Sun Valley, NV….Detectives with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office have completed the investigation of a suspicious death which occurred in the early morning hours of May 16, 2009 in Sun Valley. On May 16, 2009 at approximately 2:05 a.m., Deputies responded to a home in the 8000 block of Chimney Drive on a report of […]
Auburn, CA….An Auburn man was arrested inside a north Auburn bank Monday afternoon while attempting to cash a check he had stolen from a woman he recently befriended. U.S. Bank officials called the Placer County Sheriff’s Office when Kyle L. Estes, 20, and a female were still inside the bank attempting to cash a $550 […]
Placer County, CA…..Jack Duran and Robert M. Weygandt formally took the oath of office during the final days of 2010 so they could welcome the New Year ready to start four-year terms on the Placer County Board of Supervisors. News-elected Supervisor Jack Duran, left, is administered his oath of office by Assistant Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters, […]
Test your home for radon – and win!: January is National Radon Action Month, and in recognition of that, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and its partners are sponsoring a “Test Your Home for Radon and Win” contest for residents of Douglas, Carson City and Washoe counties. Homeowners can qualify to win a $1,500 credit […]
Gold Run, CA…..Crews are on scene at a vehicle vs.embankment accident at I80 and Eagle Lakes. Roadway is blocked. Traffic is backing up. Please travel with caution in the area.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of a man caught on video stealing women’s purses from grocery carts in Auburn. December 30, deputies began investigating a series of purse thefts that occurred while shoppers were selecting merchandise from grocery store shelves. The victims had placed their purses in shopping carts and the […]
Placer County District 5 Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery presented a $5,000 check for Meals on Wheels to Sarah Hall Deardorff, Executive Director of the Sierra Senior Services program in Truckee on Sun., Jan. 2, 2011. for the Meals on Wheels program on Sun., Jan. 2, 2011, in Truckee. In 2010, Supervisor Montgomery directed that her Fiscal […]
The Senate District 1 Special General Election will be held on Tuesday January 4, 2011. Mail Ballots have been mailed, please consider returning them as soon as possible either by mailing, or dropping off at the Drive-Up Ballot Box in front of Building C at 2850 Fair Lane Court, just follow the signs, no postage […]
Placer County Facility Services has begun the demolition of various buildings at the Placer County Government Center (DeWitt). The demolition will take place over the next several months. Since it is winter, these dates are subject to change due to weather conditions. The first building slated for demolition was the old Veterans Services Building at […]
Sparks, NV….UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office Detective Division contacted and arrested the suspect from the New Year’s Eve Armed Robbery, which occurred at the 7-11 Store at 5700 Sun Valley Blvd at approximately 9:50 p.m. The 7-11 Store was able to provide Detectives with video surveillance of the crime in progress and the suspect was identified […]
