On Sunday, February 5, 2012 at approximately 1:20 a.m., the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a victim at Renown Regional Medical Center, suffering from life-threatening injuries. Patrol units responded and were later advised the victim, a 19 year-old white male Reno resident, was deceased. The victims name is being withheld pending a […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the injuries to a 12-year-old boy while he was riding his bicycle in the 400 block of Rockwell Blvd on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at approximately 5:38 p.m. Preliminary information at the scene revealed that the boy, while on his […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…On 1/30/2012 at approximately 11:25 am the Wells Fargo Bank inside Raley’s located at 4010 Lake Tahoe Blvd was robbed by an unknown white male adult. The suspect walked up to the teller and demanded cash. No weapon was threatened or seen during the robbery. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of […]
SUSANVILLE – Parolee Loren Herzog, 46, was found dead at his trailer on state property outside the perimeter of High Desert State Prison (HDSP) on January 16, 2012, at approximately 11 p.m. Herzog’s parole agent had been alerted by the GPS system that Herzog’s monitoring ankle bracelet was indicating a low battery. The agent notified […]
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives arrested a third male in connection with the Storey County burglaries. On Sunday, January 15, 2012 at approximately 6:30 PM, Detectives contacted Robert Jake Allen, a 20 year old Sun Valley resident, in the 5200 block of Carol Drive. Allen was arrested, transported and booked into the Washoe County Sheriff’s […]
In the last three months of 2011, there were 26 vehicle burglaries in the Incline Village area. Even in a big city, 26 burglaries in three months are unacceptable, but in an area such as Incline Village it is definitely a matter for concern. Sheriff’s Office staff uses crime statistics and information shared during weekly […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a burglar suspect and recovered numerous stolen items from burglary cases out of Storey County. The media will have the opportunity to film the recovered items and conduct interviews with representatives from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the Storey County Sheriff’s Office. This will take place at the […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the Nevada Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol will be increasing law enforcement presence in Incline Village from January 6th – April 1st. This is due to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deployment of resources in accordance with the Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) initiative, […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has successfully completed their share of the “Joining Forces” DUI Enforcement Campaign. “Joining Forces” is a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement program that promotes statewide enforcement in four areas: DUI, seat belts, and speed and pedestrian safety. The Sheriff’s Office joined the Sparks Police Department, Reno Police Department, University of Nevada Police […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office announces an Open Competitive/Countywide Promotional recruitment to fill current vacancies in Deputy Sheriff Recruit positions. The list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies. Under immediate supervision, the Deputy Sheriff Recruit will receive instruction in assigned curriculum from the High Sierra Regional Law Enforcement Academy and […]
