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32-630: The City of Henderson Police Department began in 1953 with just seven officers and a borrowed car from the Clark County Sheriff's Department to patrol the city. The police chief is assisted by two deputy chiefs and five officers in the rank of captain. There is also a senior officer designated as corrections superintendent. One deputy chief heads the Operations Command, the other the Support Command. Each command has

64-489: A bail hearing or trial, or those persons serving a sentence of 364 days or fewer. The CCDC has been the subject of controversy surrounding the treatment of inmates by officers. The facility has been criticized for its violations of human rights, with a major focus on verbal and sexual abuse to inmates as well as the use of controversial spit mask restraint for resistive detainees during the booking process. There have been several instances of pre-trial detention lasting for years at

96-605: A motorist named Adam Greene in the head. Although the District Attorney Steve Wolfson declined to prosecute Seekatz, the incident lead to a payment of almost $ 300,000 to Greene and the forced resignation of Police Chief Jutta Chambers. Sergeant Seekatz is still with the department. On January 14, 2013, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that a Federal grand jury was reviewing the case of officer Brett Seekatz. Seekatz, who jointed

128-472: A number of divisions, all (except the Corrections Division) headed by a captain. Operations Command has East, West and North Patrol Divisions. Support Command has Investigative Service Division, Special Services Division, Technical Services Division and Corrections Division. Press reports indicate that on the night of October 29, 2010, Henderson police Sergeant Brett Seekatz repeatedly kicked

160-503: A time. Firearms training takes place at the LVMPD's John T. Moran Firearms Training Facility, located near Nellis Air Force Base , and named for the department's second sheriff. The facility is used by numerous local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. At the facility, recruits receive several weeks of firearms training during the academy. Commissioned police and corrections officers must attend firearms re-qualification four times

192-905: A year. This re-qualification is for all firearms. The qualifications include known-distance targets and tactical courses of fire in both regular and low-light. Officers can choose their sidearm from a list of semi-automatic pistols manufactured by Beretta , Colt , Glock , Heckler & Koch , Kimber , Para-Ordnance/ Para USA , Ruger , SIG Sauer , Smith & Wesson , CZ P Series , Springfield Armory , Steyr Mannlicher , Unertl , Walther , Wilson Combat , STI Staccato P. The preferred calibers are 9×19mm Parabellum , .40 S&W , and .45 ACP . As of 2016, new academy recruits must qualify with an approved 9mm pistol. Officers are also allowed to customize their sidearms with such as slide serrations, compensators, flared mag wells, etc. Officers can also install Red Dot Sights/Optics on their service pistols but only after they completed their FTEP Phase and attend

224-587: Is publicly elected every four years. The sheriff is the only elected head law enforcement officer within the county, and, as such, the department is not under the direct control of its jurisdictional cities, Clark County, or the State of Nevada . Metro is the largest law enforcement agency in Nevada, and in 2009, was one of the largest police agencies in the United States according to Uniform Crime Reporting by

256-620: Is the author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers , a book about startups, and What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture. Benjamin Abraham Horowitz was born in London, England and raised in Berkeley, California , the son of Elissa Krauthamer and conservative writer and policy advocate David Horowitz . Horowitz's great-grandparents were Jewish immigrants from

288-565: The Federal Bureau of Investigation . The Clark County Detention Center is one of the largest jail systems in the United States, as well. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) was formed on July 1, 1973, by merging the Las Vegas Police Department with the Clark County Sheriff's Department . Metro serves the city limits of Las Vegas and the unincorporated areas and towns of Clark County . In

320-719: The New Yorker , the LVMPD had "a long-standing reputation as one of the most violent in the country" before it implemented reforms, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice, in the 2010s. LVMPD operated on a digital radio system (DesertSky), which was turned on in 2011. As of February 2018, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department encrypted their radio frequencies; blocking the public from using police scanners, with no delayed web feed provided (as many other agencies have done). The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated that

