Nevada
What local officials said would take 20 years to fund and build, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation accomplished in three years
The 31st annual LVMPD K-9 Trials provides a great opportunity for agencies to showcase their K-9 teams to the community
There will never be another one like Mills Lane
Kevin McMahill offered drones as a quicker way to respond to ShotSpotter notifications in chronic hotspots
Tyson Shawn Jordan Hampton is facing 27 felony charges after fatally shooting Officer Truong Thai during a domestic disturbance call
The suspect fired 18 shots that an official described as an “AK-47 pistol,” which penetrated the officer’s ballistic vest
Officer Truong Thai, who was wearing a ballistic vest, was shot in the torso and died at a hospital
Officer Truong Thai, 49, was fatally wounded while answering a report for a domestic disturbance and stopping a vehicle near the Las Vegas Strip
The man faces six counts of attempted murder and two counts of murder
Police said they were continuing to investigate the motive but do not believe there was an altercation before the attacks
“This partnership is vital as LVMPD works to recruit diverse, qualified candidates for the position of police and corrections officer.”
Police beefed up nighttime staffing after social media posts urged people from San Francisco and Portland to come to the “sideshow” in Reno
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared. It didn’t hinder anyone on my team’s actions. We did what we had to do.”
Five years after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, first responders have access to a 50,000-square-foot high-tech tactical training center
Porfirio Duarte-Herrera was convicted in 2010 of killing a hot dog stand vendor using a motion-activated bomb atop a car parked at the Luxor casino
Even if a detailed plan for every contingency isn’t possible, just having the idea of what might happen can lessen the shock and improve response
“We knew that just arresting wasn’t going to get this problem solved,” said officer Mike Thiele
The couple pulled off the road to rest when heavy rain caused their vehicle to be overcome by rushing floodwater
“Hey!” Officer Tierney Tomburo yells as she runs after the suspect; she then screams, “No!” as the suspect turns around and shoots Tomburo in the pelvis
The department ordered two Tesla Model Ys, two Tesla Model 3s and a Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV
Marine 9 docked at the Thunderbird Lodge at Lake Tahoe, Nevada
More than three dozen rounds were fired by police officers before the suspect was taken into custody
Animals
The owner was arrested and is facing animal abuse charges
The owner of a local smoke shop was tasked with defending himself with a knife from a group of thieves
Deputies will use iPads to give people in crisis access to a mental health professional
Two people at a party got into an altercation prior to the shooting, police said
Officer Nicholas Quintana and his wife had been trying to have children for years. Now they have five
“This is an individual who literally had the body cut up into pieces in that car that he flees from the police (in),” said Prosecutor Giancarlo Pesci
The name change aims to avoid confusion about the role of responding officers, officials said
Twice, the suspect reached into his waistband and mimed drawing a gun
Trooper Micah May died of critical injuries he sustained while trying to apprehend a carjacking suspect
Trooper Micah May was laying stop sticks when he was hit by the suspect’s car, police said
The year-long program yielded an 18% drop in primary crashes, transit officials said
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