Sheriff funds local non-profit’s effort to educate parents about alcohol and drug abuse

Sheriff funds local non-profit’s effort to educate parents about alcohol and drug abuse

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is donating $20,000 from state forfeiture funds to support efforts by the local non-profit Join Together Northern Nevada to increase parent awareness and education about local drug use trends, the signs and symptoms of drug abuse, and effective intervention skills. “By partnering with the Sheriff’s Office, we are essentially able […]

Have You Seen Marie Colello Hanson?

Have You Seen Marie Colello Hanson?

South Lake Tahoe, CA…South Lake Tahoe resident Marie Colello Hanson was last seen on July 7th at the Rainbow Festival in Woodland of Skamania County, Washington. If you have any information on her whereabouts please contact the South Lake Tahoe Police Dept. at 530.542.6110

UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office Releases Activity Results from the DUI Saturation Enforcement

From June 17th through July 11th, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office had extra Deputies on the roadways targeting impaired drivers. The additional Deputies were funded by a grant awarded to the Sheriff’s Office by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. In addition to DUI saturation enforcement, the Sheriff’s Office assisted with two […]

Charges Result in Custody Case

Charges Result in Custody Case

On Tuesday evening, 07/12/11, deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a child-custody civil standby incident in the Johnson Lane area of Minden, NV. As deputies were responding to the residence, they received updated information that the father of the child, 25 year-old Matthew Aymami, did not want to give custody of his […]

Sheriff’s Office describes new dispatch and response criteria for patrol deputies

Sheriff’s Office describes new dispatch and response criteria for patrol deputies

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office wants to make the public aware of new criteria for the dispatch and response of deputies in light of recent reductions required to meet the budgetary needs of Washoe County. As Sheriff Michael Haley announced during budget presentations to the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners and discussed during a […]

Sheriff’s Office Sponsors Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academy

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services CERT Program began in 2007, with overwhelming success. To date, over 150 individuals have received training. The CERT concept is based on increasing disaster preparedness awareness within El Dorado County by having a group of trained individuals capable of assisting themselves, their families and their neighbors […]

Robbers Caught Fleeing on Freeway

Placer County Sheriff’s deputies caught three armed robbers as they fled down Interstate 80 Thursday afternoon, shortly after the suspects entered an Auburn home and stole the residents’ medical marijuana, cash and other valuables. The victims, a man and wife, called sheriff’s dispatch at 3:07 p.m. to report that three men – one known to […]

RAVEN Program Receives a Letter of Authorization to Fly Fire Suppression Missions on Department of Interior Lands

RAVEN Program Receives a Letter of Authorization to Fly Fire Suppression Missions on Department of Interior Lands

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce that on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, the RAVEN program received a Letter of Authorization to fly fire suppression missions on Department of Interior lands. This letter allows the RAVEN 3 Huey helicopter to drop water on wild land fires on BLM land. The authorization was sought […]

Detectives are Investigating a Report of Child Abuse Which Led to the Death of a Two Year Old Female

Detectives are Investigating a Report of Child Abuse Which Led to the Death of a Two Year Old Female

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Division is currently investigating a homicide of a two year old female, which occurred in the 6600 block of Dorchester Drive in Spanish Springs on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Washoe County Patrol Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Dorchester Drive on a report of an unresponsive child. Upon […]

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