South Lake Tahoe, CA…On 01/12/13 the South Lake Tahoe Police Department was contacted regarding a possible fraud. A resident of South Lake Tahoe received a phone call from a male subject who identified himself as an agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The male told the resident he was investigating a mail order prescription […]
New York, NY…Swartz dedicated his life to sharing data and information online, developing standards for the free and open sharing of information. The He was 26. Editor’s Note: He was scheduled to be tried for hacking MIT. According to his family he may have been overwhelmed by prospect of prison from charges. The case against […]
Incline Village, NV…Detectives with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations and Investigations Division arrested three suspects connected to the armed robbery at the Incline Village Chevron from Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at approximately 8:45 p.m. Washoe County Sheriff’s Detectives began working closely together with investigators from the Placer County Sheriff’s Office since the Incline […]
Stateline, NVOn Wednesday January 9th at about 8:30 p.m. the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Heavenly Ski Resort, Stagecoach Lodge in Stateline, Nevada on the report of an overdue snowboarder. Missing is 24 year old Corey Hoffman of Gardnerville, Nevada. Corey and his brother had been snowboarding at Heavenly Ski Resort during the […]
Incline Village, NV…The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations and Investigations Division are investigating an overnight burglary at the Incline Village Cinema. At approximately 5:30 pm, on Tuesday evening, a manager at the Incline Village Cinema noted one of the glass entry doors was smashed in. Deputies arrived and searched the theatre. The loss includes […]
Northstar, CA…Crews will be on scene for another hour or so cleaning up after a jack-knifed big rig blocked the lanes. The have moved the closure point to Northstar Drive and all vehicles north of that have been turned around. The Caltrans sanding truck was stuck in the traffic and a big rig tow and […]
Carson City, NV…On January 4, 2013 at 12:53 pm, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a robbery at the Bank of America, located at 947 Topsy Lane. It was reported that a male had entered the bank and produced a note demanding money. The male left the bank with an undisclosed […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…January 4, 2013. The body of an adult female was located on Pioneer Trail between Black Bart and Al Tahoe, at about 0830am this date. Cause of death is unknown at this time. Updated Release: On January 4, 2013 at approximately 8:30 am the body of Alyssa Byrne was found in Eldorado […]
Washoe Valley, NV…The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations and Investigations Division have made an arrest in the suspicious death from December 29, 2012. At approximately 12:35 am, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a report of trouble unknown at a residence in the 3900 block of Pershing Lane. During the initial investigation, Deputies located a deceased […]
Stateline, NV…January 3, 2013…The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to actively search for a missing 19 year old female, Alyssa Byrne. The sheriff’s office in conjunction with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Eldorado County Sheriff’s Department, FBI, Douglas County Search and Rescue and air support from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office are working […]
