Contributor Profile

Captain Devin Ballard became a member of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 1990. After graduating the academy and working the streets as a patrol officer, Captain Ballard was assigned as a detective in the Gang Unit from 1993 until his promotion to Sergeant in 1997. He returned to the Gang Unit in 1998 as a detective sergeant and later continued in the Vice Section until 2002, when he promoted to Lieutenant. In 2005, Captain Ballard was assigned to the Police Academy as the Commander until he accepted the position of the All Hazards Regional Multi Agency Operations and Response Task Force (ARMOR) in 2009. Captain Ballard promoted to captain in January 2014, and is currently assigned to the Convention Center Area Command and oversees operations of the Las Vegas Strip. Captain Ballard received his Undergraduate Degree in Criminal Justice from Central State University in 1990. He attended and graduated the 114th Class of the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville in 2005, and in 2008, he attained his Graduate Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Captain Ballard is also a husband and father of two and, when not fighting crime on the streets of the Las Vegas Strip, he enjoys hunting getaways with his son as well as spending time with his family on California beaches.