Pelletier voiced a similar message after the Las Vegas Strip mass shooting. That incident became notorious as the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.<\/p>\n
When Pelletier was named Maui\u2019s police chief in 2021, he was proud of what the LVMPD was able to achieve following the mass shooting.<\/p>\n
We took the biggest crime scene, second only to 9\/11, and we did everything to mitigate that,\u201d he recalled while being considered for the top cop job on Maui, the Las Vegas Review-Journal <\/em>reported. \u201cWe brought a community together. We did something really, really great.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe two incidents also led to stressful and emotional times for officers and the wider community.<\/p>\n
Puts Incident in Perspective<\/h2>\n Pelletier isn’t hesitant to clarify what’s at stake after such tragedies; families and friends have lost those they deeply care about, and neighborhoods hold more than just physical evidence.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not just ash on your clothing when you take it off. It\u2019s our loved ones,\u201d<\/strong> Pelletier recently stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe current process in Maui — to find bodies, identify victims, and inform families — is similar to the one used after the mass shooting on the Strip.<\/p>\n
It takes time and needs to be done correctly, Pelletier has reminded the media during his press conferences.<\/p>\n
When we find these … you know, our family and our friends … the remains we’re finding is through a fire that melted metal. We have to do rapid DNA to identify them,\u201d<\/strong> Pelletier was quoted by USA Today<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nLas Vegas and Maui are known as tourist meccas, so Pelletier’s experience in Clark County in dealing with diverse visitors is helpful to the role in Hawaii.<\/p>\n
Pelletier was born in Buffalo, NY and is a third-generation police officer. He graduated from UNLV<\/a> with a degree in political science and attended the FBI Academy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maui Police Chief John Pelletier has gotten national attention in recent days since the Hawaiian island was struck by a deadly wildfire. He is no stranger to Las Vegas residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":285514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,81886],"tags":[13766,87566,23,82203,87514],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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