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Las Vegas police search for man seen hanging dog

Updated October 11, 2021 - 9:24 pm

Las Vegas police are searching for a man wanted in an animal cruelty investigation involving the death of a dog.

Animal cruelty detectives were called to a business at the 3000 block of South Nellis Boulevard at 2:53 p.m. on Oct. 4, according to a Monday news release. They found a dog hanging from a fence in a parking lot.

Surveillance video showed a man hanging the dog after walking across the parking lot.

Anyone with any information about the matter may contact the Metropolitan Police Department animal cruelty section at 702 828-3307. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or at crimestoppersofnv.com.

Contact Jonah Dylan at jdylan@reviewjournal.com. Follow @TheJonahDylan on Twitter.

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