Family, friends and law enforcement will gather Thursday in Las Vegas to remember the city's first Black police officer.
This undated photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Las Vegas police officer Herman Moody. Las Vegas was still heavily segregated in 1946 when Moody became the city's first Black police officer. Because of the color of his skin, his police work was confined to the Historic Westside, the heart of the city's Black community near downtown Las Vegas, where Moody grew up, met his wife, raised their five daughters and died Feb. 25, 2023. He was 98.
“I hope he will serve as an icon, an example, a motivating factor for the generations to come,” said Dolores Brown, the eldest of Moody's five daughters. Nearly eight decades since Moody began his barrier-breaking career, police agencies across the nation are still confronting a lack of diversity amid challenges in recruiting and retaining officers.
“Since he never got promoted, he wanted to help others be the best cops, the best detectives, the best traffic officers, the best sergeants, lieutenants and chiefs they could be," said retired Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy. Moody served in the Navy during World War II and aspired to be an engineer before he was recruited to law enforcement by a police inspector who remembered Moody as a high school athlete.
Moody wore a sweater that read “BLACK EXCELLENCE.” His family told stories of Moody's love for policing and community, and the importance of reputation.
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