In The News: University Police Services
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.
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.
The drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the Orleans is closing and testing will be shifted to UNLV.
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Orleans will move to UNLV’s Tropicana Avenue parking garage next to the Thomas & Mack Center starting Wednesday, Clark County officials said.
Two Nevada universities are reporting an uptick of sexual, domestic, and dating violence over the past two years.
Two more restaurants have been announced for The You at University Gateway, a new housing and retail complex on Maryland Parkway across from UNLV.
University police in the Las Vegas valley have been awarded a grant for more than $12,000. The money is meant to upgrade safety near UNLV and CSN.
UNLV students confronted administrators Tuesday over the university’s response to a shooting threat discovered in a bathroom stall on campus on Oct. 10.
Police presence increased on the College of Southern Nevada campuses due to new policing initiatives.
UNLV students stayed home and faculty members canceled some classes Wednesday following a shooting threat discovered in a bathroom stall last week.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is investigating a threatening note targeting the community, African Americans and local supporters of Bernie Sanders, officials said.
A threat found in a bathroom at University of Nevada, Las Vegas targeted the school as a whole and specific groups, according to a statement from the university's president.