LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Clark County College District Police arrested three individuals final week for bringing weapons to campus.
A type of arrests occurred at Legacy Excessive College within the far north valley close to Deer Springs Means and fifth Road.
In keeping with Clark County College District’s information, Legacy Excessive College leads all campuses with probably the most gun seizures because the begin of the varsity yr.
8 Information Now obtained police stories by a public data request that present college students at Legacy advised officers they introduced a gun for security. Among the college students are additionally gang-affiliated.
A CCSDPD report detailed an incident on Dec. 3, 2024. Officers reportedly noticed a gaggle of Legacy Excessive College college students strolling to a battle.
In keeping with an arrest report, officers arrested one child who “initially denied being a gang member, but then provided with the facts and circumstances, admitted that he was a member of the North Las Vegas gang…” the report redacted the gang’s title.
The teenager advised CCSDPD “he was blessed into the gang.”
Images 8 Information Now obtained from CCSDPD confirmed officers confiscated a totally loaded handgun from the gang-affiliated pupil.
Three days in a while Dec. 6, one other pupil was arrested with a totally loaded gun.
In keeping with the police report, CCSDPD and the Las Vegas Metro Police Division’s joint juvenile gang process power recognized a teen after he uploaded images on social media of the gun. That submit reportedly prompted a member of the family to name the Division of Kids and Household Companies.
Police mentioned they discovered within the teen’s backpack “a ski mask on top of gloves and witnessed the butt and magazine of a firearm.” A background test on the gun revealed it was stolen.
Eight weapons have been confiscated at Legacy Excessive College since August of final yr when the varsity yr started and this has prompted dad and mom to talk out.
“I just would like parents to be aware of their surroundings, and like let’s be a community and help each other’s kid out. If you see something, maybe you can intervene,” a dad or mum advised 8 Information Now. A mom and father requested anonymity because of the risk of gang violence.
Somebody pulled a gun on their little one final week Monday whereas going to highschool.
“The gentleman started to scream out of the window. I’ll pop you. I’ll shoot you, and some other vulgar language,” one of many dad and mom mentioned.
8 Information Now requested Jhone Ebert, who’s the state superintendent of colleges and a candidate for CCSD superintendent, in regards to the gun arrests.
“No child. No student. Actually, no parent. Anybody on campus should not have a gun. Health and safety is number one in everything that we do at all times, and there shouldn’t be any weapons on campus ever,” Ebert mentioned.
In keeping with CCSD, an grownup was arrested Wednesday, Mar. 5, at Legacy Excessive College with a gun. It’s unlawful for anybody to have a gun on college property. College students caught with one are routinely expelled.
Since August of final yr, college police have confiscated 28 weapons at CCSD faculties
