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 […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public about a new way to get high that is perfectly legal, readily available, and can be extremely dangerous if consumed. This new high is sold under the guise of exotic, concentrated bath salts. “These are not your everyday ‘soak in the tub’ brands of bath salts,” […]
The Speed Enforcement Campaign yielded a total of 368 speeding citations, with a total of 729 actual traffic stops from February 27th – March 20th. Of the 729 traffic stops, Deputies issued 262 verbal warning merely educating the public of the dangers of speeding in excess of the posted speed limit. Deputies with the Washoe […]
These imposters lead a person to believe that money needs to be sent immediately in order to help out a loved one or persons in urgent need. These imposters are receiving their information from social networking sites, where people commonly post a plethora of personal information about loved ones. It’s important that everyone know and […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Division is investigating a homicide in Verdi, which was reported in the late evening hours of Tuesday, March 22nd. At approximately 10:39 PM, Washoe County Dispatch received a 911 domestic disturbance call from a residence in the 600 block of Canal Street. The reporting party advised that the dispute […]
Washoe County Commissioners accepted an internal audit report presented to them today by Internal Auditor Alison Gordon and heard from Sierra Fire Protection Chief Michael Greene that he agreed with the findings and will immediately begin to implement its recommendations. At their December 14, 2010 meeting, County Commissioners had requested an internal audit of the […]
On Friday, March 18, 2010, a Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputy responded to a local hospital to investigate a report of child abuse involving a four month old baby with a broken right humerus bone. Upon arrival, the Deputy found that the mother of the four month old brought her child to the hospital […]
At a time when local governments are searching to save millions of dollars in efficiencies, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is testing a new mobile technology system that is expected to improve the efficiency and accuracy of accident investigations and citations, while increasing officer safety and saving taxpayer’s money. The new hand-held electronic system from […]
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has made several recent arrests on known residential burglars in the greater Placerville and South County areas. Through investigation, hundreds of items of suspected stolen personal property have been recovered. Some of the items recovered include jewelry, jewelry boxes, purses, electronics and some small hand tools. Any victims of […]
