Police Officer

Truong Thai

EOW:

Police Officer Truong Thai was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call in the 800 block of East Flamingo Road at about 1:00 am.

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Thai
Detective

Justin Terry

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Detective Justin Terry joined LVMPD on August 21, 2001, after getting his degree in Criminal Justice. During his time at LVMPD, Justin served in the Patrol Division as well as

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Detective
Terry
Police Officer Edward Contreras
Police Officer

Edward Contreras

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Officer Edward Contreras joined LVMPD on July 18, 2006, after proudly serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Police Officer
Contreras
Sergeant

Douglas Michael King

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Sergeant Douglas King died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Sergeant King had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 17 years. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, a granddaughter, mother, father, grandmother, brother, and sister.

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Sergeant
King
Police Officer

Philip Carl Closi

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Police Officer Phil Closi died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Officer Closi had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 21 years. He is survived by his wife, daughter, son, father, brother, sister, and nephew.

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Police Officer
Closi
Police Officer

Jason Swanger

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Police Officer Jason Swanger joined the LVMPD on February 12, 2014. He began his law enforcement career working patrol at Enterprise Area Command (EAC). From there, Officer Swanger went to

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Police Officer
Swanger
Police Lieutenant

Erik Lloyd

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Lieutenant Erik Lloyd joined LVMPD on September 11, 1990, and began his career as a patrol officer. He promoted to sergeant in 2003, where he worked in the Patrol Division

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Police Lieutenant
Lloyd
Police Officer

Charleston Hartfield

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Police Officer Charleston Hartfield joined the LVMPD on January 18, 2006 and worked in Patrol Division until 2015, when he was transferred to the Project Management and Video Bureau.

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Police Officer
Hartfield
Police Officer

Igor Soldo

EOW:

Police Officers Igor Soldo and Alyn Beck were shot and killed from ambush while eating lunch at a pizza restaurant in the 300 block of North Nellis Boulevard.

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Police Officer
Soldo
Police Officer

Alyn Beck

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Police Officers Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo were shot and killed from ambush while eating lunch at a pizza restaurant in the 300 block of North Nellis Boulevard.

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Police Officer
Beck
Police Officer

David Lee VanBuskirk

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Police Officer Dave VanBuskirk died after falling during a nigh-time aerial rescue operation of a hiker on Mount Charleston.

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Police Officer
VanBuskirk
Correctional Officer

Victor Antoine Hunter

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Correctional Officer Victor Hunter suffered a medical emergency after responding to a code red emergency at the Clark County Detention Center.

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Correctional Officer
Hunter
Corrections Officer

Daniel J. Leach

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Officer Daniel J. Leach joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on June 18th, 1984 following the completion of his formal education in Louisiana.

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Corrections Officer
Leach
Officer

Trevor A. Nettleton

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Officer Trevor A. Nettleton joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on November 5th, 2006 following nine years of service in the United States Marine Corps.

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Officer
Nettleton
Officer

Milburn “Milli” Beitel III

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Officer Milburn “Milli” Beitel III joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on September 30, 2003, following four years of distinguished service with the United States Marine Corps.

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Officer
Beitel
Officer

James Manor

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Officer James “Jamie” LeTreall Manor joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on May 20, 2007.

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Officer
Manor
Sergeant

Henry Prendes

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Sergeant Henry Prendes joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on February 26, 1991. He was a deeply religious man who carried a Bible with him in his patrol car.

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Sergeant
Prendes
Officer

Russell L. Peterson

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Officer Russell L. Peterson joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on April 17, 990. He served approximately six years in Patrol, Training and the Gang Unit before transferring to Search and Rescue in May of 1996.

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Officer
Peterson
Officer

Donald Weese

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Officer Weese joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on September 11, 1990.

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Officer
Weese
Officer

Marc Kahre

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Traffic Officer Marc Kahre joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as a cadet October 2, 1973, and became a commissioned officer in 1975.

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Officer
Kahre
Officer

Clark Anthony Wooldridge

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Police Officer Clark Anthony Wooldridge joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in August 1978.

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Officer
Wooldridge
Corrections Officer

James Walter Harbin, II

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Corrections Officer James Walter Harbin II joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on February 7, 1979.

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Corrections Officer
Harbin
Officer

James Richard Rogan

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Officer James Richard Rogan joined the Clark County Sheriff’s Office in 1970 and served the Department for approximately eight years.

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Officer
rogan
Sergeant

Paul DeWeert

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Sergeant Paul DeWeert joined the Las Vegas Police Department in January of 1948.

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Sergeant
DeWeert
Officer

William R. Fortye

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Officer Fortye joined the Las Vegas Police Department on October 10, 1961, and served the department for five years and 18 days.

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Officer
fortye
Deputy Sheriff

George A. Hart

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Deputy Sheriff George Hart was appointed to the Clark County Sheriff’s Department on July 5, 1956.

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Deputy Sheriff
Hart
Officer

Wilbur E. McGee

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Officer McGee joined the Las Vegas Police Department on June 22, 1954, and served the Department for 17 months.

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Officer
mcgee
Sergeant

Robert F. Dula Jr.

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Sgt. Dula joined the Las Vegas Police Department on June 16, 1952. He was promoted to Sergeant on January 16, 1954. He served the department for approximately three years.

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Sergeant
Dula
Deputy Sheriff

Winnie Austin Hansen

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Deputy Sheriff Winnie Austin Hansen was a member of the Clark County Sheriff’s Department. He was born October 3, 1893.

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Deputy Sheriff
hansen
Deputy Sheriff

Jack David London

EOW:

Deputy Jack David London and his partner Deputy Lynn McKnight were stopped along Boulder Highway near the small community of Whitney.

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Deputy Sheriff
London
Officer

Ernest J. May

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Officer May joined the Las Vegas Police Department in the early 1930’s and was the first Las Vegas police officer to give his life in the line of duty.

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Officer
May
Deputy Sheriff John T. Allen
Deputy Sheriff

John T. Allen

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Deputy Sheriff John T. Allen was commissioned by Clark County Sheriff Sam Gay in the summer of 1928.

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Deputy Sheriff
Allen