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It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of retired Detective Herman Moody. Detective Moody was born on September 23, 1924, and passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023. He was 98 years old.
Detective Moody, P#002 was LVMPD’s first African American police officer and he retired from LVMPD in 1977.
As the first African-American in Las Vegas to make a career of police work, he helped improve the performance of what was then the Las Vegas Police Department. Moody joined the force in 1946. There was no police academy, so he taught himself how to file reports that would stand up in court. He acquired books on Nevada law and showed others how to use them and improve their record of making good arrests. He raised the standards for all Las Vegas police officers.
Moody believed in the Historic Westside and raised his family there, but he felt the Westside had an undeserved reputation. Moody insisted that most residents wanted and appreciated good police protection, and for thirty-one years he gave it to them.
Moody will always be highly regarded in the community as a beacon of light and a role model for young people of any color.
Moody was one of the best to ever wear the badge. He paved the way for the hundreds of Black officers and civilians who followed. We are profoundly grateful for his service and sacrifice.
All of us at LVMPD extend our heartfelt condolences to the Moody family.
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of retired Detective Herman Moody. Detective Moody was born on September 23, 1924, and passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023. He was 98 years old.
Detective Moody, P#002 was LVMPD’s first African American police officer and he retired from LVMPD in 1977.
As the first African-American in Las Vegas to make a career of police work, he helped improve the performance of what was then the Las Vegas Police Department. Moody joined the force in 1946. There was no police academy, so he taught himself how to file reports that would stand up in court. He acquired books on Nevada law and showed others how to use them and improve their record of making good arrests. He raised the standards for all Las Vegas police officers.
Moody believed in the Historic Westside and raised his family there, but he felt the Westside had an undeserved reputation. Moody insisted that most residents wanted and appreciated good police protection, and for thirty-one years he gave it to them.
Moody will always be highly regarded in the community as a beacon of light and a role model for young people of any color.
Moody was one of the best to ever wear the badge. He paved the way for the hundreds of Black officers and civilians who followed. We are profoundly grateful for his service and sacrifice.
All of us at LVMPD extend our heartfelt condolences to the Moody family.
