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Nye County weighs emergency action on shooter site hours as fireworks enforcement, sheriff cooperation draw scrutiny
Summary
After public complaints that Las Vegas Metro officers were stopping vehicles near county fireworks sellers, commissioners debated an emergency extension of Pahrump shooter-site hours to let buyers legally use purchased fireworks. The board discussed legal limits on emergency actions, overtime costs for deputies and MOUs with LVMPD; Sheriff Joe McGill said cooperation is permitted when lawful.
The Nye County Board of Commissioners on July 2 debated emergency steps to extend hours at the Pahrump fireworks safety shooter site after residents and vendors reported Las Vegas Metro Police Department activity near county businesses.
Chair opened the discussion after multiple public commenters described checkpoints and license-plate photoing near the Tonopah/Tacoma turnoff and expressed concern that LVMPD actions were outside its jurisdiction and harming local vendors. Commissioner and staff comments focused on…
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