LVMPD Foundation Presents 9th Annual Sheriff Salutes the Best of the Badge Gala
October 21 at Wynn Las Vegas
25 LVMPD officers to be recognized as heroes
WHAT: The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Foundation presents its 9th Annual Sheriff Salutes the Best of the Badge Gala to pay tribute to 25 outstanding LVMPD officers whose courageous actions saved lives of innocent citizens and their follow officers. The evening will feature dramatic and sometimes harrowing stories that earned heroic officers a commendation for representing the Best of the Badge.
Best of the Badge represents the LVMPD’s highest honor. Awards include Medal of Honor, Preservation of Life, Purple Heart, Unit Medal of Valor, and Medal of Valor.
Among the recipients honored are Detective Justin Terry who died in the line of duty on June 10 when a steel height-restriction beam fell onto his department vehicle on U.S. 95, near Route 215. Terry served with LVMPD for 21 years and was assigned to the Homicide Sex Crimes Bureau. He will be honored with a memorial plaque.
Community and business leaders are invited to make a difference by attending the Best of the Badge Gala, which is the Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year.
WHEN: Friday, October 21
5 pm – 7 pm Cocktail and Silent Auction Reception
7 pm – 9 pm Dinner and Program
WHERE: Wynn Las Vegas
3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
WHO: Officer Donald Sutton, who will also be recognized with the Preservation of Life for his hand-to-hand combat in lieu of deadly force in apprehending a suspect.
Tom Kovach, Executive Director, LVMPD Foundation
About the LVMPD Foundation:
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that raises funds to support and supplement Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department programs and initiatives. The LVMPD Foundation was established in 1999 and is dedicated to supporting LVMPD area commands, special units, equipment, training, and hundreds of community engagement programs and initiatives that build relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officers are here to Protect and Serve our community, and together with law enforcement, we can help make our neighborhoods safer for all. Please join us in our important work by contributing at www.lvmpdfoundation.org
