screen dam visitors. On the Arizona side, the road across the dam dead-ends in parking lots, no longer connecting to US 93. This made the Arizona checkpoint unnecessary. The Nevada checkpoint is staffed by armed Bureau of Reclamation Security Guards plus contracted private security personnel, as was the Arizona checkpoint before its closing. Personnel at the checkpoint may inspect any vehicle at any time before it is allowed to pass through and cross the dam. Organization Headquartered in Boulder City, Nevada. Popular culture In the 1997 film Fools Rush In, the character Isabel Fuentes Whitman (played by Salma Hayek) delivers a baby on the Hoover Dam assisted by the Hoover Dam Police. In the 2007 film Transformers, the Hoover Dam Police were shown providing external security to Sector 7. In the 2015 film San Andreas, the Hoover Dam is destroyed by an earthquake and the Hoover Dam police are seen escorting civilians to safety. See also Law enforcement in the United States References External links Official site DOI Law enforcement site DOI jobs Tips for Crossing the Dam Clark County, Nevada Federal law enforcement agencies of the United States United States Bureau of Reclamation Agency-specific police departments of the United States