A new Metropolitan Police Department substation will be opening in the Summerlin area. New in-house detective squads, “flex squads” and more police availability in the Summerlin area are some of the new features of the substation. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal / Summerlin Area Command)
Randy Sutton, a retired Las Vegas police officer, is the founder and CEO of The Wounded Blue, a national nonprofit that helps law enforcement officers who are suffering. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas law enforcement officers came together Thursday morning to dedicate State Route 157 to DUI victims from Southern Nevada. A sign was placed on Kyle Canyon Road, just west of U.S. Highway 95, dubbing it the “DUI Victim Memorial Highway.” (Le’Andre Fox/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Oct. 1 was the second day on the job for Officer Brandon Engstrom who saved a critically injured woman amid the chaos of the Route 91 shooting. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police lieutenant Tom Melton faces 14 felony counts including charges of theft, grand larceny auto, perjury and exploitation of an older person.
A man was taken into custody Thursday morning after allegedly attacking his mother at a home on the southwest side of Las Vegas. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
A Las Vegas officer shot at a dog after it charged at police Wednesday morning as they investigated a possible shooting at a business complex in the Spring Valley area.
An armed robbery suspect is dead after a nearly seven-hour standoff the Aquarius casino in Laughlin, NV ended with an officer-involved shooting. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
An armed robbery suspect is dead after a nearly seven-hour standoff the Aquarius Casino in Laughlin ended with an officer-involved shooting. (Mat Luschek / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Sheriff Brett Zimmerman briefs the media on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, on the officer-involved shooting that occurred at a Speedee Mart on Paradise Road on Wednesday, Aug 7. Thirteen rounds were fired at the U-haul truck as the man attempted to flee. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
LVMPD and Superintendent Jesus Jara brief the public on back to school safety.
The ARMOR task force brings together multiple law enforcement agencies from across Southern Nevada to detect, respond, mitigate and investigate chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents.
Newly-released video reveals more details around Scott Gragson crash, including Gragson arguing with a guard over allowing cars to follow him to his home. Video from a resident’s security camera shows the vehicle crash on a median. And police bodycam footage shows Gragson talking to an officer after the crash. (Grand Jury Exhibits)
A funeral service for former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Captain, who also ran for sheriff, Larry Burns, was held at The Smith Center on Thursday, July 18. Burns was remembered by his family, friends and was given a 21-gun salute by the Las Vegas police honor guard. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo held a press conference on Wednesday, July 10, regarding a new report about the police department’s performance during Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1, 2017. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police officer Cordell Hendrex, who froze one floor beneath the Route 91 Harvest festival gunman was fired on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.
The LVMPD inform the public about the risks of fuel theft and improper storage can cause safety concerns for countless neighborhoods throughout the Las Vegas valley.
One person is dead and two others are critically injured after a suspected DUI crash Sunday morning in the central valley. Shortly after 4 a.m., two vehicles collided at the intersection of East Tropicana Avenue and Pecos Road.
Officers responded to a domestic violence call about 7:45 a.m. on the 9000 block of West Russell Road, near the 215 Beltway, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Chris Holmes said.
Police address media about officer-involved shooting that started on Maryland and Vegas Valley, and concluded downtown, near the Golden Nugget.
Metro police address the officer involved shooting that took place on March 19, 2019.
Metro police address the officer involved shooting that took place on March 19, 2019.
Las Vegas Metro police address the officer involved shooting that took place on March 15, 2019, at the Bellagio.
Las Vegas police address the officer involved shooting that took place on March 15, 2019, at the Bellagio. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police showed one clip of body camera footage Wednesday to the family of a man who died in their custody three days earlier. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police showed a clip of body camera footage Wednesday to the family of a man who died in their custody three days earlier. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Metro Police Dept. held a press conference Wednesday to discuss crime in the Chinatown area.
Las Vegas Metro Police Lieutenant Michelle Tavarez provides an update on the barricade situation at Emerson Avenue.
Las Vegas police investigate a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian at Decatur Boulevard and Alta Driver about 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (Jessica Terrones/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Metro Police Assistant Sheriff Brett Zimmerman address members of the press regarding the officer involved shooting that took place on. January 31, 2019, in the vicinity of I-215 and Alta. Suspect Christopher Ashoff was shot, and is in stable condition. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
