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Red Rock scenic loop reopens after police activity

The scenic loop at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Rio Lacanlale / Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 30, 2019 - 10:35 am

Updated April 30, 2019 - 1:54 pm

No one was injured Tuesday morning when police activity shut down the scenic loop in the Red Rock National Conservation Area.

North Las Vegas police had been searching for a woman since about 8:10 a.m. and tracked her vehicle to the loop, according to city police spokesman Eric Leavitt.

Las Vegas police and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers, who were assisting North Las Vegas police, found her sometime before 11:30 a.m., and she was safely taken into custody, according to the Highway Patrol.

No other details were available.

Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter.

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