LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An annual memorial run from Las Vegas to Carson Metropolis to honor legislation enforcement officers who’ve died within the line of obligation is scheduled to start Wednesday, April 23.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division Undersheriff Andrew Walsh will lead the primary leg of the Regulation Enforcement Memorial Run — a relay that covers 434 miles over 4 days. The primary group of runners start at Majestic Park, 9902 W. Gowan Highway, close to Metro’s Northwest Space Command headquarters. The route usually goes east on Gowan to Durango Drive after which proceeds north to U.S. 95 and persevering with out of the valley towards Indian Springs.
(Courtesy: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division)
Every leg of the relay represents an officer listed on the Nevada Regulation Enforcement Officers Memorial in Carson Metropolis. The memorial is within the courtyard surrounded by the State Capitol, the Nevada Supreme Court docket and the Nevada Legislature.
“There are now 157 names engraved on the Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. This event highlights their sacrifice, and our community’s deepest respect for the family members of our fallen heroes,” in keeping with a information launch saying this 12 months’s occasion.
