Saturday, August 22, 2026

Almost 70 DUI arrests remodeled vacation weekend in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police issued almost 500 citations and made virtually 70 DUI arrests all through the Las Vegas valley over the vacation weekend.

Throughout the vacation weekend, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division performed a “DUI blitz,” Sergeant Jakob Shallenberger introduced in a video posted on the division’s Fb web page.

Officers from each LVMPD space command, in addition to LVMPD Site visitors Element, joined forces with the Henderson Police Division, Boulder Metropolis Police, and the Nevada State Police Division to extend DUI enforcement over the weekend.

Throughout the “DUI Blitz,” police made 861 visitors stops, which resulted in 473 citations and 68 DUI arrests.

Police made seven non-DUI-related arrests and recovered 3 firearms and 1,175 grams of meth.

On Friday, Shallenberger stated to date, 85 lives have been misplaced in traffic-related incidents in Metro’s jurisdiction in 2025. This time final 12 months, that quantity was 82.

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