Las Vegas City Marshals

The Las Vegas City Marshals (LVCM) is a law enforcement agency in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. The LVCM is essentially the city's park police, providing public safety and law enforcement to parks, trails, events, and city property. It is part of the City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety (LVDPS).[1]

Las Vegas City Marshals
Common nameDeputy City Marshals
AbbreviationLVCM
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionLas Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
Legal jurisdictionLas Vegas
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersLas Vegas
Deputy City Marshals53
Agency executive
  • Jason Potts, Marshal of the City of Las Vegas
Parent agencyCity of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety
Website
Official website

The LVCM consisted of 53 Deputy City Marshals in 2017.[2]

Overview
LVCM Ford Police Interceptor Sedan and Ford Police Interceptor Utility

Deputy City Marshals are state-certified law enforcement officers that work for the city of Las Vegas and protect city property, parks, trails, and facilities.[1] This is done in conjunction with the other law enforcement agencies in Las Vegas and Clark County, namely the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, for whom the LVCM patrols parks.[2]

The LVDPS also operates corrections officers, court marshals, and the city's animal control service, though these are not connected to the LVCM and its duties.

Rank structure
Marshal of the City of Las Vegas
Deputy City Marshal Lieutenant
Deputy City Marshal Sergeant
Deputy City Marshal No insignia

Equipment
LVCM Ford Police Interceptor Utility, police bicycle, and dirtbikes in 2020

Deputy City Marshals wear dark blue uniforms, though their police motorcycle units wear bright blue uniform tops. Deputy City Marshals are armed with a pistol alongside other standard police equipment, such as a taser and a baton.

The LVCM formerly used the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, but after its discontinuation, they were retired in favor of newer Ford Police Interceptor Sedan and Ford Police Interceptor Utility cruisers. The LVCM also uses a fleet of dirtbikes.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Public Safety". Home. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  2. "Safety in Las Vegas parks a concern for City Council". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  3. "Las Vegas marshals take to 'bikes' in city's parks, trails". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
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