LAS VEGAS (LVN) —The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced that Corrections Captain Sheree Page made history in July as the first African American female captain within the department.
Page began her career with LVMPD in 1997 as a Law Enforcement Support Technician, a civilian position that supports sworn personnel and departmental operations. Seeking to expand her role in public safety, she later tested into the Corrections Division, transitioning into a sworn capacity responsible for inmate custody, detention operations and facility security.
Over the course of nearly three decades, Page advanced through the ranks, promoting to Corrections sergeant and later becoming the department’s first African American female Corrections lieutenant. In each leadership role, she assumed increasing responsibility for supervising personnel, overseeing daily jail operations, ensuring compliance with detention standards, and maintaining safety for both staff and inmates.
Her promotion to captain places her among the senior leadership within the Corrections Division. Captains typically oversee large operational units or shifts, manage supervisory staff, coordinate policy implementation, monitor training and compliance requirements, and help guide long-term operational planning. The role also involves collaboration with command staff, other divisions within LVMPD, and community stakeholders connected to the detention system.
According to the department, Page credits LVMPD with providing professional development opportunities, structured promotional pathways and institutional support that enabled her advancement. She has pointed to mentorship, perseverance and dedication to service as central factors in her success.
LVMPD, which serves the city of Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County, operates one of the largest jail systems in Nevada through its Corrections Division. Leadership appointments within the division play a critical role in maintaining public safety, upholding constitutional standards of confinement, and supporting rehabilitation and reentry initiatives.
Page’s promotion represents both a personal milestone and a historic achievement within the department’s command structure. Her career progression from support technician to captain underscores the department’s structured promotional system and highlights increasing representation within upper ranks of law enforcement leadership.
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