K-9 officer takes down knife-wielding man in central Las Vegas park
A Las Vegas police dog helped officers apprehend a man armed with a knife in a central Las Vegas park Friday morning.
Las Vegas Officer Misael Parra said police were called to an apartment complex in the area of Vegas Drive and North Stoney Drive at 7:45 a.m. The person who called said they’d encountered a man who threatened them with a knife. An officer then saw the armed suspect nearby holding a knife.
A foot pursuit led to the Ed Fountain Park at Vegas Drive and North Decatur Boulevard, where multiple officers cornered the man while closing off a segment of the park to the public. Police attempted to secure the individual’s surrender, eventually using a canine to help apprehend the suspect.
Parra said the suspect was bit by the dog and required medical attention. The man was transported to a hospital for medical treatment. No officers were injured.
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