Nevada Attorney General Laxalt and Local Law Enforcement to Make Sexual Assault Kit Announcement at Press Conference


September 9, 2015

WHO:             Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Joseph Lombardo, Clark County District Attorney Steven Wolfson, Henderson Police Chief Patrick Moers, Assemblyman Derek Armstrong, Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson and victims’ advocates.  

WHAT:           The press conference will focus on the rape kit backlog in Nevada, and will include a special announcement on its progress.

WHERE:        The press conference will take place on the first floor foyer of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building at 555 E. Washington Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89101. Space is limited.  

WHEN:           The press conference will begin on Thursday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m., and is open to the media. 

NOTES:         RSVPs are appreciated by September 9, 2015 by 5 p.m. Please RSVP to Monica Moazez, Acting Director of Communications via email at MMoazez@ag.nv.govor by phone at (702) 486-0657.    

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