Las Vegas car thief injures officer, civilian

A Las Vegas serviceman and a civilian were some injured erstwhile the operator of a stolen conveyance attempted to fly from constabulary successful eastbound Las Vegas aboriginal Tuesday.

Las Vegas constabulary Lt. David Gordon said astatine 4 a.m., constabulary spotted a stolen conveyance successful the 4900 artifact of Boulder Highway adjacent East Flamingo Road. The antheral operator of the stolen conveyance past attempted to thrust distant and smashed the conveyance into some a constabulary car and different vehicle. An serviceman and a rider successful the 2nd car were injured. The serviceman complained of symptom and soreness and was driven to an country infirmary to get checked out. The rider successful the 2nd car was besides transported to the hospital.

The stolen conveyance was aboriginal located adjacent East Harmon Avenue.

“Officers acceptable up a perimeter and K9 is presently (5:15 a.m.) searching the country astir the 5400 artifact of Harmon,” Gordon wrote successful a text.

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