UPDATE Speed Enforcement Campaign Considered a Success

UPDATE Speed Enforcement Campaign Considered a Success

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 […]

Protect Your Personal Information from those who are Actively Seeking out Persons to Scam

Protect Your Personal Information from those who are Actively Seeking out Persons to Scam

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 […]

Sheriff’s Detectives Investigate a Homicide in Verdi

Sheriff’s Detectives Investigate a Homicide in Verdi

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 Accept Internal Audit of Sierra Fire Protection District; Chief Agrees to Comply with Recommendations

Washoe County Commissioners Accept Internal Audit of Sierra Fire Protection District; Chief Agrees to Comply with Recommendations

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 […]

Mother Arrested for Causing Substantial Bodily Harm to Her Infant

Mother Arrested for Causing Substantial Bodily Harm to Her Infant

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 […]

Sheriff testing new electronic ticketing program to increase efficiency and safety

Sheriff testing new electronic ticketing program to increase efficiency and safety

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 […]

Public Viewing of Recovered Property

Public Viewing of Recovered Property

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 […]

Sheriff’s Office Investigates a Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Person Struck by a Motor Vehicle….Driver Located and Arrested by Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff’s Office Investigates a Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Person Struck by a Motor Vehicle….Driver Located and Arrested by Sheriff’s Office

The investigation led Detectives to the driver’s location in Incline Village. The driver was identified as Luke Craig. Detectives interviewed and subsequently placed Luke Craig under arrest for Attempted Murder, Battery with a Deadly Weapon, and Hit and Run Causing Injury – all felony charges. Luke Craig was transported to the Washoe County Detention Facility, […]

Sheriff’s Detectives Arrest a Male for Embezzling Thousands of Dollars from an Incline Village Family

Sheriff’s Detectives Arrest a Male for Embezzling Thousands of Dollars from an Incline Village Family

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Division has been investigating an Incline Village resident, Eric Hosmer, for numerous counts of theft. Hosmer was hired as a groundskeeper by an Incline Village resident who owns multiple properties in the community. Hosmer was submitting fraudulent invoices to the accounting firm of the victim for payment. On March […]