It started as a routine tip. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers spotted a vehicle near Sandhill Road and La Brea Court that matched the description of a car connected to an earlier domestic dispute call. What followed was anything but routine.
When officers moved in to conduct a traffic stop, the driver made a split-second decision that turned a tense situation into an outright pursuit. The car sped away, and LVMPD officers gave chase. The high-speed run came to a hard stop when the vehicle collided in the 4100 block of Boulder Highway, not far from the well-known Boulder Station Hotel and Casino along Lamb Boulevard.
The crash brought the vehicle portion of the incident to a close, but the suspect was not quite done. A brief foot pursuit followed before officers were able to take the individual into custody. All told, it was the kind of afternoon that residents near Boulder Highway definitely did not plan for…