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Video: Helicopter helps Las Vegas police locate, arrest man accused of choking woman

“This was an incredibly dangerous situation—handled with professionalism and teamwork,” LVMPD stated

By Taylor Lane
Las Vegas Review-Journal

LAS VEGAS — A police helicopter on Tuesday helped Las Vegas officers find and, eventually, arrest a man who was reportedly choking a woman at a bus stop in the southwest valley.

Police responded to a call about the man around 10 a.m. near Russell Road and Nellis Boulevard when AIR2, a Metropolitan Police Department helicopter, responded to the scene, the police department said in a post on X.

Officers spotted the man and woman near the scene, but the man “took off toward the freeway,” the post said.

The man was found hiding near a bridge with help from AIR2, but he fled again and jumped onto Interstate 11, police said.

After a chase, officers took the man into custody with help from drivers who helped stopped traffic, according to police.

“This was an incredibly dangerous situation—handled with professionalism and teamwork,” the post said.

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Contact Taylor Lane at tlane@reviewjournal.com.
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