352-465: The Russian Empire who arrived in the U.S. in the mid-19th and early 20th centuries. Horowitz earned a BA from Columbia University in 1988 and an MS from UCLA in 1990, both in computer science. Horowitz began his career as an engineer at Silicon Graphics in 1990. In 1995, he joined Marc Andreessen at Netscape as a product manager. From 1997 to 1998, Horowitz was vice president for

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384-492: The United States Army and other large organizations. Horowitz took Loudcloud public on March 9, 2001. In June 2002, Horowitz began a transformation of Loudcloud into Opsware , an enterprise software company. He took the first step by selling Loudcloud's core managed services business to Electronic Data Systems for $ 63.5 million in cash. This transaction transferred 100% of Loudcloud's revenue to EDS while

416-506: The Directory and Security Product Line at Netscape. After Netscape was acquired by AOL in 1998, Horowitz served as Vice President of AOL's eCommerce Division. In September 1999, Horowitz cofounded Loudcloud with Andreessen, Tim Howes , and In Sik Rhee. Loudcloud offered infrastructure and application hosting services to enterprise and Internet customers such as Ford Motor Company , Nike, Inc. , Gannett Company , News Corporation ,

448-740: The LVMPD (that is they were commissioned solely as members of the LVMPD). Sheriff Gillespie rose to, and retired at, the appointed rank of undersheriff prior to assuming public office as the duly elected Sheriff of Clark County. The department operates the Clark County Detention Center. It is used to house inmates arrested in their patrol area, with the exception of misdemeanors committed in the City of Las Vegas, which maintains its own jail. It also holds persons who are wanted for extradition to another jurisdiction, persons who are awaiting

480-542: The Las Vegas Valley. The LVMPD rank structure is as follows: This department provides law enforcement services for all of Clark County, including the City of Las Vegas, yielding primary jurisdiction to the following agencies: The LVMPD is led by the sheriff; second in command is the undersheriff, who is assisted by three assistant sheriffs. The Office of Intergovernmental Services, the Office of General Counsel,

512-582: The Office of Public Information, the Office of Finance, The Police Employee Assistance Program (PEAP), and the Office of the Sheriff Executive Staff report to the undersheriff. Four of the six elected Clark County sheriffs since the LVMPD was consolidated in 1973 are former members of either the Clark County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) or Las Vegas Police Department (LVPD). Former Sheriffs Young and Gillespie are retired members of

544-623: The Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center, Police Records, and a Fingerprint Bureau annex. The police services of the department are funded by both the City of Las Vegas and Clark County. Police services funding is based on a complex formula that includes population, calls for service, and felony crimes in the prior year. Both entities must approve the annual budget, including the percentage of budget they are responsible for. The department itself generates approximately 33% of its funds through property tax, and

576-557: The agencies. The idea of consolidating the two law enforcement agencies into one metropolitan department began to circulate among the top officials in both agencies, likely due to the close working relationship between the Clark County Sheriff and the Las Vegas Police Chief at that time. It was said that even police officers on the Las Vegas Police Department could see that it would be better if

608-596: The agency were run by the Sheriff, due to the fact that he was an elected official. Legislation to merge the Las Vegas Police Department with the Clark County Sheriff's Department was passed by the Nevada State Legislature, and the merger became effective in 1973. In 1999, an outside audit conducted by DMG-Maximus, commended the department for having fewer managers and supervisors than are typically found in large police agencies. The audit also said that

640-475: The caller, resident Brandon Durham, was fatally shot by police. Since the late 1970s, more than 100 LVMPD officers and civilian employees have been implicated in documented instances of police misconduct and/or actual criminal activity, with numerous incidents resulting in lawsuit settlements in excess of a million dollars apiece. A later excessive force case was tried in Davis v. City of Las Vegas . According to

672-411: The charging for certain services, such as special events, work cards , and privileged license investigations. Additional funding is generated from a special sales tax to fund commissioned positions. By state law, the sheriff is charged with running the county jail, known as the Clark County Detention Center or CCDC, which is funded solely by the government and tax base of Clark County. Additionally,

