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
January
Jan. 26, 2021
Jan. 25, 2021
Jan. 14, 2021
Jan. 13, 2021
Suspect in multiple Incline Village burglaries arrested
Jan. 11, 2021
Sheriff Darin Balaam releases second annual State of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office
Jan. 5, 2021
Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam’s statement on the passing of Judge Steven Elliott
2020
December
Dec. 28, 2020
Teen girl shot during weekend party near Moon Rocks
Dec. 23, 2020
Washoe County man faces additional charges for lewdness with a child, statutory sexual seduction
Dec. 22, 2020
Local educator arrested for multiple child sex crimes
Dec. 21, 2020
Dec. 18, 2020
Dec. 16, 2020
Sparks man arrested for luring, lewdness, and attempted kidnapping of a child
Man charged with open murder in incident which shut down Mount Rose Highway
Observant citizens lead to arrest of large scale mail theft, identity theft, check fraud scammer
Dec. 11, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office asking for public’s help in locating wanted man for child sex crimes
Dec. 10, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies cite more than 70 drivers in recent Joining Forces event
Dec. 9, 2020
Northern Nevada Law Enforcement Academy holds second modified graduation due to COVID-19
Regional sex offender sweep checks more than seven dozen registered sex offenders’ residences
Dec. 8, 2020
Dec. 7, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam pulls request for redaction charge of Body Worn Camera footage
November
Nov. 25, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office participating in Joining Forces speed safety campaign
Nov. 24, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office recruitment event moves fully virtual
Nov. 23, 2020
Nov. 19, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to Impose Detention Center Lockdown for Weekend Deep Clean
Nov. 16, 2020
Nov. 13, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office postpones informational recruitment event due to “Stay at Home 2.0”
Nov. 12, 2020
Washoe County Search and Rescue crews find missing Lassen County woman
Nov. 11, 2020
Nov. 10, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff's Office mourns the passing of retired K9 Kilo
Nov. 9, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to hold informational recruitment event
Nov. 6, 2020
Nov. 2, 2020
Washoe County Sheriff's Office upgrades to new website, scheduled interruption of site