Las Vegas officers nab man spray-painting cars, officers with help from police helicopter
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Las Vegas, NV - Officers were able to arrest a man allegedly spray-painting cars west of the Las Vegas Strip with the help of a police helicopter.
Last Vegas Metropolitan Police said the officers responded to a report of someone spray-painting cars Wednesday morning near Decatur Boulevard and Harmon Avenue.
About a minute after getting the report, LVMPD's helicopter got the call from dispatch and later found the suspect.
The helicopter guided officers to his exact location, and they were able to take him into custody after a short foot chase through a parking lot.
Arrest records show the suspect, Mitchell Nettles, was booked on suspicion of damaging a vehicle, battery on a protected person, false statement to an officer and violating conditions of parole.