Tapes Released in Fatal Officer’s Crash

Las Vegas Metro Police Off. James Manor was killed while responding to a 911 call from a 14 year-old girl who said her stepfather had beaten her, threatened her and told her not to call the police. While Manor and other officers were enroute, the 911 call was disconnected, and the dispatcher called back for more information. The girl’s mother came on the line at one point to say the girl had anger and mental health issues, and that the stepfather did not hit the girl. But the mother’s comments came just after Manor crashed into a vehicle that turned in front of him–his patrol car was traveling 109 mph across Tropicana Blvd. with no warning lights or siren, investigators later determined. Watch a TV report on reaction from the 911 caller’s family here, and listen to the 911 calls here. [Editor – It’s unknown what information the calltaker recorded in CAD and what information a dispatcher broadcast on the radio that may have caused Manor to drive so fast.]