1. Analysis: Many Las Vegas police shootings could have been avoided

    Shortly before midnight on a warm night in May 1996, officer George "Gregg" Pease pulled his Las Vegas police cruiser into the desert behind a storage yard off Dean Martin Drive. In his car was a notebook with the name Henry Rowe scrawled...

    1. Case of ex-police officer shows authorities reluctant to take action

      In June 1996, Andre Rowe sat in a packed hearing room listening to testimony about the night his father was killed by Las Vegas police...

    2. To shoot or not shoot is quandary for veteran, rookie officers

      Detective Sgt. Randy Oaks' plan to buy seven pounds of pot from two Cuban drug dealers in 1984 seemed to be going well. As he waited in...

    3. Troubles follow some officers who fire their guns on the job

      Just weeks after he and two other officers shot and killed Erik Scott outside a Summerlin Costco store last year, Las Vegas police...

    4. Wrongful death lawsuits rarely filed; families seldom win

      The homicide investigation and coroner's inquest that followed her son's 1999 shooting death left Connie Perrin angry and dissatisfied,...

    5. FAQ on Deadly Force

      Q: When can police officers use deadly force? A: Local and state law enforcement agencies create their own deadly force policies. Most...

  2. Las Vegas police rank high in shootings

    The Metropolitan Police Department uses deadly force at a higher rate than many other urban police agencies, according to a Review-Journal analysis that shows Las Vegas...

    1. Critics demand action on disproportionate shootings of blacks

      Las Vegas police were involved in 17 shootings in 2003. Ten subjects were black, an unusually high number even for a department that...

    2. National data on shootings by police not collected

      Looking for the number of burglaries last year in Devils Lake, N.D.? How about the increase in property crimes in Caribou, Maine? The...

  3. Law enforcement culture, training calls for coming on strong to end situations

    In 2002, former Las Vegas police homicide Detective Dave Hatch published his first book, a how-to guide for investigating officer-involved shootings. Hatch was uniquely qualified, having spent more than a decade investigating police...

    1. Former members of Use of Force Review Board call it rubber stamp

      Former University of Nevada, Reno basketball star Charles Bush had his share of problems — drugs, a prostitute girlfriend and more...

    2. North Las Vegas police have better system for reviewing officer actions

      When North Las Vegas police shot and killed Fernando Giovanni Sauceda just nine minutes into 2011, it was the first police shooting for...

    3. Fatal shooting by Henderson police raises questions about volatile situations

      Zyber Selimaj knows his emotions tend to get the better of him. So if he had it to do over, this time he would react differently. He...

  4. Inquests undercut by prosecutorial inaction, deference to police

    When a citizen in Clark County kills someone, prosecutors are there from the start of the investigation, often looking over the shoulder of detectives even before the body is moved. They'll follow the investigation, give advice and screen the case to determine...

    1. History of Clark County coroner's inquest system

      Clark County's inquest system dates to 1969, when a white North Las Vegas police officer shot and killed a black teenager. Calls for a...

    2. A cop who helped others in the aftermath of shootings

      Ed Jensen confronted death face to face early in his career as a Las Vegas police officer. It was 1974, and he had just shot and killed a...

    3. Lives of officer, family forever changed by fatal shooting

      The wail of sirens and crack of gunshots were familiar sounds to the apartment dwellers at 2304 Tam Drive. In this area off the north end...

  5. Other cities find ways to reduce deadly confrontations with police, preserve safety

    Denver had seen its share of controversial police shootings, but Paul Childs' was different. He was 15 and mentally disabled. He loved cops, his family said, and would never hurt anyone. When he threatened his mom with a kitchen knife one day in July...

    1. Array of nonlethal weapons help police carry out duties

      The ideal nonlethal weapon has been around for decades. Invented in 1966, it can instantly stun a person into unconsciousness with no...

    2. Surviving families lack support to handle grief after fatal shootings

      To better understand what loved ones experience in the wake of a police shooting, the Review-Journal interviewed several families of...

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