Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer James Slagle was killed in an automobile crash at East Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Street while attempting to apprehend three robbery suspects at 1:45 p.m. A robbery at the Vegas Village Store, near Las Vegas Boulevard and Owens, was reported to Officer Slagle. Several suspects were fleeing in a vehicle when Officer Slagle arrived, and he gave chase north on Las Vegas Boulevard to East Lake Mead. The high-speed chase ended at Pecos Street when Officer Slagle collided with a pick-up truck which pulled in front of his patrol vehicle despite his lights and siren. Officer Slagle avoided a full impact with the pickup truck, preventing serious injury to its driver but resulting in a collision with a power pole. He was killed instantly upon impact with the pole. The robbery suspects were apprehended at a later time. Officer Slagle had served with the North Las Vegas Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife, Kris, and baby daughter. The North Las Vegas Police Department's headquarters was named the James B. Slagle Public Safety building in 1985.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, Kris, and baby daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Slagle gave the North Las Vegas Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the North Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Slagle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer James B. Slagle is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At North Las Vegas Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James B. Slagle's cause is highlighted.
How James B. Slagle Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James B. Slagle is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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