💲Personal Property Exchange💲 Buying or selling goodies this season? Meet safely at any LVMPD area command or HQ official exchange spots with 24/7 video surveillance. Perfect for online swaps! Tips: ✅ Bring a buddy ✅ Phone handy ✅ Trust your gut ❌ No address ❌ No letting strangers inside

🎁🎁SHOPPING SAFETY 🎁🎁 As you gear up for the big deals and busy stores of holiday shopping, here are some safety tips! 🔒 Lock your car 👀 Stay alert in parking lots and garages 💼 Hide valuables 🤳 Keep your wallet and phone secure 🚗 Park in well-lit areas and be aware of surroundings Happy Holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving from the LVMPD! 🦃 Whether you’re carving turkey or time out with loved ones, we’re wishing everyone a safe, happy, and heartfelt holiday surrounded by family, friends, and good food. From our LVMPD family to yours, have a safe, joyous, and memorable Thanksgiving!

Make a plan to visit your local area command for First Tuesday! Come and join us for conversation and learn about important issues in your community with your police department. Details ⬇️ 📆December 2, 2025 ⏱ Times and location vary for each area command (see below)

A Calling to Serve! Officer Caylynn Punzalan Decastro, inspired by her father’s LVMPD service, followed her calling into law enforcement. With a heart for community and jiu-jitsu training behind her, she enters field training eager to learn, grow, and help keep Las Vegas safe. Congratulations!

Heading out of town? LVMPD reminds you: ✅ Make your home look lived-in ✅ Use light timers ✅ Pause mail/packages ✅ Keep curtains as usual ✅ Lock all doors ✅ Secure your car, park in lit areas ✅ Have a neighbor check in ✅ Don’t post travel plans until you’re back Enjoy your holiday travels! 💙

GOOD TICKET AWARD! Officer Kevin Roundy is this month’s winner. While working in a Searchlight courtroom, he helped a woman he’d previously arrested who was stranded with minor charges. He worked with partners to get her home and later fulfilled his promise of a $500 jewelry-bead gift card.

🏁 CONGRATULATIONS, MAX VERSTAPPEN! 🏆 Max wins at the Las Vegas GP—his second victory on the Strip! 👏 Drive safely and stay alert! #F1 #LasVegasGP #LVMPD #SafetyFirst

✨A Moment of Influence ✨ Officer Fernando Ponce, a recent Academy graduate, was inspired to join the LVMPD after an officer showed him compassion during a difficult time. Now beginning field training, he’s eager to learn, grow, and serve with that same empathy. Congratulations, Officer Ponce!

Superheroes 4 Sully! LVMPD SWAT is on a mission powered by kindness, and you can help them fulfill it! Donate or drop off new bikes at any LVMPD area command. Each year, SWAT teams up with Superheroes 4 Sully to honor 9-year-old Sully’s legacy by giving bikes to kids in need.

Here's an updated number to contact our Crash Investigation Team: 702-828-3595 Please use this number instead of the original number listed below.

10 officers graduated from the LVMPD Traffic Bureau’s Motor School today! Four LVMPD, four NLVPD, one Boulder City PD, and one Lake Havasu City PD officer were recognized for their hard work, dedication, and completion of a weeks-long training program. Congrats to all!

🚨 UPDATE: FATAL CRASH SUSPECT UPGRADED TO MURDER CHARGES 🚨 Earlier today, the driver of the Infiniti involved in Tuesday’s major crash, Jose Gutierrez, 19, was re-booked on the following charges: • Open Murder (2 counts) • Attempted Murder (1 count) • Battery With Use of a Deadly Weapon (1 count)

In this tough week, kindness shines! 🌟 Today, Officer Deb Rinkovsky spotted a person in a wheelchair getting splashed by cars. She stepped into the rain, offered her poncho, and showed true compassion. Thank you, Officer Rinkovsky, for embodying what it means to protect and serve! 💙🌧️

Today, we’re helping make the holiday season a little brighter. 💙🦃 We love our community, and we care deeply about the families who call Southern Nevada home. We are distributing 500 Thanksgiving meals complete with turkeys and holiday sides, across Clark County today.

