At the City Council Meeting of May 21^st Miguel Pantelakis received his Oath of Office as the City’s new Police Lieutenant.  

Miguel Pantelakis was born and raised in Nayarit, Mexico and immigrated to the United States when he was 14 years old. After completing High School Miguel joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17 and during his military service, he traveled to many countries including Argentina, Japan, Philippines, and Bahrain. Miguel received an honorable discharge from the USMC after 15 years of service with the rank of Staff Sergeant and thereafter began to pursue a Social Psychology Degree from Park University.

Miguel eventually moved to West Wendover to assist his family with their business, the Hard Times Pawnshop.  In April of 2016 he joined the West Wendover Police Department as a Police Officer and in December of 2019 he received a promotion to Police Sergeant.  In May of this year, he was selected for promotion as the new Police Lieutenant serving under Police Chief Brad Hillaker.

Miguel carries forward his passion for serving the community and meeting new people. When asked about one of the most interesting aspects of his work, Miguel responded, “I believe that police officers deal with many situations that the community sometimes may be oblivious to.  I enjoy the challenges that the job provides when dealing with difficult situations and the fact that no one day is ever the same in police work.”

Congratulations Miguel on your new leadership position with the City!

Pictured is Lt. Miguel Pantelakis receiving his Oath of Office by Judge Quirk

Pictured below is Miguel with his wife Jasmin affixing his Lieutenant’s Badge