Henderson Police
About Us
Captain Todd Peters
Contact:
Office Telephone: (702) 267-4569
Office Fax: (702) 267-5051
E-Mail:
Todd.Peters@cityofhenderson.com
Background
Captain Peters was born in Buffalo, NY, and moved to Clark County in 1986.
He joined the Henderson Police Department in 1994
Law Enforcement History
During his time as a patrol officer, Captain Peters worked in patrol
operations and became a field training officer. In 1997 he was transferred to
the Detective Bureau where he investigated Property Crimes, Adult and Child
Sexual Abuse cases and Child Abuse cases. He was promoted to sergeant in 2000
and supervised various patrol squads, was the academy sergeant at the Southern
Desert Regional Police Academy and sergeant in charge of the Problem Solving
Unit. In 2005 he was promoted to lieutenant where he first served as a Patrol
Watch Commander. He served in the department’s Professional Standards Bureau for
Internal Affairs, background investigations and support functions as well as the
accreditation unit through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies (CALEA). As a lieutenant in the Criminal Investigations Division he
oversaw Homeland Security, Robbery/Homicide, the Special Victims Unit and
Property and Financial Crimes. He was promoted to captain in 2011. Captain
Peters is currently the West Patrol Commander.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- POST Management and Executive Certificate
- Attending FBI-National Academy in April 2012