LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A police sergeant allegedly instigated false arrests on the Las Vegas Strip and ordered other officers to lie on his behalf, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained Tuesday.
Metro police arrested Sgt. Kevin Menon, 42, on Friday, Aug. 30, at headquarters. The 8 News Now Investigators first reported Menon’s arrest. Menon, who was assigned to the department’s Tourist Safety Division, faces charges including oppression of color of office with force, subornation of perjury and battery on a protected person.
Investigators within the department believe Menon orchestrated fake arrests by instigating situations with the public without probable cause, documents said. In one case, Menon ordered the search of a car without any reason, police said. In another, the sergeant, who often worked in a plain clothes capacity, intentionally collided with a person on a pedestrian bridge, leading to their arrest, police investigators allege.
