Las Vegas police arrest man for throwing dog into dumpster

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police made an arrest Thursday night in the case of a dog thrown into a dumpster and abandoned, law enforcement sources tell 8 News Now.

Alexis Flores, 30, faces three counts of an animal-abuse-related charge.

Animal Protection Services responded to the call about an animal abuse incident around 9 a.m. Monday at the 5500 block of Sheila Avenue, near Jones Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue. Video shows a man, wearing red shorts and no shirt, getting out of a vehicle, grabbing the small dog by the neck and “forcefully” throwing it into the dumpster, investigators said…

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