LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Arrest reports 8 News Now obtained reveal the efforts Clark County school police are taking to crack down on guns and gangs on campus.

In two separate arrests at two high schools in North Las Vegas, students were reportedly caught with loaded guns. Police noted the students were affiliated with dangerous gangs.

According to an arrest report, Clark County School District police responded Oct. 7 to Cheyenne High School on a report of a student with a gun.

Police said a witness “stated he was coming out of class when he saw [offender] and another student arguing with another student. He saw [offender] reaching into a blue backpack and pull out what was believed to be a firearm exposed enough to be seen from outside the backpack.”

According to CCSDPD, the offender “has affiliations with West Coast Bloods.”

A few weeks later on Oct. 23, CCSDPD went to Legacy High School after a student in the library reportedly refused to be searched.

The student “was asked if he has anything on him that he shouldn’t have to which he replied, ‘yes, a firearm,’ while motioning to his left front pocket toward me,” according to a CCSDPD report.

Later in the report, police said the student told officers he had the gun to protect himself.

CCSDPD investigators said the student “does hang out with some that are considered gang members. [He] declined to provide their names or what gang, but did advise that they represent ‘blue’ which is typically reference to as ‘Crip.'”

Police said the teen admitted to bringing the firearm to Legacy High School on several occasions since taking it from his mother.

Clark County has several groups offering children a different direction in life through mentorship. One of those organizations is King of Jewels.

“I attached myself to those positive roles that helped me get across the finish line,” Nick Mathews, a co-founder of King of Jewels, said.  

On its website, King of Jewels states its goal is to make a positive impact on the lives of “young men and their families” through several ways, including developing a network of support. The group has dealt with teens in the juvenile justice system.

“It reminds us that we’re needed. So rather than look it as a detriment, we look at it as an opportunity to make sure we’re the ones that help them see the best in themselves,” Mathews said.

Both students were charged with crimes related to possessing a firearm on campus. However, their criminal records are sealed since they are juveniles.

The Clark County School District has a policy of automatically expelling students who bring firearms on campus.



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