Minden, NV…The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is hosting an open house from 4-7pm on Wednesday, May 11 at the Judicial Law Enforcement Building (JLEC). The event is for all ages and will feature K-9 demonstrations, volunteer units, SWAT Team, Bike Team, Marine Boats, a Jail walkthrough, and more!!! We look forward to seeing you there. […]
Truckee, CA…Recently the Truckee Police Department received numerous reports of overnight thefts from unlocked vehicles within the Glenshire neighborhood. Our officers investigated each incident and compiled evidence from all locations, to include video surveillance. The following week our officers spent long hours conducting extra patrols in the area, ultimately identifying two juvenile suspects believed to […]
Washoe County, NV…Washoe County Sheriff Balaam and Chief Deputy O’Connor took part in the graduation ceremony for the spring Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) academy this past weekend. The 12 graduates learned valuable skills for disaster preparedness including light search and rescue, disaster medical operations and team organization. The skills learned could assist neighbors or […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA..Each year our nation loses between 140-160 law enforcement officers in the line of duty. National Police Week (NPW) held May 11 – 17 each year in Washington, D.C. honors the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement officers. On May 11 and 12, surviving families and co-workers begin arriving in Washington, […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTDP) is investigating a bomb threat that was phoned into South Tahoe High School on Friday. SLTPD searched the campus and nothing suspicious was found. “This event was disheartening and disruptive, it’s just very unfortunate that someone would do this,” said Lake Tahoe Unified School Disrict […]
El Dorado County, CA…Each year El Dorado Search & Rescue Council pays for trainings and purchases new equipment to help El Dorado County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue field teams stay up to date, ready to save lives and provide the public with the most effective personnel and resources available. The goal of the El Dorado […]
Lake Tahoe CA/NV…As California and Nevada enter a third year of drought, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team is leveling up the region’s preparedness efforts by implementing the Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Campaign. The campaign will run from May through October, highlighting the message: “Tahoe Wildfire Ready.” All counties in the Lake Tahoe Basin, along with […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…A local man died Friday afternoon in a single car crash in South Lake Tahoe. Joseph Hansen, 75, was driving a 2006 black Ford F150 truck northbound on Black Bart Avenue, north of Ormsby Drive, at an unknown speed at 1:20 p.m. when he turned right for no apparent reason and crashed […]
Pyramid Lake, NV…Shortly after 9:00 A.M. on April 30, 2022, a citizen discovered a subject unresponsive in the water on the west side of Pyramid Lake and notified authorities. Officers with the Pyramid Lake Tribal Police responded to the area of Washout Beach and were able to confirm that a subject was deceased in the […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…Traffic Advisory… US-50, from Wrights Lake Road to South Lake Tahoe, is experiencing major delays due to multiple projects in the area. Tree removal, guardrail replacement, & crack sealing are causing one-way traffic controls along US-50. If you are planning a trip to Lake Tahoe this weekend, plan for the extra delays […]
