Horrific video appears to show Las Vegas cop kicking and dragging police dog during arrest

Nypost · Aug 14, 2026 · 371 words · By Marina Peña

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Horrific video appears to show Las Vegas cop kicking and dragging police dog during arrest See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google A video of a Las Vegas cop allegedly kicking his police K9 has sparked online outrage — and caught the attention of his superiors.

Common ground

The clip circulating on social media shows a woman with her hands up before the camera pans to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer struggling to control a barking K9 and kicking the dog twice.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The clip circulating on social media shows a woman with her hands up before the camera pans to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer struggling to control a barking K9 and kicking the dog twice.”

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While one source mentions an officer kicking a dog, none of the provided evidence describes the specific visual details of the clip (a woman with hands up, the camera panning, or the dog barking twice).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list contains incidents of misconduct that have resulted in a conviction, confession, plea bargain or some sort of administrative disciplinary action taken against a member of the Las Vegas Metro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misconduct_in_the_Las_Vegas_Me…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clark County is the southernmost and most populous county in the U.S. state of Nevada, with 2,265,461 residents as of the 2020 census. The county is the location of the state's three largest cities, L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_County,_Nevada

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD, nicknamed Metro) is a combined city and county law enforcement agency for the City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is head…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Metropolitan_Police_…

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Claim 2: “A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in an email Friday to the California Post the department was aware of the incident.”

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One web search result mentions that Las Vegas police are 'aware' of a video depicting an officer striking a police dog, but it does not explicitly mention the 'California Post' or an email. However, the core fact of the department being aware is mentioned in one source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 1, 2025, at approximately 8:39 a.m. (PST), an improvised explosive device exploded in a Tesla Cybertruck parked outside the main entrance of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas in Parad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Las_Vegas_Cybertruck_expl…

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Claim 3: “They added that the incident happened when police received a report of a shooting in the 6300 block of Rubylyn Avenue.”

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None of the provided evidence mentions a shooting in the 6300 block of Rubylyn Avenue in relation to this incident.

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web search NEUTRAL — A man was shot and killed in the parking lot of a #Walmart in #Florida following a dispute over a parking space, according to authorities. The woman who pulled the trigger is claiming self-defense, ac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police responding to a domestic situation fatally shot a man who pointed his gun at police Thursday morning in the Pullman neighborhood, Chicago police said.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/03/20/police-shoot-m…

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Claim 4: “A video of a Las Vegas cop allegedly kicking his police K9 has sparked online outrage”

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One web search result explicitly mentions a video of a Las Vegas police officer allegedly kicking a K-9 twice, which aligns with the claim. However, there are no other independent sources provided to corroborate this specific event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Klondike Hotel and Casino (also known as Klondike Inn) was a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, in the United States. The property began as the Kona Kai Motel in 1962…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Hotel_and_Casino

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in July 2026, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforc…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of active police tactical units.
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Claim 5: “It depicted a police response in the Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway area.”

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The provided evidence includes general information about Tropicana Avenue, but none of the search results link the specific K9 incident to the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is colloquially known, is about 4.2 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of state routes in Nevada longer than one mile (1.6 km) in length that have been removed from the Nevada state highway system since 1976. Several of these highways were reorgan…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tropicana Avenue is a major east–west section line arterial in the Las Vegas area. The road is named after the former Tropicana Las Vegas which was located on Las Vegas Boulevard where it intersects w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicana_Avenue

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Claim 6: “After they responded, the spokesperson said officers “learned that a shooting did not occur.””

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While one search result mentions a different case where police determined no shooting occurred (Michael Bennett), there is no evidence provided that the LVMPD made this determination regarding the Rubylyn Avenue location in the context of the K9 incident.

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web search NEUTRAL — (Police later determined that no shooting had occurred.) Just after the 12-minute mark, they can also be seen giving chase out the exit.Meanwhile, the local police union has sent a letter to the NFL c…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-dispute-michael-bennet…

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web search NEUTRAL — Las vegas metropolitan police department. Officer’s report.Officer Mike Mendez made a sound tactical decision arid stopped at the academy to obtain additional tactical gear and a marked LVMPD Police S…
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web search NEUTRAL — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police have confirmed that both an officer and the suspect have died following a police shooting that occurred just before 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, near Hacienda Avenue a…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/metro-officer-las-vegas

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Claim 7: “The 35-second video was first posted on the Facebook page for LVEI, short for Las Vegas Emergency Incidents, on Tuesday.”

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One web search result explicitly mentions a screenshot of a video posted by the Facebook page 'LVEI' showing a Metropolitan Police Department canine handler kicking a police dog. No other independent sources confirm the timing or the specific page.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting occurred when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada from his 32nd-floo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shooting

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Flamingo Las Vegas (formerly the Flamingo Hilton) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The Flamingo includes a 72,299 sq ft …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo_Las_Vegas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tropicana Las Vegas was a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It operated from 1957 to 2024. In its final years, the property included a 44,570 sq ft (4,141 m2) casino and 1,4…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicana_Las_Vegas

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