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704-417: The company was publicly traded on NASDAQ. Beginning with EDS as its first enterprise software customer, Horowitz grew Opsware to hundreds of enterprise customers, over $ 100 million in annual revenue, and 550 employees. In July 2007, Horowitz sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard for $ 1.6 billion in cash. Horowitz was Loudcloud's and Opsware's President and Chief Executive Officer for the entire history of

736-520: The decision to encrypt their radio channels was made back in 2015 due to officer safety concerns. However, since the switch was made fairly soon after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting , some speculate that the change was inspired after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's radio traffic of the event was recorded and released to the media. Las Vegas Metro uses many vehicles from brands including Ford , Hyundai , Nissan , Jeep , Buick , and Chevrolet as marked or unmarked vehicles. However, after

768-435: The door anyway. Anthony and his father, Michael Mitchell, were arrested and charged with obstructing an officer and spent 9 hours in jail. Anthony's mother, Linda Mitchell, was forced from her and her husband's home as well, which is on the same street as Anthony's home. The lawsuit alleges that officers are guilty of crimes including assault, battery and abuse of processes as well as violating constitutional amendments, notably,

800-430: The early 1970s, both the Las Vegas Police Department and the Clark County Sheriff's Department struggled with jurisdictional and budgetary problems. Oftentimes, people living in the metropolitan area would call the wrong agency to report crimes in progress, which would delay police response. Both agencies were also strapped for manpower, yet used a lot of it duplicating record-keeping and administrative functions in both of

832-657: The managers, both sworn and civilian, were of "excellent quality". On January 5, 2015, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officially assumed responsibility for the Las Vegas Township Constable's Office. Las Vegas Township Constable's Office continues to be a separate entity but under Metro's Detention Services Division. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department has more than 5,800 members. Of these, over 2,900 are police officers of various ranks and over 750 are corrections officers of various ranks. In November 2024, venture capitalist Ben Horowitz

864-428: The police department in 2002, was promoted to lieutenant in 2016. Anthony Mitchell claims in a lawsuit that on July 10, 2011, he was at home, when officers called his home and said they needed to occupy the house in order to gain a "tactical advantage" in dealing with a domestic violence case at a neighbor's home. Mitchell told the police that he did not want them entering his home. Officers showed up later and broke down

896-574: The police functions at Harry Reid International Airport are also solely funded by Clark County. There are two commissioned career tracks in the LVMPD. They have identical civil service rank structures and pay, but different day-to-day tasks and responsibilities. The LVMPD is divided into ten urban area commands: When Metro was formed in 1973, the Las Vegas Valley was served by only three area commands: North, South and West. Other major coverage details: Traffic Bureau (all sectors), Airport Division (Sector Q), and nine different rural areas outside

928-765: The retirement of the Ford Crown Victoria in 2011, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police went through a short session of testing vehicles. As a result, the Ford Explorer took the place of the Crown Victoria, the main patrol vehicle. Construction was completed on LVMPD's 370,500-square-foot headquarters, located at 400 S. Martin L. King Boulevard, in mid 2011. The building consolidated 27 bureaus, which were previously located in leased buildings around Las Vegas. It also houses

960-487: The specified training course. Skydio drones Ben Horowitz Benjamin Abraham Horowitz (born June 13, 1966) is an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author. He is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz along with Marc Andreessen . He previously co-founded and served as president and chief executive officer of the enterprise software company Opsware , which Hewlett-Packard acquired in 2007. Horowitz

992-687: The suit alleges officers violated the Third Amendment to the US Constitution . Clark County Sheriff%27s Department (Nevada) The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro ) is a combined city and county law enforcement agency for the City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada , United States. It is headed by the Sheriff of Clark County , who

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1024-475: Was reported to have funded at least $ 7.6 million in LVMPD purchases during the previous few years, and to have acted as facilitator between the department and at least six of his a16z portfolio companies. Purchases from Horowitz's donations include Skydi o drones , in which he was an early investor. On November 12, 2024, LVMPD officers attended a 911 call for a break-in at a home in Sunset Park, where

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