Over the weekend, Officers in Bolden Area Command and Downtown Area Command, LVMPD Traffic Officers, LVMPD 911 Communications, Nevada State Police Troopers and our Phlebotomist, we were able to accomplish the following during a DUI Blitz. Citations - 83 DUI Arrests - 23 Other Arrests - 3

Today, we honored LVMPD Officer Truong Thai, who died in the line of duty on 10/13/22. His locker door was displayed at South Central Area Command for loved ones to leave messages. Sheriff McMahill, staff, department members, and his family paid their respects. He will always be remembered 💙

This week, we honored those who have served our country for Veterans Day. We’re proud to recognize: ⭐ Officer Rybacki – Army & National Guard ⭐ Officer Thacker – Marine Corps ⭐ Officer Anderson – Army & National Guard. From serving our nation to protecting our community, thank you.

Pins & Promotions! Today, we gathered at LVMPD Headquarters for our Pins & Promotions Ceremony to celebrate the men and women who serve our community. Dozens were recognized for their years of service, including Deputy Chief Branden Clarkson, who marked 20 years with the dept. Congratulations!

Congratulations to our newest Crime Scene Analysts! 🎉 Over the past several months, they have undergone training in photography, latent print examination, note documentation, evidence collection and preservation, analytical techniques, defensive tactics, emergency vehicle operations, and much more.

Impressions Lasting a Lifetime! Fifteen years ago, an eight-year-old girl had an encounter with two LVMPD officers who changed her life forever. That little girl was Gisel Pena Morga, and on November 4, 2025, she became a newly sworn officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

🚁 LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT 🚁 Starting Nov. 6, a helicopter will fly over Las Vegas for aerial radiological surveys before the F1 Grand Prix. Thank you for understanding!

🚨 SCARY DUI BLITZ RESULTS 🚨 In a Halloween weekend operation, LVMPD and partners made: Citations: 75 DUI Arrests: 22 The holidays are coming—slow down, pay attention, and arrive alive! #DUI #Safety #LVMPD

Make a plan to visit your local area command for First Tuesday! Come and join us for conversation and learn about important issues in your community with your police department. Details ⬇️ 📆November 4, 2025 ⏱ Times and location vary for each area command (see below)

⚠️ SCAM ALERT: Scammers are spoofing LVMPD’s non-emergency line (702-828-3111), claiming you missed court or owe money—and threatening arrest. 🚫 Hang up and call us directly to verify. NEVER send money. We’re here to help. Stay alert and share! 🔗 lvmpd.com/scams

💙 Recognizing Compassion in Action 💙 Earlier today, we presented a Good Ticket award to Officers Alan Muñoz and Christian Fewer for their outstanding compassion and empathy while responding to a call involving a woman in crisis.

🚦 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit 2025 🚔 This week in Las Vegas, law enforcement and traffic pros gathered to discuss saving lives. Sheriff Kevin McMahill emphasized the need for stronger laws. With 127 fatalities this year, we must act now to protect everyone on Nevada’s roads!

🚓 DUI BLITZ RESULTS! Thanks to LVMPD officers, we achieved: 76 Citations, 16 DUI Arrests, 3 Other Arrests. Protect yourself—don't drive impaired! #DUI #Safety #LVMPD

🚨🏀 Battle of the Badges: Police vs. Fire Championship Basketball Game 🏀🚒 What a game! Thank you to everyone who came out to Western High School to support our community heroes on the court on Oct 4. It was an great community event!

💙🚓 National Night Out 2025 🚓💙 Join us as we “Give Crime a Going-Away Party” on Tuesday, October 7, 2025! Come meet with our Crime Prevention Specialists to learn how we can work together to get rid of crime for good!

💥 LVMPD Honor Guard Inaugural Cornhole Tournament! 🗓️ Sat, Oct 4 | 📍 Aces & Ales (2801 N. Tenaya) ⏰ Reg 3PM | 🌽 Bags fly 4PM Come toss, cheer & support the Honor Guard! Register NOW: www.lasvegasmetrohonorguard.com

We pause to honor the lives taken from us during the tragic events of October 1, 2017. We also remember the survivors, families, and first responders whose lives were forever changed that night.

We are SO fortunate to have such a supportive community that ensures LVMPD officers are among the best trained and best equipped in the nation. The LVMPD Foundation hosted a ceremony honoring the generous contributors who made the expansion of our Joint Emergency Training Institute (JETI) possible.

