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Sheriff of Clark County

Law enforcement officer in Nevada, US

Summary

Law enforcement officer in Nevada, US

Field	Value
post	Sheriff
body	Clark County
insigniacaption	Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department patch
imagesize	165px
incumbent	Kevin McMahill
incumbentsince	January 2, 2023
style	The Honorable
termlength	Four years, no term limits.
residence	Clark County, Nevada, U.S.
formation	Lincoln County and Nevada Legislature
inaugural	Charles Corkhill
1909
salary	$194,310.67 (2019)
website	Office of the Sheriff

1909 The Sheriff of Clark County, officially The Sheriff of the County of Clark, is the chief law enforcement officer of Clark County, Nevada. The Sheriff heads the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, is elected by the citizens of Clark County, and is an independent agency with joint policing of the City of Las Vegas and of unincorporated Clark County. The sheriff is the only elected head law enforcement officer within the city and county, and, as such, is not under the direct control of the city, county, state, or federal government.

The current sheriff is Kevin McMahill, who became sheriff after Republican Joe Lombardo resigned to become Governor of Nevada.

History

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was formed on July 1, 1973, by merging the former Las Vegas Police Department with the Clark County Sheriff's Department, with the Sheriff serving as its chief. The result is that Metro polices within the city limits of Las Vegas and all unincorporated areas and towns within Clark County.

Staff

Metro has more than 5,100 members. Of these, over 2,700 are police officers of various ranks and over 750 are corrections officers of various ranks.

List of Clark County Sheriffs

[[Joe Lombardo]], the current [[governor of Nevada]], served as the 17th Clark County sheriff from 2015 to 2023.

Charles Corkhill, 1909–1911
Sam Gay, 1911–1917
Will Mundy, 1917 (acting)
Jay Warren Woodard, 1917 (acting)
Sam Gay, 1917–1931
Joe Keate, 1931–1936
Bill Mott, 1936–1937
Gene Ward, 1937–1943
Glen Jones, 1943–1955
Butch Leypoldt, 1955–1961
Ralph Lamb, 1961–1979 (CCSO)
John McCarthy, 1979–1983
John Moran, 1983–1995 (LVPD)
Jerry Keller, 1995–2003 (CCSO)
Bill Young, 2003–2007
Doug Gillespie, 2007–2015
Joe Lombardo, 2015–2023
Kevin McMahill, 2023–present

Notes

References

(10 August 2012). "Court says term limits don't affect county officials".
"Multiple records for Joseph Lombardo". Transparent Nevada.
"The Sheriffs of Clark County". Metropolitan Police Museum Association of Nevada.
McCabe, Francis. (January 3, 2007). "Gillespie sworn in as sheriff". [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]].
Schoenmann, Joe. (November 2, 2010). "Democrats keep control of Clark County Commission". [[Las Vegas Sun]].
Lochhead, Colton. (January 5, 2015). "Sheriff Lombardo offers lighthearted laughs in swearing in ceremony". [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]].

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