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2024
December
Dec. 4, 2024
W 7th St Officer-Involved Shooting
November
Nov. 20, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Volunteers to Help Combat Package Theft
Nov. 13, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Joins Statewide Click It or Ticket Campaign
Nov. 10, 2024
Washoe County Detention Facility Inmate Passes Away at Local Hospital
October
Oct. 30, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Leads Investigation into Officer-Involved Shooting in Reno
Oct. 29, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Receives Grant Funding to Participate in Joining Forces Campaign
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office ICAC Detectives Arrest Suspect on Child Exploitation Charges
Oct. 17, 2024
Oct. 15, 2024
Oct. 9, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to Host Free Community Resource Fair
Oct. 1, 2024
September
Sept. 27, 2024
Sept. 24, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Set to Host Annual Incline Community Picnic
Sept. 18, 2024
Dozers & Dirt Event Returns This Saturday to Support the Fight Against Childhood Cancer
Sept. 5, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Uptick in Digital Media-Based Sextortion Cases
August
Aug. 30, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Statewide Joining Forces Speed Awareness Campaign
Aug. 28, 2024
Aug. 27, 2024
WCSO Arrests Suspect Following Standoff in Incline Village
Aug. 23, 2024
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Arrests Suspect on Child Exploitation Charges
Aug. 20, 2024
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES PARTNER TO OFFER 2024 REGIONAL CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY
Aug. 17, 2024
WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATING ACCIDENTAL DROWNING AT LAKE TAHOE
Aug. 11, 2024
WASHOE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY INMATE PASSES AWAY AFTER BEING FOUND UNRESPONSIVE
Aug. 2, 2024
WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PARTICIPATING IN JOINING FORCES PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CAMPAIGN
July
July 30, 2024
WASHOE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY INMATE PASSES AWAY AT HOSPITAL AFTER MEDICAL EVENT
July 24, 2024
WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DEPUTIES ARREST SUSPECT FOR HOME INVASION
July 23, 2024
July 20, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Arrest Wanted Felon
July 17, 2024
Suspect Charged with Murder in Palomino Valley Shooting
July 16, 2024
WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND JOIN INC. COLLABORATE TO CURB RECIDIVISM
July 3, 2024
July 1, 2024
June
June 30, 2024
WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PARTICIPATING IN REGIONAL JOINING FORCES IMPAIRED DRIVING CAMPAIGN
June 26, 2024
Two Arrested Following Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation by Regional Narcotics Unit
June 5, 2024
WCSO Detectives Seeking Information on Missing Child from New Orleans
May
May 23, 2024
May 17, 2024
Regional Gang Unit Arrests Suspect on Charges Related to Golden Valley Park Fight
May 14, 2024
Joint Investigation Leads to Arrest of Parole Absconder by RSONU, RCSU, and USMS
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Joining Forces Click It or Ticket Campaign
May 10, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Joining Forces Speed Awareness Campaign
April
April 26, 2024
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Arrests Suspect on Child Pornography Charges
April 19, 2024
April 5, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Regional Joining Forces Distracted Driving Campaign
April 2, 2024
WCSO Statement on Dennis Carry Sentencing
March
March 21, 2024
Burglary Investigation Leads to Arrest by WCSO Deputies
March 19, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Helps Return Children to Family
March 11, 2024
Washoe County Detention Facility Inmate Passes Away at Hospital After Suffering Medical Emergency
March 3, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Raises Funds for Charitable Causes During Annual “No Shave” Campaign
March 1, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Reminds Drivers Not to Use Dog Valley Road to Bypass I-80 Closures
February
Feb. 29, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Records/Permits Section Closures
Feb. 26, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Investigating Accident Involving Pedestrian
Feb. 9, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Regional Joining Forces Impaired Driving Campaign
January
Jan. 30, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Alerting Residents to Recent Phone Scam Impersonating Law Enforcement
Jan. 24, 2024
Two Arrested After Fentanyl Trafficking Investigation Led by the Regional Narcotics Unit
Jan. 12, 2024
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Regional Joining Forces Distracted Driving Campaign
Jan. 4, 2024
Washoe County Detention Facility Secure Tonight After Precautionary Lockdown
December
Dec. 19, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Arrest Suspect on Child Exploitation Charges
Dec. 17, 2023
Washoe County Detention Facility Inmate Passes Away After Being Found Unresponsive
Dec. 15, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Regional Joining Forces Impaired Driving Campaign
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Deputies Arrest Suspect on Child Exploitation Charges
November
Nov. 22, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Seeking Volunteers to Help Combat Porch Pirates
Nov. 17, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Awarded 2024 Joining Forces Grant
Nov. 14, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Detectives Arrest Lemmon Valley Homicide Suspect
Nov. 7, 2023
WCSO Inmate Back in Custody After Walking Away from Work Crew
October
Oct. 25, 2023
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Announces Incline Village E-Bike Patrol
Oct. 23, 2023
Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit Arrests Tier 3 Sex Offender
Oct. 18, 2023
WCSO Hasty Team Receives National Accreditation
Oct. 16, 2023
RSONU Reports Non-Compliant Sex Offender Arrested in Reno
Oct. 13, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Locates Missing Woman Safe
Oct. 12, 2023
SILVER ALERT: WCSO Continues to Search for 79-Year-Old Woman
Oct. 11, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Deems Verdi Shooting Self Defense
Oct. 9, 2023
SILVER ALERT: WCSO Attempting to Locate 79-Year-Old Woman
Oct. 4, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Investigators Seek to Identify Burglary Suspect
Oct. 2, 2023
WCSO Launches “No Shave” Fundraising Campaign
September
Sept. 27, 2023
Sept. 26, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Investigating Verdi Shooting
Sept. 21, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Suspect in Domestic Strangulation and Kidnapping Case
Sept. 14, 2023
Multiple Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19 in Washoe County Detention Facility
Sept. 12, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Looks Forward to Assisting at Final Reno Air Races
Sept. 11, 2023
Sparks Man Found Guilty of Sexual Assault on a Minor
Sept. 9, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Joining Forces Speed Safety Campaign
Sept. 7, 2023
Sept. 5, 2023
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Make Child Pornography Arrest
Sept. 4, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Lead Officer Involved Shooting Investigation in Reno
August
Aug. 30, 2023
Regional Narcotics Unit Makes Fentanyl Arrest at Washoe County High School
Aug. 22, 2023
Aug. 18, 2023
WCSO Detectives Investigating Convenience Store Robbery
Aug. 7, 2023
Washoe County Emergency Management to Conduct Evacuation Drill in Incline Village
Aug. 6, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Sun Valley Shooting Suspect for Homicide
Aug. 5, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Investigating Sun Valley Shooting
Aug. 3, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participating in Joining Forces Pedestrian Safety Campaign
Aug. 2, 2023
Missing Juvenile Located Safely in Montana, Non-Custodial Biological Mother Arrested
July
July 28, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Investigating Accidental Drowning
July 27, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Assistance Locating a Missing Juvenile
July 1, 2023
June
June 25, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Participates in Regional Joining Forces Impaired Driving Campaign
June 24, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Investigating Suspicious Death
June 16, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Investigating Shooting Death
June 13, 2023
WCSO Detectives Arrest Man on Multiple Sexual Assault, Attempted Murder Charges