Skip to main content
Nevada Public Radio
  • News 88.9 KNPR
  • Classical 89.7 kcnv
  • Magazine Desert Companion
  • About

    How to reach us

    1289 S. Torrey Pines Dr.
    Las Vegas, NV 89146

    Main Number:  1-702-258-9895
    Toll Free: 1-888-258-9895

    More contact info

     

     

      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Employment
      • CPB Compliance
      • Our Policies
      • Our Business Members
      • Listen on the Radio
      • Other Ways to Listen
      • Sign-up for NVPR News
      • FCC Public Inspection File
      • CPB Funding
      • History
    • News 88.9 KNPR
    • Classical 89.7 KCNV
    • Desert Companion
  • Programs

    On News 88.9 KNPR

    On Classical 89.7

    News

    • All Things Considered
    • BBC World Service
    • Here & Now
    • Hidden Brain
    • It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders
    • KNPR's State of Nevada
    • Marketplace
    • Morning Edition
    • On Point
    • On the Media
    • Planet Money - How I Built This
    • Reveal
    • The Daily
    • The Takeaway
    • Weekend Edition Saturday
    • Weekend Edition Sunday

    Humor

    • Ask Me Another
    • Live Wire!
    • Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

    Arts & Life

    • Bullseye
    • Desert Bloom
    • Fresh Air
    • Nevada Yesterdays
    • Radiolab
    • Snap Judgment
    • Sound Opinions
    • TED Radio Hour
    • The Business
    • The Moth
    • This American Life

    Classical

    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
    • Classical Music
    • Concierto
    • From the Top
    • Music from the Hearts of Space
    • New York Philharmonic
    • Performance Today
    • Pipedreams
    • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    • Sunday Baroque
    • SymphonyCast

    Special Projects

    • Race and Racism in Nevada
    • StoryCorps Virtual: Las Vegas
    • Coronavirus - What You Need to Know
    • Fifth Street
  • Projects
  • Support
      • Support NVPR
      • Contact Member Services
      • Corporate Support
      • Donate your Car
      • Give Voice Major Gift Initiative
      • myPublicRadio
      • NVPR Facebook Fundraisers FAQ
      • Planned Giving
      • Volunteer
    • myPublicRadio
    • Donate Now
        • Member Benefits

    Main menu

    Search

    Listen

    News 88.9 KNPR
    Classical 89.7 KCNV
    Podcasts view all

    member station

    Support
    Subscribe to use of force

    use of force

    NPR
    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    The decision on Monday was a partial victory for Black Lives Matter protesters but Judge Richard Jones found that in several instances, Seattle Police Department officers were justified in their use of less lethal weapons.
    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email

    Seattle Police Ruled In Contempt For Firing Less Lethal Weapons At BLM Protesters

    Dec 08, 2020
    A federal judge said "the court cannot ignore the clear violations" of an injunction limiting the police department's use of the weapons, but added some instances were in compliance.
    KNPR
    Newscast headlines

    Reno Police Revise Use-Of-Force Policy; Chokeholds Banned

    Jun 08, 2020

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Reno Police Department has updated its use-of-force policy as police departments across the country come under scrutiny for excessive force following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email
    NPR
    National
    Jose Luis Conde (center) listens to news media while seated between his mother, Rosa Conde, and his attorney Bret Royle at Royle's office in Phoenix on Thursday. Royle released Mesa police body cam videos showing officers punching Conde, who was unarmed,
    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email

    Another Video Surfaces Of Violent Arrest By Mesa, Ariz., Police

    Jun 15, 2018
    A lawyer has released body cam footage from January showing police hitting a man and later mocking him as he lies bleeding. It's the department's third use-of-force controversy this month.
    NPR
    The Two-Way
    Police block a street as people gather to protest police on Feb. 8.
    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email

    Demonstrations Continue Around Paris Over Alleged Sexual Assault By Police

    Feb 09, 2017
    A man says police officers beat him and raped him with a truncheon last Thursday night. Four police officers have been charged, and demonstrators have taken to the streets over the incident.
    NPR
    Michel Martin, Going There
    Police stand guard during demonstrations in reaction to a Cleveland police officer being acquitted of manslaughter charges on May 23, 2015, in Cleveland.
    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email

    Watch Live: PBS Presents, 'Armed In America'

    May 09, 2016
    PBS explores gun violence in the United States during its two-night Armed In America special, which will include town hall discussions moderated by All Things Considered weekend host Michel Martin.
    NPR
    The Two-Way

    Small California Town Gives Its Police Nunchucks As Non-Lethal Alternative

    Oct 28, 2015
    The Anderson Police Department says it also hopes that the nunchucks could help "offset some of the more aggressive perceptions" the public has about police.
    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email
    KNPR
    Newscast headlines

    Woman Accusing Las Vegas Police, Officer Of Excessive Force

    Apr 23, 2015

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Los Angeles woman is suing Las Vegas police and an officer she says smashed her face into a glass table during her arrest during a scuffle last August at a Strip resort nightclub.

    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email
    KNPR
    KNPR's State of Nevada

    Metro Officer Involved In Deadly Shooting Hired By Union

    Sep 23, 2014

    Officer Bryan Yant was involved in one of the most controversial, and expensive, shootings in Metro’s history. After he killed Trevon Cole, a small...

    • Listen Download
    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email
    KNPR
    KNPR's State of Nevada
    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email

    Sheriff Fires Officer Who Shot Unarmed Vet

    Oct 18, 2013

    In December 2011, Officer Jesus Arevalo shot and killed unarmed veteran Stanley Gibson during a confrontation with police in a parking lot

    • Listen Download
    KNPR
    KNPR's State of Nevada
    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email

    Looking Forward with Metro's "Use of Force" Policy

    Aug 07, 2012
    The Clark County district attorney recently cleared Metro police in three officer-involved shootings.  DA Steve Wolfson said the officers acted lawfully in the shootings of three men: Alberto Castillo, Luis Silva, and Rafael Alonso Olivas.
    • Listen Download
    KNPR
    KNPR's State of Nevada
    Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email

    Police beating and the Department of Justice Investigation

    Feb 13, 2012

    Videotape of Henderson police beating and kicking a motorist while on the ground has stirred anger in the community.  The motorist has settled with the city.

    • Listen Download
    • home
    • How to reach us
    • About
    • Support
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • NVPR News
    • Instagram

    © All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy

    PRXNPRAPMBBC INN