The budget, a nearly 10 percent increase over last year, includes spending on police cadets and efforts to protect officers’ mental health.
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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.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo discussed the vest that officer Troung Thai was wearing when he was fatally shot responding to a domestic dispute.
The officers who killed a man whose gun turned out to be a blank-shooting starter pistol will not face criminal charges.
Las Vegas police released footage Tuesday from two fatal police shootings.
The Metropolitan Police Department held a graduation ceremony for 37 new officers.
Nationwide, homicides increased 50 percent in a three-year period, and aggravated assaults increased 36 percent, according to the study.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Tuesday he is considering the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting a police officer.
Anyone who has any information regarding this incident can contact Metro’s South Central Patrol Investigations Section at 702-828-8639.
After 50 years in thick threads, Metropolitan Police Department officers are hoping a new sheriff will bring in lighter, more flexible uniforms.
