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2011 Speakers |
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When I was told that
Sheriff Gillespie would be our February speaker, I
though to myself "Again? we just had him not so long ago". After
verifying |
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my postings, he was
actually here last year, also in February. Wow !! Time flies. Of
course it is always an honor and a pleasure to have such bright |
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and dedicated people as
our speaker. He started his speech by congratulating Sgt. Mike Giddinge and acknowledging Mike's successor, Sgt.Sarah |
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Bradshaw, in his
usual very eloquent and well spoken way. He then presented Captain
Kirk Primas who from now on will run the newly created Bureau |
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of Organizational
Development. He went on to make a
brief exposé on what means a lot to Metro and its officers: keep
good quality of life.
He said that |
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his focus this year would be mainly on three
areas: reducing fatalities, more awareness on violent crimes and
again auto theft. According to him, auto |
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theft was still high in 2010 (up 10%
from 2009) even though overall, it's 64% down from six years ago. Other important
subject was the budget. Less |
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money is received
by his department from Washington DC, from the State of
Nevada and from Clark County. Another challenge he is pursuing is
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he wants everyone from Metro to
step up. He pointed out that Metro did very well last year, even
with the economy downturn. As he always does, he |
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expressed his strong faith in the people of his organization and the
volunteers. Here are some numbers that he gave us: |
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Traffic fatalities down 56% |
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Homicides down 24% |
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Robberies down 16% |
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Burglaries down 9% |
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Auto theft down 64% |
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As he put it, Las Vegas is definitely a safer place to live.
Before taking questions, he announced that Metro will start moving
into its new Headquarters |
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beginning mid July and ending mid
November of this year. " No marble floors and no personal bathroom
in the Sheriff office" he said, referring to his focus |
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on saving people's money. Thank you again Sheriff for a
very informational speech and congratulations on a well deserved
re-election.. |
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by
J.Chiappini
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