Future in question for Las Vegas police Mounted Unit

The future of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Mounted Unit may be at risk.

Sean DeLancey reports.

TO A GROUP AFFILIATED WITHMETRO'S MOUNTED UNIT.THIS CHANGE - STEMS FROM BUDGETISSUES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCY HAS MORE ON THISDEVELOPING STORY - SEAN?KALYNA -- THIS IS A ROUGH TIMEFOR EVERYONE FINANCIALLY.NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THAT.THE POLICE DEPARTMENT - HASALSO BEEN LOOKING AT WAYS TOCUT COSTS.A GROUP WHO CLAIMS TO BEAFFILIATED WITH THE LAS VEGASMETROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT- FRIENDS OF THE METRO MOUNTEDUNIT - MADE THIS POST ONFACEBOOK - - SAYING THE MOUNTEDUNIT MAY BE DISSOLVED - - TOMAKE THE BUDGET WORK.THIS COMES ON THE HEELS OF THEDEPARTMENT ELIMINATING MORETHAN 100 POSITIONS - - BECAUSEOF THE CORONAVIRUS' IMPACT ONTHE LOCAL ECONOMY.METRO'S 2019 - 2020 BUDGETSHOWS THE MOUNTED UNIT WOULDCOST THE DEPARTMENT AROUND 861THOUSAND DOLLARS - - OUT OF THETOTAL 632 MILLION DOLLAROPERATION COST.WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO METROAND THE DOWNTOWN AREA COMMANDWHICH OVERSEES THE UNIT - - TOSEE IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENT ONTHIS CLAIM - OR IF THERE'S AWAY TO SAVE THE EQUESTRIANPROGRAM.SO FAR - - WE HAVEN'T HEARDBACK.ONE WOMAN IS ALREADY WORKING TOSAVE THE UNIT.YOU'LL HEAR FROM HER - AND GETTHE LATEST FROM METRO COMING UPAT 3.FOR NOW, SEAN DELANCEY - 13ACTION NEWS.NEW AT MIDDAY.METRO POLICE NEEDS YOUR HELP TOIDENTIFY THIS MAN ON YOURSCREEN.OFFICERS SAY WHILE GETTING OFF