Las Vegas police officer arrested on theft, burglary and perjury charges

A Las Vegas constabulary serviceman was arrested connected charges of theft, burglary and perjury connected Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

Antonio Chavez was booked into Clark County Detention Center connected 1 number of theft betwixt $25,000 and $100,000, 4 counts of burglary of a concern and 1 number of perjury, according to a quality release.

The section said that Chavez has been with Metro since 2020 and was assigned to the Community Safety Division, Northwest Area Command.

Metro has placed Chavez connected suspension without wage pending further investigation, the merchandise said.

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