Sasha Larkin spent more than 26 years with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, rising through the ranks to become the first woman in Nevada history to serve as an Assistant Sheriff. In this episode, she takes us inside her career in Las Vegas law enforcement — from her unlikely path from professional dancer and bartender to police officer, to working the streets, rising through leadership, and responding to some of the most difficult moments the city has ever faced. Sasha shares stories from decades on the job, the trauma officers carry home, and her experience serving as an incident commander during the October 1, 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting.
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Connect with Sasha Larkin:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasha-larkin-2012sjs108
Website: https://www.sashalarkin.com/
Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction: The Shooting
00:40 Childhood and Early Life
03:31 Inspired to Become a Cop
04:48 From College to Vegas Showgirl
07:30 The Ride Along That Sparked a Calling
10:40 Family and the Switch to Policing
14:35 The Police Academy: Equal Pay, Equal Hair
19:30 Early Career and Mentors
23:00 A Humbling First Chase
25:15 Realizing Your Strengths
28:20 Policing a Distrustful Community
31:05 The Suicidal Man and the Car Hood Death
36:15 A Captain's Advice: The Gray Cloud
38:20 Becoming a Training Officer
39:10 The First Officer-Involved Shooting
50:55 The Second Shooting: Thanksgiving Chaos
59:20 Guns and Uniforms
01:01:45 The Sergeants Test and Kathy O'Connor
01:07:55 First Day as a Sergeant
01:12:00 The Mosque Outreach
01:17:15 Learning from a Notorious Drug Dealer
01:20:00 The Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting
01:55:25 Re-Entry and Prison Reform
02:06:15 Retirement and a New Chapter at FIFA
02:14:30 Reflections and Wisdom
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