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Chance McClish is a Nevada native who honorably retired as a Police Officer II with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada at Reno and a Nevada P.O.S.T. Category I Advanced Certificate. During his nearly 23-year career with the LVMPD he has held many operational and training positions to include Field Training Officer, Academy Staff, as a department training officer within the Organizational Development Bureau and served as a member with both the Crisis Intervention Team and the Multi-Agency Counter-Terrorism Assault Capability Task Force.
For over a decade, Chance served as primary Fourth Amendment law instructor at the LVMPD Police Academy, authoring both the Use of Force and Search and Seizure curriculums, and earning a reputation for being a knowledgeable and passionate teacher. Beyond his normal duties, he served as a federal Rule 30(b)(6) witness and sat on the LVMPD Search and Seizure and Use of Force committees where he was routinely tasked with the creation and delivery of instruction for his department.
As a senior member of LVMPD’s Organization Development Bureau, Chance also held numerous instructor roles, teaching in areas such as Close Quarter Engagements, NHTSA DUI Detection and SFSTs, Advanced Officer Skills, Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, MACTAC, ECD/Taser®, and is an Advanced Defensive Tactics Instructor. He has also received numerous awards and commendations for his work, including the Medal of Honor, a Life Saving Award, the 1 October Service Award, four Exemplary Service Awards, and is a 2021 LVMPD Foundation Best of the Badge inductee.
Excellent training and the instructor was very knowledgeable.
Advanced Search & Seizure (CA POST 1225-22268-24006)
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Advanced Traffic Stops (CA POST 1225-20831-24005)
Thursday, January 9, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Advanced Search & Seizure – 1225-22268-24007
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Advanced Traffic Stops – 1225-20831-24007
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Bulletproof Report Writing – 1225-22700-24005
Thursday, February 27, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Mastering Search & Seizure (POST Control #25562)
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Emerging Legal Trends (POST Control #23853)
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Bulletproof Report Writing (POST Control #22016)
Thursday, April 10, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice
University of Nevada, Reno
1999
Police Officer
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Las Vegas, Nevada
2000-Present
Patrol Officer; Downtown Area Command
2000-2004
Patrol Field Training and Evaluation Officer; Downtown Area Command
2004-2008
Police Academy Training Officer
2008-2010
Police Academy Training and Counselling Officer
2010-Present
Basic Certificate (Category I) Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
Nevada POST
2000
Intermediate Certificate, Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
Nevada POST
2013
Advanced Certificate, Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
Nevada POST
2013
Instructor Development
LVMPD
2008
Advanced Instructor Development
LVMPD
2021
Instructor Development: Management and Planning Level Certification
National Center for Biomedical Research and Training Academy of CounterTerrorist Education
2015-Present
Defensive Tactics Instructor
LVMPD
2013-2015
Electronic Control Device / TASER Instructor
LVMPD
2013-2016
Electronic Control Device / TASER X2, X26P Primary Instructor
TASER Training Academy
2016-Present
Electronic Control Device / TASER 7 Primary Instructor
AXON/TASER Training Academy
2019-Present
Advanced Officer Skills and Training (AOST) Close Quarter Combative (CQC) Instructor
LVMPD Advanced Officer Training / Reality Based Training
2015-Present
Multi-Agency Counter-Terrorism Assault Capability (MACTAC) Instructor
LVMPD
2014-present
Tactical High Angle/Rappel Operator Qualification Course
US Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
2014
Simunition® Force-On-Force Scenario Development and Safety Instructor
Simunition® General Dynamics Ordinance and Tactical Systems Inc.
2011
DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
2009
Automated External Defibrillator (AED), Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR),and First Aid Instructor
American Heart Association
2017
BolaWrap Remote Restraint Device Master Instructor Course
Wrap Technologies, Inc.
2021
Wrap Reality Virtual Reality System Intermediate Instructor Course
Wrap Technologies, Inc.
2021
Tactical Emergency Medicine (TEMS) Technician
Strategic Operations Inc.
2022
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (Tactical Combat Casualty Care TCCC Equivalent) Certification
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
2022
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Crisis Intervention Team Member (40-Hour Certification)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
2022
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 30(b)(6) Subject Matter Expert / Person Most Knowledgeable: Training, Use of Force, Search and Seizure
LVMPD Office of General Council 2013-Present
Fourth Amendment – Law of Search and Seizure Course Author and Primary Instructor (Police Training Academy)
LVMPD
2013-Present
Search and Seizure Committee
LVMPD
2013-Present
Critical Incident Review Team (CIRT) Investigator Course Development Team and Curriculum Primary Author
LVMPD
2010
Use of Force (Critical Policy Revision and Redevelopment) Committee
LVMPD
2011
Use of Force Critical Policy Revision Primary Department Instructor
LVMPD
2011
Use of Force Law, Policy, and Procedure Curriculum Author and Primary Instructor (Police Training Academy)
LVMPD
2011-Present
LVMPD Use of Force Policy Revision Curriculum Author and Course Developer
LVMPD
2020
Office of Internal Oversight Use of Force Policy Revision Committee
LVMPD
2020
Use of Force Policy Revision Curriculum and Instruction Author
LVMPD
2020
MILO Use of Force / Force Option Simulation System Primary Instructor and Curriculum Development LVMPD
2014-Present
Academy De-Escalation Scenario-Based Training Evaluator and Curriculum Development
LVMPD
2014-Present
LVMPD History and Contemporary Police Reform Lesson Plan and Curriculum Co-Author
LMVPD
2021
MACTAC Tactical Emergency Medicine Primary Instructor
LVMPD
2022
Commendable Action
Patrol Division, Downtown Area Command
2006
Commendable Action
Professional Standards Division
2010
Commendable Action
Patrol Division, Northwest Area Command
2020
Commendable Action
Office of the Undersheriff
2020
Life Saving Award
2007
Unit Exemplary Service Award
2010
Unit Exemplary Service Award
2012
Unit Exemplary Service Award
2013
Unit Exemplary Service Award
2017
1 October Service Award
2019
Medal of Honor
2020
Inductee, Best of the Badge
2021
Use of Force: Response and Documentation
LVMPD
2002 and 2007
Use of Force Issues and Documentation
LVMPD
2008
Use of Force Law and Liability
Jack Ryan
Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute
2011
Procedural Justice Through Non-Biased Based Policing
LVMPD
2015
Advanced Arrest and Control Tactics
LVMPD
2015
Constitutional Law
University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Law
Professor Chereminsky
2015, 2016
Tactical Medical for First Responders
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
2021
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