🚨⚽🏀 TWO HUGE MATCHES – ONE TICKET! 🚨 Join us for a night of sports, community, and compassion at Cashman Field on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025! 🔥 Double Header Lineup: 1️⃣ Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Oakland Roots SC – 7:30 PM 2️⃣ Police vs. Firefighters – 2nd Annual Guns ’N Hoses Cup – immediately following

🚨🏀 Battle of the Badges: Cheer for your local first responders! 🏀🚒 📅 Sat, Oct 4, 2025 ⏰ 10 AM (Doors open 9 AM) 📍 Western High School Gym, 4601 W. Bonanza Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89107 ✨ Enjoy booths and LVMPD specialty units!

🚨 Award Announcement 🚨 Last week, our LVMPD Drone Program was recognized for its unprecedented work in building a cutting-edge network to protect the Las Vegas Valley. Skydio honored LVMPD with the 2025 Aerial Achievement Award – Program Excellence.

🚨 MAJOR AWARD ALERT! 🚨 We’re proud to announce that LVMPD Corrections Officer Joseph Cabralda has been named Corrections Officer of the Year by the Major County Sheriffs of America!

PINS & PROMOTIONS! 🏆 This morning at LVMPD Headquarters, we celebrated our Pins & Promotions ceremony! Dozens of employees were recognized for their dedicated years of service, some for decades, and for their well-deserved promotions.

As we wrap up National Forensic Science Week, we want to recognize and thank the incredible Forensic Scientists at the LVMPD!

Thanks to @bowtienate.bsky.social for this great mention! We need Dads In Schools!

Coffee and Pan Dulce with a Cop! ☕ Earlier today, officers from the Northwest Area Command welcomed the community for a Coffee & Pan Dulce with a Cop event! Neighbors had the chance to connect with LVMPD officers, enjoy great conversation, and share some delicious treats.

🧪🔬 Happy National Forensic Science Week! 🔬🧪 Sept. 14–20, 2025 We’re proud to shine a spotlight on the incredible work of the LVMPD Criminalistics Bureau during National Forensic Science Week. From collecting evidence in the field to analyzing DNA in the lab, each step helps bring truth to light.

We are saddened to share the passing of retired LVMPD Undersheriff Donald L. Denison. Mr. Denison, 87, passed away peacefully on August 16. A proud U.S. Army veteran, he served our community with honor as undersheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department until his retirement in 1981.

We need your help! 👨‍👧‍👦 Dads in Schools is making a difference across the Las Vegas Valley with the motto “Prevention Through Presence.” Be a positive presence in our schools! 👉 Visit dadsinschools.com 📩 [email protected] #PreventionThroughPresence Watch: youtu.be/qvoKqabVyDA

5 Years of Transformation! Today, we proudly celebrated the newest graduates of the L.I.M.A. (Law Enforcement Intervention for Mental Health and Addiction) Program. These individuals have shown incredible strength and resilience in overcoming addiction.

Remembering September 11 💙 Today, our officers stood alongside Las Vegas Fire & Rescue at Station 5 for the annual September 11th Tolling of the Bell Ceremony. This solemn tradition honors the victims of 9/11, and pays tribute to the 343 FDNY firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice that day.

HAPPY 35th BIRTHDAY! 🎉 Earlier today, Captain Adam Seely and Lieutenant Ransom Beza of the Downtown Area Command attended Discovery Children's Museum's 35th birthday celebration. This celebration honors the power of play, learning, and imagination that DISCOVERY has championed for all these years.

Here's your sign... We're hiring! Have you seen these huge signs around town? Thanks to Resorts World for helping us spread the message. It's hard to miss, but we have immediate openings for police officers! Apply today at ProtectTheCity.com

REMINDER! At 5 p.m. today, we will host our virtual First Tuesday meeting. We’ll be unveiling a new plan to save lives on our roadways and sharing how you can be part of the solution to keep our community safe. We will also reveal the top 12 intersections to be targeted with specific enforcement.

Some left for work… and never came home. Some went hiking… and never returned. Others vanished without a trace — leaving families desperate for answers. To shine a light on these cases, LVMPD has launched a Missing Persons Database at lvmpd.com/missing