LVMPD
Domestic terrorists who can conduct spectacular, high-casualty attacks like those orchestrated by Timothy McVeigh or Anders Breivik are the exception rather than the rule
Police officers are highly visible public figures who are vulnerable to attack any time they are out in public, regardless of what they are doing.
In one video, officers rushed through the university’s business school amid a blaring alarm; commands were difficult to hear, but one officer noted, there was “blood everywhere” near a doorway
Las Vegas police said the shooter has been located and is deceased
Officer Ariel Salley says his fellow officers have given him their blessing, having thrown him a going-away party the night before he left for Israel
“I just felt like it was time for law enforcement to be bold and to have a real conversation about the fact that this job impacts us in ways that are so negative,” Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said
“People have been yearning for [Duane Davis] to be arrested for a long time. It’s never been unsolved in our minds. It’s been unprosecuted,” retired LAPD detective Greg Kading said
As the officer grabbed the suspect’s wrist, she grabbed a knife and stabbed the officer on the top of his head
The alleged former gang member is under investigation in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
In October, K-9 Diko helped police arrest 24-year-old Tyson Hampton, who is accused of fatally shooting Officer Truong Thai
The suspect, who was inside a vehicle, attempted to light it on fire; that’s when police sent K-9 Diko to help arrest the suspect
Las Vegas police have said in the past that the investigation quickly stalled in part because witnesses refused to cooperate
Caleb Rogers, 35, faces life in prison upon sentencing because he brandished a department-issued weapon during the third casino heist he carried out
Caleb Rogers could be sentenced to life if convicted of brandishing a department-issued weapon in one of the robberies; he was an active-duty patrol officer at the time
K-9 Kimura was stabbed in the neck in 2020 and survived; He was awarded the Purple Heart for his bravery
The suspect asked LVMPD if they’d seen his Facebook postings; one of those messages referred to the 2017 Las Vegas slaughter as “just a preview.”
“We see there’s a, there’s like an eight-foot person beside it and another one’s inside, and it has big eyes and it’s looking at us”
“Bro, make sure she’s cool,” a handcuffed man can be heard on BWC saying to the LVMPD partner of the officer who was shot
LVMPD started a Police Employee Assistance Program, which was established to help officers through crisis intervention and referral to counseling services