The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is hiring now for a number of positions in its Forensics Laboratory and will be hiring more dispatch and support positions later this year.

Positions in the Forensics Laboratory start with an average annual salary of $53,955. Some benefits include: three weeks of vacation per year and four weeks after 15 years of service, 12 paid holidays and two bonus days per year, 104 hours of sick leave per year and an opportunity for more bonus days, longevity pay after 10 years of service, employer-paid health plan and retirement system, and no state income or social security taxes.

Interested individuals should contact Linda Krueger, Forensics Laboratory director, at (702) 828-3292 or l1471k@lvmpd.com.

Applications for Law Enforcement Support Technician positions open Aug. 19 for testing at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Cashman Field Center, 850 Las Vegas Boulevard North.   Applications for Dispatch Specialist Trainee positions open Sept. 9 with testing Oct. 19-24. Visit www.lvmpd.com for location information and other details and benefits about both positions. Dates are subject to change. 

The next testing date for police officers will be Sept. 1 and must be scheduled in advance.

Salary and benefits begin immediately upon entering the LVMPD Police Academy.   New officers earn more than $53,000 after the first year.  For information about these positions and correction officer positions, visit www.protectthecity.com or call the LVMPD

Personnel Bureau at (702) 828-5601