Administrative Division

Captain James Ketsaa began his career with the CCSD Police Department in January of 1991, following 10 years of service as a firefighter in New York. He served as a Campus Officer, Patrol Officer, Fire/Arson Investigator and a member of the Gang Unit prior to his promotion to Sergeant in September of 1993. While serving as a Patrol/Campus Supervisor he also supervised Communications, the Bike Patrol Unit, Department Fleet and many other functions within the Department.

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Administrative Sergeant

Sergeant Brian Nebeker joined the CCSDPD in 1998 and has lived in Las Vegas since 1969. Sgt. Nebeker is completing, his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. He is also a Defensive TACTS Instructor, Armorer, Firearms Instructor, and Range Master.

Training Sergeant

Sgt. Beatty has been with the Clark County School District Police Department since 1990.  He has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and currently holds an Advanced Nevada P.O.S.T. certificate.  Sgt. Beatty is an intermediate Use of Force and Defensive Tactics instructor.  He also holds instructor ratings in Straight Baton, Oleoresin Capsicum, Pressure Point Control Tactics, Judo and Emergency Vehicle Operations.  Sgt. Beatty has a long family history, beginning with the birth of his grandfather in Las Vegas in 1912.   Sgt. Beatty, his grandfather, and father all graduated from the Las Vegas High School located on Bridger Street.  Sgt. Beatty is married with two children and enjoys working with parents and children to better themselves in education.

Investigations Sergeant

Sergeant Dennis West began his career in law enforcement in the California Bay Area in 1975 where he graduated from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Dept. Police Academy and received his Basic POST certification. Sergeant West continued his career in Iowa with the Centerville Police Department where he was assigned to patrol, Motorcycle patrol, and as Detective. In 1982 he took a position with the Wyoming Highway Patrol where he worked as a patrol officer, and Commercial Vehicle Officer. He was one of the top DUI enforcement officer’s on the patrol for 5 straight years. During this time he received his Intermediate, Advanced, and Professional POST certification. In 1987 he transferred to the Carbon County Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy Sheriff. He was assigned to patrol and conducted criminal investigations, traffic enforcement and accident investigations. He also assisted in maintaining the department evidence vault and the processing of evidence. In 1990 he moved to Las Vegas where he worked with the Department of Defense as a Police Officer at Indian Springs.

In 1992 he began his career with the Clark County School District Police Department. Sergeant West began on the campus and after a few months transferred to patrol. He has served as a department trainer and as an instructor for Accident Investigation, DUI, SFST, and EVOC. Sergeant West was instrumental in adopting a fellow officer’s idea of electronic forms and worked on perfecting most all department forms as electronic forms. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in April 1997. As a Sergeant, he supervised the swing and grave patrol shifts, worked as an Area and Regional Sergeant. He also worked in Investigations for property crimes. Sergeant West is assigned as a department Crime Scene Tech and is available on call to assist in the processing of a verity of crime scenes. Sergeant West is currently working towards a certification as a Fire Investigator for the department. While assigned to the CCSDPD he has been issued the following: Nevada Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (POST) Certifications: Basic (Category I Law Enforcement), Intermediate, and Advanced, SFST, and EVOC Instructor.

Bureau of Professional Standards

The Bureau of Professional Standards is charged with the responsibility to vigorously and thoroughly investigate alleged misconduct within the CCSD Police Department. The unit is also responsible for department personnel investigations and those investigations requested by the Clark County School District.

The Bureau of Professional Standards serves as the coordinating authority for all complaints within the Clark County School District Police Department.
Initially, all received complaints are reviewed by the office of the Chief of Police. Complaints alleging minor misconduct are referred to the supervisor of the accused employee. More serious allegations are investigated by the Bureau of Professional Standards.

The Bureau of Professional Standards is strictly an investigative unit; which is used to determine the facts of the case and not the truthfulness of the complaint. That determination is left to the accused employee’s supervisor and the Chief of Police. The Bureaus goal is to insure a fair and expeditious investigation in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and with CCSDPD department policies.

The responsibilities of this Bureau are to receive and record complaints, evaluate said assignment, conduct an impartial investigation, make an unbiased disposition, and suggest corrective methods when misconduct has been substantiated.