Security on display as crowds celebrate in Las Vegas — PHOTOS
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo walks along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Police officers huddle along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
A member of the National Guard stands nearby a closed road along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Nevada National Guard soldiers secure an area near New York-New York on the Las Vegas Strip on Dec. 31, 2017. (Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Emergency workers staff a medical tent at Flamingo Road and Linq Lane in Las Vegas on Sunday, Dec.. 31, 2017. The tent serves as a first destination for medical issues on the Strip. Brett Le Blanc Las Vegas Review-Journal @bleblancphoto
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo walks along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
National Guard gather nearby a closed road along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, left, and Gov. Brian Sandoval, right, walk along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
An emergency worker walks past empty cots at a medical tent before New Year’s Eve festivities on the Strip in Las Vegas on Sunday, Dec.. 31, 2017. Brett Le Blanc Las Vegas Review-Journal @bleblancphoto
A National Guard Humvee drives along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
A National Guard Humvee drives along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Street preachers stand along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
A member of the National Guard and a police officer close off a barricade along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Emergency personnel carry a person to an ambulance along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Emergency personnel carry a person to an ambulance along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
A police officer stands along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Police officers huddle along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People walk past officers as they stand guard along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Police cars are parked along the Strip as streets are closed on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
North Las Vegas Fire Chief Joseph Calhoun walks along the Strip on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Harmon Avenue is closed off on New Year’s Eve along the Strip in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
More than 300 Nevada National Guard troops joined the FBI and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to keep watch Sunday night as Las Vegas brought in the new year.
Metro had about 1,500 officers working over the three-day weekend, including snipers stationed on Strip rooftops.
An early count at 2:30 a.m. indicated that police made only 11 arrests and issued 10 citations Sunday night.
