Doug Gillespie, Sheriff of Las Vegas Metropolitan
Police Department
Sheriff Doug Gillespie is originally from a small town
in upstate New York not far from Poughkeepsie. Sheriff
Gillespie has been a member of the Las Vegas
Metropolitan Police Department since 1980. During his
tenure as an officer, he has worked in a variety of
assignments such as Patrol, Field Training, SWAT, K-9,
Special Events, and the Academy. In January 1998 he was
promoted to captain and assigned to the Southeast Area
Command where he served until January 2000. In January
2000 he was assigned to the Vice Narcotics Bureau. On
August 19, 2000, he was promoted to Commander of the
Central District, which includes Southeast Area Command,
Downtown Area Command, the Traffic Safety Bureau
(Traffic Bureau and McCarran Airport). He was promoted
to Deputy Chief in June 2002 and used to oversee the
operations of the Detention Services Division, which
includes the Clark County Detention Center.
EDUCATION
In May 1980 he graduated from the Rochester Institute of
Technology in Rochester, New York, with a bachelor's of
science degree in Criminal Justice. Later that same
year, he moved to Las Vegas.
He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, September
2001.
Source:
http://www.lvmpd.com/about/about_gillespie.html
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