Vegas Beat Magazine - May/June 2023

This article is going to talk about what I feel is the myth surrounding LVMPD being the best-trained police department in the country. While I do not feel our training is anywhere near where it should be, this does not mean we do not start out as one of the best-trained departments in the country. I believe that the instruction and training that our officers get in the Academy are second to none. We spend a long time learning and practically applying things that we are given over the course of six months. Read More

As time passes and we begin to work with the new sheriff and hear his plans for the new wellness bureau and hope his vision becomes a reality for all of our officers to be cared for moving forward, I began to reflect on some of the horrible treatment I’ve personally experienced in my career and how impactful some of the memories can be when officers are mistreated by disgusting supervisors. Read More

Instead of focusing my thoughts on just one topic, I wanted to hit on many different important topics and points that I feel need to be emphasized. A lot of these topics or ideas come from things we see or hear from our membership. When completing a use-of-force report, there are many key points to remember. First and foremost is that this is an official investigation into your application of force and to determine the reasonableness of it. Read More

I recently attended the State of the Department address at the Smith Center. Since the election and the new regime has assumed power, I have heard a lot of things that are reasons for excitement. It’s like the days leading up to Christmas — you have all these high hopes, and you have made that list of the things you want. Everyone can relate in some fashion to the anticipation of promises being delivered and the sheer excitement of things to come. Read More

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is a large police department with an essential command structure that allows the organization to run efficiently on a daily basis. To achieve the needed command structure, LVMPD runs a testing process to fill these positions. Through this process, those of us at Metro have seen true leaders promote and also examples of folks who took a test and passed it. Sadly, there are more of the latter category for sure. Read More

Greetings, I hope this finds you well. I am the most recent addition to the LVPPA Executive Board, and I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself. I started my law enforcement career in September 2002 with the Milwaukee Police Department. After five years with the MPD, I relocated to Las Vegas and entered the LVMPD Academy in 2008. I completed field training at South Central Area Command and remained there until early 2010 when I transferred to the Mobile Crime Saturation (SCAC) team. Read More

A lot of you probably don’t know much about the Employee Benefit Trust or even that you pay into it out of every paycheck — but you do. If you look at the top right-hand of your paystub, you will see LVMEBT — RHS, and the amount of $70.46 is deducted. This is the amount that you pay every check to the trust. When you have paid a total of 20 years into the trust, you will have maxed out your benefit, and when you retire, the trust will reimburse you the max of $400 a month for medical costs. Read More

The 82nd Nevada Legislative Session is my first session where I am in the legislative building every day. My day typically starts around 7 a.m. and ends around 5:30 p.m. I attend several committee meetings every day and spend my days walking the four floors, meeting with Nevada’s legislators and the many other lobbyists who occupy this building, all vying for time with elected officials attempting to get bills passed or have our opinions heard on bills we like or do not like.  Read More