The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and Nevada Highway Patrol conducted an Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Program on Saturday, August 18, 2012. An underage buyer worked with officers from the two agencies to test if businesses would sell alcoholic beverages to minors. Of the 31 businesses visited, 7 businesses sold to the minor, and […]
Gardnerville, NV…On Friday, August 10th, 2012, Deputies and Investigators of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested 20 year-old Robert Kenneth Schwoerer of Gardnerville for Robbery and Larceny from a Person. The arrest came as a result of a criminal incident that occurred the previous day. On Thursday, August 8th, 2012, Schwoerer was meeting with a […]
Reno, NV…The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD) are grateful for two alert young brothers for helping to apprehend a Sun Valley arson suspect on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at approximately 10:27 p.m. in the 200 block of East 1st Avenue. By law, the Sheriff’s Office cannot confirm the […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…On July, 9, 2012, South Lake Tahoe Police responded to a burglary of Patient To Patient, a marijuana collective in the 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd. The investigation revealed two suspects broke into the collective during the night time hours of July 8, 2012. The suspects stole a variety of items […]
Hawthorne, NV…On July 11, 2012 at approximately 1:53pm, NHP troopers responded to a near head-on accident on US95 near mile marker 40 in Mineral County. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck towing a Keystone camper trailer was traveling northbound toward Hawthorne when for unknown reasons lost control. The pickup crossed the center […]
Reno, NV…Washoe County Sheriff’s Detectives, along with Detectives from the All Threats All Crimes Task Force (ATAC), have arrested Charles Asa Sanford after identifying him as the man who led deputies on a chase that ended after he set fire to his vehicle and the adjacent forest. On Monday, July 2, 2012, at approximately noon, a Washoe […]
Minden, NV…The celebratory crowds in the Stateline, Round Hill and Zephyr Cove areas of Lake Tahoe were larger than in past years, however with exception of a few altercations in the downtown Casino Core area, Nevada Beach and Zephyr Cove Beach, the crowd was relatively well behaved. Motorists were cooperative with the road closures and […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…From 12:00pm July 4th through 6:00am July 5th the South Lake Tahoe Police Department made 22 arrests in the City for various crimes. There were 5 arrests for DUI, 9 for public intoxication and other alcohol related offenses, 2 for drug offenses, and 6 arrests for other crimes. During the same time […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…On June 29, 2012 South Lake Tahoe Police responded to the area of 11th Street and Eloise Avenue on a report of a male subject having been stabbed. Police and Fire arrived in the area and located a 22 year old male who had a stab injury to his arm. The male […]
Reno, NV…The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations and Investigations Division is currently conducting a criminal investigation into the suspicious death of a white male adult that occurred on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at approximately 5:12 p.m. in the 17300 block of Bear Lake Drive in the Cold Springs area. As part of this investigation, […]
