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Driver suspected of DUI arrested after hitting unmarked police car

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By MIKE SHORO LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

February 1, 2017 - 6:45 am

Las Vegas police arrested a suspected drunken driver after a black Jeep SUV hit the back of an unmarked police vehicle.

The driver of the Jeep took off after hitting the Metropolitan Police Department car stopped at a red light at West Sahara Avenue and Interstate 15 about 4:40 a.m. Wednesday, Lt. David Gordon said.

The crash caused minor damage, he said, and nobody was hurt.

Officers went to the registered Jeep owner’s address near South Las Vegas Boulevard and Richmar Avenue where police took the 27-year-old driver into custody, Gordon said.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com. Follow mike_shoro on Twitter.

Man admits role as accessory in North Las Vegas boy’s killing

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Victor Cardena-Pizarro, 20, pleaded guilty to harboring, concealing, or aiding a felony offender in district court that Tuesday morning.

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