LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The eleventh annual STOP DUI Heroes & Handcuffs Ceremony befell Sunday at LVMPD Headquarters the place households of misplaced family members gathered to mirror and honor legislation enforcement of their efforts to cease drunk drivers.
A complete of 10 officers from seven completely different police businesses throughout Nevada have been honored. Collectively they made 427 DUI arrests in 2024. They obtained particular STOP DUI handcuffs engraved with the title of a deadly DUI sufferer.
Much more particular, members of the family of these victims have been there to current {the handcuffs} to the officers.
“It means so much to the victims to know that their loved one’s name is actually going to be out there in use by these police officers using these handcuffs,” stated Sandy Heverly who led Sunday’s ceremony.
Arleen Alarcon and her household made the drive from California to honor her son, Isaiah Tecpa, who was hit and killed by a drunk driver in 2023.
“It felt somewhat like a victory because through this whole process, we haven’t had any victories so to know that my son’s name is at least going to be remembered by the officer every time they put those cuffs on somebody really hits my heart,” Alarcon stated.
Her daughter, Arianna Tecpa, shared that there was a way of consolation in being round so many individuals who had gone by the identical tragedy.
“I know these families are all going through the same thing so we’re all grieving,” she stated.
Clark County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick and Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley offered proclamations acknowledging Nationwide Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
