The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents that there has been a significant increase in metal thefts as the value of metal continues to rise. The most commonly stolen metals include copper, aluminum, brass and bronze. Thieves are looking for targets of opportunity. Crimes include pulling copper wire out of lamp posts, stealing […]
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance locating the following individuals who have Felony warrants issued for their involvement in a series of burglaries in the Placerville and Pollock Pines Area. /uploadedImages/Government/Sheriff/RobertELee.jpg Robert E. Lee, 41 yrs, 6’3″, 220 lbs. blond hair, blue eyes Last known address in Hayward, CA Last seen driving […]
Deputies responded to a reported bank robbery at the Umpqua Bank in Cameron Park. Deputies arrived and located the bank employees who were not hurt but very distraught. According to the teller/victim, the suspect entered the bank and told her “you’re being robbed”and passed her a note. The suspect told the teller he had a […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Reno Police and Sparks Police Department’s, will be launching a Speed and Pedestrian Enforcement Campaign starting April 18th and will continue until May 8th. The focus will be on educating the public regarding speeding and pedestrian safety within the two cities and Washoe County. Sheriff’s Office Traffic […]
Truckee, CA…CHP Officer Jeff Billings came upon an abandoned 16ft box van on I-80 westbound east of the scales. Billings checked the license plate and discovered the van had been stolen from the city of Auburn earlier in the day. Off duty CHP officer Graham noticed two pedestrians walking along the shoulder near the SR-89 […]
On Thursday evening, April 7th, 2011, Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call of a gunshot incident at a residence in the 300 block of Quaking Aspen Dr, Stateline NV. Upon arrival at the location, deputies found two adult males inside the residence. One of the males had suffered a gunshot wound to the […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is committed to the safety and security of the public. By limiting the availability of alcoholic beverages to minors we will reduce alcohol related accidents and/or fatalities in our county. The Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Program supports and enhances efforts by states and local jurisdictions to prohibit the […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s is investigating a report of a burglary, which occurred on April 1st at approximately 6:50 am at the 7-11 convenience store in Incline Village, Nevada. The suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Sheriff’s Office personnel (Patrol Units, Detectives, and K9 Teams) were in the surrounding areas attempting […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a physical disturbance on Friday evening at approximately 9:40PM from an undisclosed residence located on Crest Lane in Incline Village, Nevada. The reporting party told the Dispatcher that a pistol was involved and a female was bleeding from causing injury to herself. When Deputies arrived on […]
On Thursday, March 31, 2011, at about 6:30 p.m. two Douglas County residents discovered what appeared to be a live hand grenade while going through a friend’s belongings at a residence in the Topaz Ranch Estates. At approximately 7:00 p.m. the subjects drove the hand grenade to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Minden to […]
