In The News: University Police Services

KSNV-TV: News 3
April 27, 2023

It’s a population the size of a small town. Roughly 35,000 students and staff make up the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus community, and keeping them safe is a full-time job.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5
August 31, 2021

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is hiring.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now
March 4, 2021

UNLV Police (UPD) have identified the suspect in a string of auto burglary crimes on the university’s main campus. They say the incidents happened in various parking lots and garages.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13
March 3, 2021

University Police Services (UPD) says it has identified a pattern of auto burglary crimes on campus.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5
March 3, 2021

UNLV police say they have identified a pattern of auto burglary crimes on campus.

KSNV-TV: News 3
October 29, 2020

Campus police at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are seeking suspects in connection to a string of golf cart thefts.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5
October 29, 2020

University Police services say seven golf carts have been stolen from the University of Nevada Las Vegas main campus.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now
October 29, 2020

At least seven golf carts have been stolen from UNLV’s main campus. University police say the incidents occurred between Sept. 15 and Oct. 23 at all hours of the day.

CDC Gaming Reports
September 9, 2020

Paul Velez, a lieutenant with University Police Services at UNLV, received a phone call saying there was a security issue at the university’s International Gaming Institute that required his attention.

Las Vegas Sun
September 6, 2020

Paul Velez, a lieutenant with University Police Services at UNLV, received a phone call saying there was a security issue at the university’s International Gaming Institute that required his attention.

Las Vegas Review Journal
July 10, 2020

The new unified police force overseeing security at UNLV, the College of Southern Nevada, the Desert Research Institute and Nevada State College will create citizen review and advisory boards by the start of the fall semester.

Department of Justice
June 3, 2020

The Department of Justice today announced $750,000 in funding was awarded to three law enforcement agencies in Nevada, as part of the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services’ COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The Attorney General announced funding awards to 596 law enforcement agencies across the nation, which allows those agencies to hire 2,732 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. The awards are inclusive of the $51 million announced in May as part of Operation Relentless Pursuit.