Las Vegas Metro is forced to make some changes because of glitches with the department's radio system. Yesterday Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombardo announced the department will keep the same number of officers on the streets, but the number of patrol cars will be reduced. The department is also hoping to switch over to its new radio system sooner than the originally scheduled January implementation date. The changes came after officer Ryan McNabb was involved in a chase and shootout on June 26. Officials say McNabb struggled to communicate over his radio while he traded gunfire with suspect Joshua Bacharach.
Bacharach was later apprehended by a police dog and has been charged with multiple counts, including attempted murder.
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