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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nevada lawmakers prepare to introduce red light, speed camera bill
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – During the 2024 State of the Department address, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill expressed his efforts to bring red light cameras to the Las Vegas valley. 'Red light cameras are something I'm fighting for, regardless of which party you come from,' McMahill said. 'Because I'm sick and tired of picking people up off the grounds of our streets. Because of the bad, irresponsible driving failure of people in our community.' 8 News Now went to the busy intersection of Desert Inn and Paradise roads to see just how many don't obey the law. Within 30 minutes, many drivers were gunning through yellow lights, and multiple blew through red lights. As it stands, red light enforcement cameras are not allowed in Nevada, however, change could be coming. City of Las Vegas deploys 22 new cameras to read license plates 'I think that people should be paying attention to Sheriff McMahill,' Erin Breen director of the Road Equity Alliance, said. 'The Nevada Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety has a bill coming out at some point very soon.' Breen added that the bill would allow red light and speed enforcement cameras in Nevada. The bill is in its early stages — it hasn't even been presented yet. In the meantime, Breen said we could all make better decisions on the road. 'It is a choice,' Breen said. 'To run a red light is a choice. We're given plenty of time on that yellow to slow down and stop, which is what we're supposed to do. In our community, people travel ten miles over the posted speed limits, and the yellow lights mean speed up.' The safety camera bill could be introduced in the legislature as soon as next week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Las Vegas Police Will Roll Hard In Cybertrucks
Read the full story on Backfire News To the shock, dismay, and even bemusement of many, Las Vegas Metro Police Department recently announced it's adding a fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks to its motor pool. While some will dismiss this as a crazy kind of think one would expect out of Sin City, others believe it's a sign of things to come with other law enforcement announcement about the Cybertrucks being added to the police fleet was made by LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill during the State of the Department address on February 25. It will be the largest fleet of all-electric trucks used by a police department in the country, or at least that's the claim. We don't know of another one that's larger, so that could be true. Not only will the Teslas be used for patrolling around the city, some will be used by the SWAT team. Not only will the Cybertrucks bring cutting-edge tech to the department, Sheriff McMahill said they'll provide greater protection to the rank and file members. 'The cop inside will be safe no matter what, it will stop bullets,' he said. While it's true the stainless steel body panels on a Cybertruck will stop some bullets, especially more common rounds, some higher-powered or faster ammunition has been shown as able to penetrate. In other words, they're not quite as armored as something like a BearCat, but they also don't cost nearly as much. The department did say the Cybertrucks will be used in concert with the semi-autonomous drones already in use with shot-spotting tech. The plan is to continue expanding the use of that technology, although it's not entirely clear how the all-electric pickups will help with that objective. Among the objections to adding Cybertrucks to LVMPD is the cost. But Sheriff McMahill made it clear they were all paid for by a 'very generous donation' by an anonymous person. Still, the use of EVs in policing is a controversial topic. Sheriff McMahill believes the Cybertrucks will help with recruiting and 'inject humanity' into how the community views cops. We think this could be the early edge of a trend of law enforcement agencies adopting Cybertrucks for at least some duties. Many are probably eagerly watching to see what LVMPD and others experience before they too will take the plunge. Source: LVMPD, KWTX Images via LVMPD
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
‘These are bada**': Las Vegas police to receive Cybertruck fleet from donor
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will receive a 'fleet' of Tesla Cybertrucks to start patrolling the streets of the valley, the sheriff announced at the State of the Department address. According to Sheriff Kevin McMahill, the department will be receiving 10 Cybertrucks, which will be made to look like LVMPD patrol and SWAT cars. The sheriff posted what appeared to be renderings of what the trucks could look like on his X account, writing 'These are bada**.' McMahill said none of the Cybertrucks will come from the department's budget and were all donated by an unnamed individual. The donation was made before the New Year's Day Cybertruck explosion at Trump Tower, police said. The trucks were announced as part of a speech McMahill gave about new technology coming to the department, including semi-autonomous drones tied to shot-spotting technology Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
