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
April
April 21, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Publishes Quarterly Statistics on washoesheriff.com
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives seek information in Verdi thefts
April 20, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam’s Statement on Derek Chauvin’s Verdict
April 16, 2021
April 13, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies warn of fraudulent Amazon suspicious activity scam
April 12, 2021
RSONU detectives, in partnership with HEAT, arrest sex offender who has never registered in Nevada
April 9, 2021
April 8, 2021
April 7, 2021
April 6, 2021
Man arrested in horse slaying booked with additional charges by RSONU, WCSO
April 5, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrest man for breaking down door, shooting resident
Fourth man arrested in connection with Incline Village armed robbery
April 2, 2021
April 1, 2021
March
March 29, 2021
Local law enforcement agency arrests sex offender in partnership with RSONU
March 25, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies arrest second man in drive by shooting case
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives warn of SBA loan fraud ahead of tax season
March 24, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives wish to speak with tipster in Kenyon Wilson homicide
March 23, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam creates in-house Mental Health Counselor position for staff
March 22, 2021
Three men in custody after Incline Village mugging, residential burglary
Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam announces changes to deputy response, online reporting
March 19, 2021
Sheriff Balaam’s statement to Asian Americans in northern Nevada
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives seeking public’s help in finding missing, endangered teen
Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam releases Community Survey results
March 18, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Division releases podcast
Reno man arrested for possession of child pornography
Local law enforcement agencies arrest sex offenders in partnership with RSONU
March 17, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff reminds residents to not push their luck on St. Patrick’s Day
March 16, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies arrest man for drive by shooting
March 5, 2021
Regional unit arrests sex offender for non-compliance
March 4, 2021
Suspects in Sparks residential burglary arrested
March 3, 2021
March 2, 2021
Local law enforcement agencies arrest sex offenders in partnership with RSONU
March 1, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff announces plans to eliminate CCW permit appointment backlog
February
Feb. 24, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives seek public’s help in Sun Valley shooting
Regional unit arrests sex offender for non-compliance
Feb. 19, 2021
Increasing pedestrian safety is the goal of current Joining Forces campaign
Feb. 17, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office detectives investigating numerous vehicle burglaries
Feb. 16, 2021
Routine traffic stop ends in drugs, stolen weapon charges
Feb. 15, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office releases community survey
Feb. 12, 2021
Registered sex offender arrested for possession of child pornography
Feb. 11, 2021
Sun Valley man arrested for violent domestic attack against girlfriend
Feb. 10, 2021
Regional teams conduct sex offender sweep
Feb. 9, 2021
Regional unit arrests sex offender for non-compliance
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office asks community to weigh in with community survey
Feb. 4, 2021
Feb. 3, 2021
Feb. 1, 2021