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Police and Community Outreach

Mar 18, 2011

In North Las Vegas, there's a neighborhood where the residents call their local policeman by his first name, give him bear hugs, and enlist him to man the grill at their BBQs. The North Las Vegas Police Department talks about its community outreach program, and why it specifically assigned two lieutenants to build trust with the neighbors. We talk to the lieutenants and community leaders about how that relationship is working out.

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Red-Light Cameras: Stop or Go?

Mar 01, 2011
North Las Vegas wants to use red-light cameras to catch speeding drivers who run the lights. One study says there are fewer fatalities with cameras, and police say it frees them up to pursue other crimes. But critics say the cameras are just there to generate revenue by ticketing speeders. And some camera systems mistakenly ticket innocent drivers. Should we have cameras? Do they make us safer drivers, and are they reliable? And with all this surveillance, are we becoming a police state?
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North Las Vegas Police Chief

Feb 10, 2011
North Las Vegas has a new police chief. Joe Chronister has served as acting chief since June, but now it's official: he's in charge. The new police talks about his 300 officers, community issues in North Las Vegas, and what his big concerns are. Do you have questions for the new police chief?
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Police Car Chases

May 21, 2009
... Chief Jack Rinchich, President of the National Association of Chiefs of Police discusses the high-speed pursuit policy for police departments.
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Gary Peck

Mar 12, 2009
Gary Peck, Exec Dir, ACLU of NV ... on their national agenda and the local issues that concern the guardians of liberty.
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Mexican Drug Cartels

Mar 11, 2009
Andrew Selee, Dir, Woodrow Wilson Intl Ctr for Scholars, Mexico Inst Kent Bitsko, Dir, NV HIDTA, ONDCP ..
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ICE Metro Program

Oct 02, 2008
Lynette Curtis, reporter, LVRJ
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Preventing School Violence

Aug 20, 2008
Jacinto Rivera, Public Information Officer, LVMPD
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Iraqi War Protest Movement

Mar 07, 2008
Richard Klass, Exec Dir, Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy Catherine Thomasson, Former Pres, Physicians for Social Responsibility ..
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Face Reading

Jul 20, 2007
Joe Navarro, former FBI Agent ...on translating techniques from the interrogation room to the poker table
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Search Rescue

Jun 11, 2007
Prof David Batchelor, Hiker Ranger Brian Cooperider, National Park Service Officer Jim Roberts, Metro Search and Rescue Jeff Thayer, Hiker ...on emergency rescue, often in hazardous conditions
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Arming the Profs

May 03, 2007
Prof Paul Aizley, President, UNLV Chapter, NV Faculty Alliance Capt Stavros Anthony, Regent, NV Higher Ed Prof Bill Sousa, UNLV Criminologist ..
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Border Controversies

Mar 05, 2007
Kyrsten Sinema, Rep, Arizona Legislature ...on her attempt to prevent civilian militias such as the Minutemen from patrolling the Arizona stretch of the US-Mexico border
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Border Patrol

Feb 13, 2007
Jim Gilchrist, Founder, Minuteman Project Prof George Saunders, Syracuse U ...on the federal government and southern border security
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Strip Security

Feb 12, 2007
George Togliatti, VP Security & Surveilance, Mandalay Bay
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Trafficking in Human Beings

Feb 02, 2007
Kevin Bales, President, Free The Slaves Lauren Hermosillo, Director, Network of Emerg Trafficking Servs, Salvation Army Terri Miller, Civilian Dir, ATLAS, LV Metro PD ..
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Police Raid at UMC

Jan 17, 2007
Mike Kalil , Reporter, LV Review-Journal Mike McClary , Asst Sheriff, LV Metro PD Rory Reid, Chair, Clark Co Commission ...on the allegations of financial irregularitiues at UMC Hospital
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Coronor's Inquest Procedures

Jan 05, 2007
Chris Collins, ED, LV Police Protective Assn Allen Lichtenstein, General Counsel, ACLU Elizabeth Quillen, Asst Manager, Clark Co Kathy Werner, Legal Counsel, LV Police Protective Assn ..
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Year in Review V: Crime

Dec 22, 2006
Lew Roberts, Head, Homicide Unit, LV Metro PD Cathy Scott, Author and Journalist David Kihara, Police Reporter, LV Review-Journal Francis McCabe, Police Reporter, LV Review-Journal ..
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Homeless Politics

Nov 29, 2006
Gary Reese, LV City Councilman; Mayor Pro Tem Gail Sacco, Homeless Advocate ..
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Hispanic American Resource Team

Nov 14, 2006
Ignacio Pulido, Hispanic American Resource Team ...on Metro's work in the Hispanic community
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Taser Use

Oct 17, 2006
Deputy Chief Michael Ault, LV Metropolitan PD Lee Rowland, ACLU of Nevada ...on the use of Tasers by police
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Metro Tasers

Oct 10, 2006
Deputy Chief Michael Ault, LV Metropolitan PD Allen Lichtenstein, ACLU of Nevada ...on the use of Tasers by police
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School Violence

Sep 29, 2006
Sgt Phil Gervasi, President, CCSD's Police Union Mary Beth Scow, School District Trustee ...on the recent spike in school violence--and solutions proposed
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Voice of the Police Officer

Sep 27, 2006
David Kallas, ED, LV Police Protective Assn ...on policing, politics, and the public relationship with officers
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