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Reported Molotov cocktail was a firework

Posted at 6:27 AM, Mar 25, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-25 10:12:33-04

Las Vegas police were dispatched to investigate a report of a Molotov cocktail being thrown at a house in a neighborhood near Fort Apache and Skye Canyon Park Drive in the Centennial Hills area.

Police found no damage and no injuries.

The incident was initially reported around midnight. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department brought in its ARMOR Unit around 1:25 to investigate.

It was determined that the reported Molotov was actually an "improvised firework."

Police believe the firework was thrown by someone the homeowner has a dispute with.