More people are dying on Las Vegas Valley roads, even though officers have increased traffic citations by over 200 percent, Sheriff Kevin McMahill says.
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Authorities released details about the circumstances that led to a police officer fatally shooting a man suspected of robbing someone outside a Target store.
The two officers say their reality-based training kicked in when they saw someone who was wounded in the shooting that killed three UNLV professors.
Sheriff Kevin McMahill outlined his priorities for the Metropolitan Police Department and said there are still too many traffic deaths in the Las Vegas Valley.
Two Las Vegas police officers who helped one of the victims of the fatal shooting were honored at an event at Resorts World.
Linda Sue Anderson was killed in 1991, and her remains were found two years later in the southwest valley, according to Las Vegas police.
A new Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation initiative is designed to support events that will connect the Hispanic community with police.
Las Vegas, CCSD, and other police agencies plan to be out in force at Clark County schools when classes start next week.
The budget, a nearly 10 percent increase over last year, includes spending on police cadets and efforts to protect officers’ mental health.
Tyson Hampton, accused of killing Las Vegas police officer Truong Thai, pleaded not guilty to 28 felony charges during a court hearing Thursday.
Tyson Hampton, 24, is accused of shooting and killing Las Vegas police officer Truong Thai.
Shay Mikalonis, who was shot and critically wounded in a 2020 shooting, visited the Metropolitan Police Department Convention Center Area Command.
The Metropolitan Police Department agreed to settle two lawsuits involving a jail inmate’s death and a woman who alleged assault and battery.
During a two-hour fact-finding review, Metro presented body camera from the shooting, and the 19-year-old man’s family asked dozens of questions about the case.
The outgoing Clark County sheriff said he’s proud of Metro’s technology advances but hopes his successor will do more to address mental illness and homelessness.