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By Tony Garcia / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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A Metropolitan Police Department officer has been arrested, the department announced Monday.

Dylon Carden was arrested on Sunday and booked into the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center, the department said in a release. He was booked on suspicion of home invasion and burglary.

Carden has been with Metro since 2023. He is currently assigned to the community safety division, Bolden Area Command.

He will be placed on suspension of police powers without pay pending further investigation.

Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on X.

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