The police chief in Maui has been pleading for patience while the bodies of victims of Hawaii’s deadly wildfires are found and identified.
in modern U.S. history. Lombardo is now the Republican governor of Nevada. McMahill is the sheriff and head of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.Pelletier was commander of the tourist district that includes the Las Vegas Strip before he became Maui police chief in December 2021.“Aloha,” Pelletier said as he approached the podium to speak at Monday’s news conference.
“Everyone wants a number,” the police chief said of the death toll. “You want it fast. ... We’re going to do it right.” Chris Darcy, a retired Las Vegas undersheriff who is now a police practices consultant, said Monday that he has spoken with Pelletier since the fire. Darcy didn’t talk about their conversation, but he remembered that next-of-kin notifications following the shooting in Las Vegas involved the entire first responder community.Pelletier declined an interview with The Associated Press, saying in a text message he was “beyond busy.
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