LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Police Officers Affiliation of the Clark County College District is pushing again in opposition to criticism of one in all its officers.
On Monday, 8 Information Now reported that CCSDPD was contemplating appointing Lt. Jason Elfberg to supervise coaching within the division. However, Police Chief Mike Blackeye pulled again on that call after it was made public.
CCSDPD chief pulls appointment of embattled officer to supervise coaching, sources say
Elfberg was caught on video Feb. 9, 2023, utilizing drive on a Durango Excessive College pupil.
An inner investigation cleared him of any wrongdoing, however the district paid $1 million to 2 college students concerned in that altercation.
“Lt. Elfberg is an excellent police supervisor. He was an excellent officer when he was an officer. And he’s been unfairly criticized and maligned in the press, and particularly by the ACLU and NAACP,” Adam Levine, the overall counsel for CCSDPOA, mentioned Wednesday.
The NAACP Las Vegas issued a press release on Tuesday, calling on Chief Blackeye to resign.
“Chief Blackeye’s decision to consider promoting the lieutenant, who has a documented history of excessive force against students, particularly black students, is unconscionable,” Quentin Savwoir, president of the NAACP Las Vegas mentioned.
CCSD responded on Tuesday in addition to on the appointment.
“We’re targeted on opening our faculties so they’re protected within the coming faculty yr. For instance, we’re implementing the strolling faculty bus initiative and cameras on faculty bus arms to raised shield our college students once they go to and from faculty,” the district mentioned.
