Press Release List
| Public Information Officer: Sarah Johns Main Phone: (775) 785-6235 SJohns@washoecounty.us |
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The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is concerned with keeping the community informed about the operation of the Sheriff's Office. One of the ways to accomplish this is by regularly keeping the news media, and thereby the public, informed of events involving the Sheriff's Office and its personnel. The Public Information Officer (P.I.O.) coordinates this by acting as a liaison between the Sheriff's Office and media representatives. Duties include assisting reporters assigned to cover news stories and providing them with general information at the scene of major incidents. Our goal is to provide timely and factual information to the community we serve.
The P.I.O. is available 24 hours a day to respond to the scene of major incidents.
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Press Releases for the previous three months:
2021
December
Dec. 3, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrest Spanish Springs man for sex crimes against children
Dec. 1, 2021
First person charged in connection to Lemmon Valley shootout
November
Nov. 29, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office updates officer involved shooting investigation
Nov. 27, 2021
WCSO Deputies investigating shooting in Lemmon Valley
Nov. 23, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrest man for Spanish Springs home invasion
Nov. 22, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office focuses on seatbelt safety during Thanksgiving holiday travel week
Nov. 19, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives seek public’s help in finding missing teen
Nov. 18, 2021
Regional detectives arrest local fentanyl dealer
Nov. 16, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office detectives investigating Cold Springs deaths
Nov. 15, 2021
Washoe County Detectives arrest Lemmon Valley man on juvenile sex crime charges
Nov. 10, 2021
Washoe County Detention staff administers life-saving measures to inmate with a suspected overdose
Nov. 8, 2021
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Washoe County Sheriff Balaam Warns Residents of Dangers of Fentanyl
Nov. 4, 2021
Successful year-long campaign targeting impaired drivers sees increase in DUI arrests
Nov. 2, 2021
Regional DUI arrests down during Halloween, Nevada Day weekend
October
Oct. 26, 2021
RSONU detectives charge sex offender for non-compliance
Oct. 24, 2021
Washoe County Deputies arrest fugitive in Sun Valley
Oct. 22, 2021
Update to officer involved shooting in Golden Valley
Oct. 21, 2021
Sheriff Balaam Statement on Guzman Guilty Plea
Oct. 19, 2021
Washoe County Detectives lead Officer involved shooting investigation
Oct. 18, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office seeks suspect in Incline Village robbery
Oct. 14, 2021
Man Arrested in Rural Washoe County After Shots Fired
Regional Detectives arrest Reno man for child pornography
Oct. 6, 2021