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Metro Police Plan to Hire 600 Officers in 18 Months

March 28, 2017 by 911media

On April 1, the sales tax will go up a tenth of a percent to pay for more police officers. That equates to a penny for every $10.

It’s the second part of the More Cops Tax passed by the Nevada Legislature and implemented by Clark County commissioners.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is facing a huge undertaking. It has hundreds of positions up for grabs.

This comes at a time when police departments nationwide are dealing with a shortage of qualified applicants and the views of the law enforcement profession are changing.

For the past year or so, Metro has been hosting job fair after job fair, letting the community know, it’s hiring.

“The opportunities to do so many things are there,” said Annette Mullin, Metro. “It’s not the same job every day. It’s not the same job year to year.”

As part of the More Cops Tax, as well as filling current vacancies, the police department hopes to hire 600 police officers in the next 18 months.

Recruiting Sergeant Jose Hernandez says, in order to reach its hiring goals, Metro will have to receive 30,000 applications.

“The largest response comes from social media,” Hernandez said.

He adds, they are averaging between 600 to 900 applications a month, which is below their set goal of 1,000 to 1,500.

“It’s a challenge that’s going on nationwide and LVMPD certainly is not immune to it,” he said.

Metro is also facing challenges diversifying the police force.

“That’s an absolute goal of ours,” Hernandez said.

According to the latest demographic data available, Metro had just over 2,800 sworn officers. That’s a couple hundred more compared to six months before. Around 71 percent are white, 7 percent are black and 14 percent are Latino.

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This morning, the Las Vegas Deputy City Marshals graduated three new officers!

These newest additions to the City of Las Vegas graduated from the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy.

Congratulations to Class 2025-01, and welcome to the greatest show on earth.

The graduating class also welcomed officers with the 8th Judicial District Court, University Police, City of Las Vegas Corrections and City of Las Vegas Firefighter Sean Tolster, who received his Category I Peace Officer certification.

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On June 27, 2025, Undersheriff Brandon Gaede of the Phillips County (KS) Sheriff’s Office was killed in the line of duty.

Undersheriff Gaede was attempting to detain a subject for lighting illegal fireworks when the savage produced a gun and engaged him in a gunfight.

Brandon was 30 years old and had been a cop for eight years. He is survived by his wife and three children.

Godspeed, brother.

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*Retirement Alert*

Congratulations to LVMPD Police Officer Michael Freeman, who retired this week after serving our community and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for over 24 years.

LVPPA Executive Director Myron Hamm had the privilege of presenting Michael with a plaque on behalf of a grateful association.

Congratulations, brother, on a great career and a well-earned retirement.

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Today we remember LVMPD Police Officer Jason Swanger, who died of complications from COVID-19 on this day in 2021.

Officer Swanger joined the LVMPD on February 12, 2014. He began his law enforcement career working patrol at the Enterprise Area Command (EAC). From there, he transferred to the South Central Area Command (SCAC) before returning to EAC. Officer Swanger became a field training officer and served as a lead officer overseeing the training of new officers during their first year on patrol. He was devoted to the Explorer Program and was active in educating children at Steve Schorr Elementary School and Charles A. Silvestri Junior High School about law enforcement and making positive life choices.

Before joining the LVMPD, Officer Swanger served as a culinary specialist in the U.S. Navy for 11 years. He continued his service to the country by joining the Nevada Army National Guard.

Officer Swanger was known as a devoted father and husband who went the extra mile for those in need and dedicated himself to policing in order to make a difference in others’ lives. He was 41 years old and was survived by his wife, daughter, son, parents and brother.

We will never forget.

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