LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – An extended-standing custom between the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and the native Muslim neighborhood continued on Tuesday with a particular meal.
The police division opened its doorways for a major occasion within the Muslim religion often called Laylat ul-Qadar (Night time of Energy).
Neighborhood members gathered to wish, break their quick, and share a meal with officers contained in the LVMPD headquarters.
An extended-standing custom between the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and the native Muslim neighborhood continued on Tuesday with a particular meal. (KLAS)
“Being able to come together as a community to celebrate with a unique part of the community, it’s a very special evening for all of us,” Las Vegas Metro Police Division Captain Dave Sims mentioned.
The custom started a number of years in the past after an assault on a mosque in Texas. Officers with the division reached out to the Muslim neighborhood to supply assist and reassurance. The friendship then led to the thought of opening the police headquarters for Night time of Energy.
An extended-standing custom between the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and the native Muslim neighborhood continued on Tuesday with a particular meal. (KLAS)
An extended-standing custom between the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and the native Muslim neighborhood continued on Tuesday with a particular meal. 
An extended-standing custom between the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and the native Muslim neighborhood continued on Tuesday with a particular meal. 
An extended-standing custom between the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and the native Muslim neighborhood continued on Tuesday with a particular meal. (KLAS)
An extended-standing custom between the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and the native Muslim neighborhood continued on Tuesday with a particular meal.
“It started with very humble beginnings. The first time it was hosted out of Summerlin area command during the year of COVID, so we had approximately 30 participants,” Capt. Sims defined. “It has continued to grow and gain a lot of interest from the entire community.”
Elected officers, neighborhood leaders, and different religion leaders had been additionally invited to attend. The occasion is now the most important interfaith occasion within the historical past of Southern Nevada hosted by a police division.
