University Police Department News
University Police Department is responsible for providing both police and security services to the College of Southern Nevada, Desert Research Institute, Nevada State University, and UNLV campus communities. Our services include, but are not limited to, patrol services (auto, bicycle, foot, police cart), lost and found services, student security escort services, and safety education. We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Current Police Department News
Enhancing teamwork and communication across campus through an engaging personality assessment workshop.
University Police launch series of custom uniform patches, beginning with a Dec. 6 remembrance design.
UNLV updates and adds emergency phones on campuses as part of safety and security upgrades.
Nearly a year after they brought an end to the violence of Dec. 6, officers Damian Garcia and Nate Drum reflect on the relationships that make them part of this community.
Critically injured professor Bot Rith shares his journey of recovery from the Dec. 6 campus shooting.
Through initiatives like the annual Lighting & Safety Walk, departments work together to identify needed lighting repairs and safety updates.
Police Department In The News
UNLV President Chris Heavey and University Police Department Chief Arnold Vasquez announced plans to boost campus security with more full-time officers and a new Campus Service Officer (CSO) program set to launch this summer. The university's contract with a supplemental private security company will conclude on June 30.
The UNLV Police Department is experiencing a critical shortage of officers. The university confirms they have 20 vacancies they are trying to fill.
Residents and apartment managers near UNLV continue their calls for crackdowns on homeless encampments, as police and local leaders offer solutions at a Wednesday night town hall.
Cameras that can read license plates are part of the security response that followed the Dec. 6, 2023, shooting on the UNLV campus. They are just part of what UNLV is doing in an effort to keep students safer.
When UNLV students return to Frank and Estella Beam Hall for classes in two weeks, nothing should look too different from last December — before the building was closed after a shooting spree that resulted in the death of three professors and left another severely wounded.
When UNLV students return to Frank and Estella Beam Hall for classes in two weeks, nothing should look too different from last December — before the building was closed after a shooting spree that resulted in the death of three professors and left another severely wounded.