The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has identified and arrested the suspect in a recent metal theft who was caught in the act of stealing scrap metal from an undisclosed business in Verdi, Nevada in the afternoon of Saturday, October 1, 2011. Following the identification of Timothy Alsum 56 year old Verdi resident (Bk 11-17986), Washoe […]
Lovelock, NV….On Monday, October 10, 2011, the Lovelock Police Department requested the assistance of the Department of Public Safety, Investigation Division to conduct an investigation into the suspicious death of Emigdio V. Herrera, 55, a long-time resident of Lovelock, Nevada. The Investigation Division was assisted in the investigation by the Lovelock Police Department, the Forensic […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division completed an investigation of a reported sexual relationship between an adult man and a female under the age of 16. The victim’s father reported that he recently discovered his 15 year old daughter was pregnant and that her boyfriend Jose Juarez was responsible. Juarez was later located and […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating several vehicle and residential burglary reports from a residential neighborhood near Shaw Middle School and Spanish Springs High School. At approximately 3:18am, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of two suspicious males approximately 20 years old who were seen looking into vehicles with flashlights. The two males […]
The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU) is informing the general public of informational matters related to two Tier III (High Risk) sex offenders. The first subject, Mr. Doni Kevin Hodge, has been assessed as a Tier III offender by the State of Nevada Sex Offender Registry. He has notified the Reno Police Department that […]
Sparks, NV….On 10-11-11 an autopsy was completed on the victim in this case. The preliminary cause of death has been determined to be strangulation. Michael Giesbrecht, the suspect arrested driving the victim’s vehicle in West Wendover is a suspect in the case but has not been charged with Homicide at this time. Giesbrecht is being […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the assistance from the public in identifying a white male in his late fifties or early sixties, who was caught in the act of stealing scrap metal from an undisclosed business in Verdi, Nevada in the afternoon of Saturday, October 1, 2011. The approximate value of the stolen […]
Wanted for Questioning: Malo, Myles, 32 yoa WMA, 5-11, Brown Hair and Eyes The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a felony Child Neglect of a 4 month old male, which occurred in the 3000 block of Sun Cloud Court in Reno on Sunday, October 9, 2011. Washoe County Patrol Deputies were dispatched to […]
At this time, no new information can be released without compromising the investigation. Sparks Police Department personnel are continuing to conduct follow-up interviews with responding officers from local law enforcement agencies and additional witnesses from inside of John Ascuaga’s Nugget. Video footage from the Nugget will not be released at this time and personnel are […]
Reno, NV…The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for volunteers to help turn the tide on graffiti vandalism by taking part in a graffiti cleanup event at the Sun Valley Community Center from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2011, weather permitting. The Sheriff is also looking for concerned citizens to donate […]
