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Roads closed in east Las Vegas while police serve warrant

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By Katelyn Newberg / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Las Vegas police said roads would be closed in the far east valley Tuesday while officers served a warrant in a residential area.

The warrant was being served on the 3400 block of Cabana Drive, near Desert Inn Road and Nellis Boulevard, according to an email from the Metropolitan Police Department sent about 10:55 a.m. Police said the road would be closed near Desert Inn and Cabana.

Roads in the area were open as of about 11:30 a.m., and police said no further information would be released.

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