North Las Vegas Police Chief Jacqueline Gravatt said Thursday that the death of officer Jason Roscow last year left a space that can never be filled.
“His loss left an immeasurable void within our department and throughout this community,” Gravatt said.
Gravatt made her remarks during the annual Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Thursday night at Police Memorial Park, which is near West Cheyenne Avenue and the 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas.
Roscow, 46, was shot to death after attempting to apprehend a man with a gun in February 2025 in North Las Vegas. His is the latest name to be added to the memorial, which honors law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty in the valley since 1905.
At a ceremony in February, the North Las Vegas Police Department dedicated its North Central Area Command, where Roscow had been assigned, to the fallen officer.
Close to 400 attended Thursday’s memorial, including many family members of those lost over the years. About 50 yards away from the stage where Gravatt and others spoke, Roscow’s memorial rock sat, with a plaque that read “NLVPD Officer Jason P. Roscow, February 4, 2025.”
Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley also spoke at the event, along with Metropolitan Police Department Undersheriff Andrew Walsh and Las Vegas Ward 4 City Councilwoman Francis Allen-Palenske.
“This is a community that recognizes the importance of law enforcement,” Berkley said. “We know that civilization and society could not exist without all of you.”
Alexander Cuevas, president of the Injured Police Officers Fund, which supports Nevada officers injured or killed in the line of duty, said before the ceremony that the memorial, and other events like it, are important to help support those who were close to the fallen officers.
Roscow left behind two sons.
“Navigating the waters of a fallen officer, losing a father, losing a son, losing a friend, it’s way too much for someone to handle on their own,” Cuevas said. “This is a time for everyone to come together, a time for people to show their compassion and that they care. The fallen will never be forgotten.”
Roscow, a 17-year veteran with the North Las Vegas department, also had his name added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of National Police Week, which took place this month.
Cuevas said he was in Washington for that honor, along with Roscow’s two sons and other family members.
“It was very somber,” Cuevas said. “I hope that Jason’s boys know that their father loves them deeply and that he’s always going to be looking down on them. He’s always going to be a guiding force for those boys and we’re always going to be here for Jason’s family.”
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