funding for counseling, therapy, rehabilitation, trauma recovery and legal assistance for victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017.

December 4, 2018