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Police report: 763 calls for service at city parks in March; several parks show high citation rates
Summary
The Las Vegas Department of Public Safety told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission that city park calls for service totaled 763 in March, with certain parks and wards showing disproportionately high citation or arrest rates; trailer cameras and community policing events were cited as responses.
The Las Vegas Department of Public Safety reported that city parks generated 763 calls for service in March, with multiple parks experiencing a high share of those incidents, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission heard April 1.
Deputy or acting lieutenant (introduced at the meeting as “Lieutenant”) told the commission, “For the month of March, we had 763 calls for service.” The lieutenant said the figure excludes routine perimeter checks by officers and counts only incidents where someone called for service.
The department gave a ward-by-ward breakdown. In Ward 1, Gary Dexter Park had 15 calls for service, seven of which resulted in citations or arrests; Bearden Park had eight calls, seven ending in citation or arrest. In Ward 2, Kelleck Zaire Park drew 16 calls and six citations or arrests; Angel Park had 14 calls and five citation/arrest outcomes. Ward 3’s Justice Levitt Park had the single highest total, with 88 calls and 53 citations or arrests. Ward 5 generated 228 calls citywide, with Lorenze Park recording 68 calls and 17 citations or arrests.
The lieutenant also said park violations, lodging without consent and narcotics were common violation types listed in patrol reports. The department noted some unusual incidents, such as citations for wrongful possession of shopping carts at Gary Reese Freedom Park.
Staff said three trailer-mounted cameras remain deployed at city properties: one at All American to address sporting-event issues, one at Centennial Hills YMCA after multiple burglaries, and one at the site known locally as the “Llama Lot” following safety concerns raised by Strong Start Academy.
The department highlighted two community-oriented policing events in March: a Nevada Reading Week event March 6 at Doolittle Community Center and a children’s fair March 29 at Wayne Bunker Park.
Commissioners thanked the lieutenant for the report and had no follow-up motions on the item during the meeting.
