AccessLasVegas.com and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Team Up to Offer Locals a Fast, Easy Way to Fight Crime.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000 "Most Wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
AccessLasVegas.com and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro) is the joint city-county police force for Clark County, Nevada. It is run by the sheriff, who is the Police Chief of the City of Las Vegas and the Sheriff of Clark County, elected every (LVMPD LVMPD Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department LVMPD Layered Video Multicast with Priority Dropping ) have teamed up to offer Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. residents a fast, easy way to fight crime. Effective immediately, LVMPD's "most wanted" criminals will be posted on AccessLasVegas.com. The "most wanted" list will be continuously updated, to help locals fight crime in the Las Vegas community. "This is yet another example of our commitment to provide useful, interactive services for busy local residents of Las Vegas," said Jaeynka Postupack, senior producer, AccessLasVegas.com. "We're thrilled to team up with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department - it further demonstrates our commitment to the Las Vegas community. If even one person who visits AccessLasVegas.com helps identify a criminal, they can take immediate action to benefit our entire city. Visitors to our site can browse through the 'most wanted' postings 24-hours a day to get involved in making our city a safer place." To help locals quickly identify the "Most Wanted" criminals, visitors to AccessLasVegas.com's People & Chat channel simply click on a "Most Wanted" link (www.accesslasvegas.com/community/ neighborhoods/ most_wanted_1.html). Each criminal description includes a mug shot, alias name (if applicable), date of birth, description, height, weight, age, hair and eye color, distinguishing marks or tattoos and a description of the crime committed. "This partnership is an extension of what the LVMPD already has on its own web site in terms of suspects sought. The more people we have reviewing 'Most Wanted' individuals online to see if they recognize a face, the more likely it is that we will receive enough information to bring those suspects into custody," said Jeannine Klein-Talar, LVMPD community information coordinator. "We have a 24-hour Secret Witness Reward Hotline, 702-385-5555, that people can call immediately if they think they can help us identify a criminal. Residents should never attempt to arrest or apprehend anyone themselves." About AccessLasVegas.com AccessLasVegas.com, a locally produced city site that helps Las Vegas residents manage their busy lives, is part of a network of web sites owned and operated by Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia). The company has built one of the highest-ranked networks of city sites in the U.S., reaching 29 percent of the total adult population and 41 percent of adult Internet users. The network consists of 70 local sites across the country with 24 in the top 50 U.S. markets. CIMedia (www.cimedia.com), headquartered in Atlanta, was launched in January 1997 and is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late , Inc. Cox Enterprises is one of the nation's leading media companies and operator of automobile auctions. In addition to CIMedia, major subsidiaries include Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, local and national direct mail advertising and customized newsletters); Cox Broadcasting, Inc., (TV, spot sales, television production, research and Cox Radio Cox Radio NYSE: CXR is a publicly traded company that holds a number of radio stations. Private company Cox Broadcasting, Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises owns all of the company's super-voting Class B common stock, and thus controls the company. , Inc. [NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CXR CXR abbr. chest x-ray CXR, n chest x-ray; an image of the thoracic cavity, produced by an irradiation scan of the upper torso. ]); Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , Inc. ([NYSE: COX] cable distribution, programming, telephone and high-speed Internet See broadband. access services); Manheim Auctions, Inc., which operates auto auctions in North America, Europe and Australia; Cox Enterprises also owns an equity stake in a range of Internet businesses, including AutoTrader.com, the world's largest source of used car listings for dealers and consumers. |
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