LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — The Henderson Police Chief explains how he worked to boost low morale among officers and rapidly fill vacancies in his first 100 days in office.

FOX5 spoke exclusively to Chief Reggie Rader after his presentation to the Henderson City Council. The Henderson resident and former LVMPD leader took the helm in July, following the firing of the previous police chief.

There are 429 officers in the department with a total of 736 employees.

“When I first got here three months ago, the two issues I identified that would be day one priorities for me were retention, really filling those vacancies, and morale,” Rader tells FOX5.

In July, HPD had 57 officer vacancies. Rader reported the number has now decreased to 20.

Many officers in local agencies have applied for posit

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