Sheriff Michael Haley honors 150 years of public service and community partnership by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office by arriving on horseback to an anniversary event at the historic ranch preserve in Bartley Ranch Regional Park The event is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2 to coincide with the anniversary date of Nevada’s […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Reno resident for Failing to Use Due Care, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs – Felony, Convicted Person Failing to Change Address, and Proof of Insurance Required. The driver, Douglas Whisler, was booked into the Washoe County Detention Facility and his bail is set at $9,080. At approximately […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Reno Police Department and Sparks Police Department, will be launching a Speed Enforcement Campaign starting February 27, 2011 and will continue for the following three weeks. The focus will be on enforcing speed limits within the two cities and Washoe County. According to the National Highway Traffic […]
Permits for open burning of vegetative materials are being issued by the Sierra Fire Protection District and the Reno Fire Department for the burn period that will begin at 6:00am Tuesday, March 1st and is anticipated to conclude at 2:00pm Tuesday, May 31st in accordance with Washoe County air quality standards and requirements. However, the […]
El Dorado County Animal Services, in collaboration with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and the Humane Society of the United States, is investigating what appears to be a fairly large scale cockfighting operation at a residence in Garden Valley. Nearly 250 game birds were found on the Garden Valley property this past weekend, along […]
February 17, 2011 at 8:30 P.M. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has completed operations at the Folsom Lake College, El Dorado Center Campus. During the day’s incident, one suspect was taken into custody and has been identified as Jason La Rue, 22 years of age and resident of Gold River, CA. La Rue was […]
The Sheriff’s Office received a call of a subject with a gun on the campus of the Folsom Lake College, El Dorado Center on Green Valley Road. The suspect has been taken into custody by Los Rios Police officers who were on campus at the time. Information was gained that the suspect possibly placed explosive […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Division is investigating a report of a sexual assault, which occurred at approximately 1:40 pm on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Sun Valley Community Park. The following is the suspect description: Hispanic male adult, approximate age is between 20-30’s, last seen wearing a black “beanie” type cap, black […]
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Zak died of natural causes Sunday in the presence of Deputy James McNeill, his handler for ten years. Zak was an eleven-year-old black and tan German Shepherd who began working with the Sheriff’s Office in 2001. His hard work and dedication were demonstrated daily through his work as a dual-purpose […]
On February 10, 2011, at approximately 3:38pm, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding an adult male vandalizing property and making threats to homeowners on Norlene Way, Grass Valley. Deputies responded and contacted Cody Robert Feiler, age 30, of Grass Valley. Mr. Feiler was detained by deputies due to bizarre behavior and unusual […]
