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 […]
As New Year’s Eve approaches, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office asks the community to celebrate responsibly so that a festivity does not turn into a tragedy due to a thoughtless or irresponsible act. Discharging a firearm into the air is illegal, as well as being dangerous and potentially deadly. A person discharging a firearm in […]
Incline Village, NV….The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno Police Department, Nevada Highway Patrol and the Sparks Police Department will be placing additional personnel on patrol this New Year’s Eve as part of the statewide DUI Enforcement campaign. These additional enforcement patrols are being conducted to help ensure that all motorists have a safe holiday weekend. […]
On December 12th at approximately 8:46 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to Pyramid Lake on a report of a missing boater. The missing boater was accompanied by two other’s while canoeing in Pyramid Lake when their boat capsized. Two persons were able to swim to safety, the third identified as Dustin Mason did not. Sheriff’s […]
Reno, NV…..The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office was recently awarded a $12,695 grant from the Community Foundation of Western Nevada’s Truckee River Fund to support the continued use of the Sheriff’s community service work crews for cleanup projects along the Truckee River continues to receive support The grant was accepted by the Washoe County Board of […]
On December 12th at approximately 8:46 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to Pyramid Lake on a report of a missing boater. The missing boater was accompanied by two other’s while canoeing in Pyramid Lake when their boat capsized. Two persons were able to swim to safety, the third identified as Dustin Mason did not. Sheriff’s […]
Placer County Sheriff’s detectives arrested three Loomis residents over the weekend and found property on the men taken from several Loomis residential and vehicle burglaries. Detectives are also looking for the owners of more stolen property. Jacob Ronald Delaney, 20, Philip Hodge, 23, and Kevin Johnson, 56, were arrested on various charges and booked at […]
Placer County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking a robber who held two Weimar Country Store clerks at gunpoint during a robbery Monday night. The suspect apologized to the clerks and told them he had also been robbed and needed money for Christmas. The man, described as 6 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds, entered […]
Placer County, CA…A cash reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest or arrests of those responsible for vandalizing and burglarizing a church in Foresthill December 13. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case and Placer County Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 for anonymous tips. According to Sgt. William […]
Washoe County, NV….The human skull that was discovered in the Perry Canyon of Palomino Valley by a citizen working in the area and later recovered by Sheriff’s Office Detectives and Search and Rescue Personnel has been examined by the Washoe County Coroner’s Office. A comprehensive examination determined the human skull to be of Native American […]
