Henderson Police
Police Chiefs
Jutta G. Chambers
Jutta Chambers was appointed Chief of Police in September 2008, becoming the
11th person to head the city of Henderson Police Department since the City’s
incorporation in 1953. She joined the Henderson Police Department as a patrol
officer in September 1983.
Chief Chambers leads the police department of the second largest city in Nevada
with 391 police officers, almost 50 corrections officers, and more than 150
full-time civilian employees. When Chief Chambers became a police officer in
1983, the department had only 30 officers.
Chief Chambers was born in Germany and lived in several states while growing up.
She enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in April 1979 and completed her four-year
tour at Nellis Air Force Base in 1983.
She was the first female police officer in the department’s history and later
served as a K-9 officer. She also spent a year as an undercover narcotics
officer. In 1993 she was promoted to sergeant and in 1997 she was promoted to
lieutenant, serving in investigations. In 2001 she was appointed to captain and
assigned to investigations. She later served as the captain over the West Area
Command, East Area Command and Technical Services. In 2005 she was named deputy
chief over Operations - West Command and later was deputy chief over the Support
Command.
Chief Chambers is a graduate of Nevada State College with a bachelor’s degree in
public administration in law enforcement. She is also a graduate of the FBI
National Academy. She is working toward her master’s degree in justice
management from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Chief Chambers retired in March 2012 after more than 28 years with the Henderson
Police Department.