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2024
July
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
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Deputies Arrest DUI Driver Who Struck Child Coming Home from School
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
June 11, 2023
June 7, 2023
WCSO & the Reno Rodeo Offer Safety Tips Before 10-Day Event
June 4, 2023
WCSO Participating in Pedestrian Safety Joining Forces Campaign
June 3, 2023
WCSO Detectives Looking to Identify Suspect in Stabbing
May
May 30, 2023
Non-Compliant Registered Sex Offender Arrested in California, Extradited Back to Reno, Nevada
May 26, 2023
Information Sought in Lemmon Valley Battery Case
May 24, 2023
May 22, 2023
Two Dead, Two Injured in Accident at Moon Rocks
May 16, 2023
Annual WCSO Barks and Badges K9 Event to be held June 3rd
May 9, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to participate in school zone safety campaign
Subject Making Social Media Threats in Custody After Joint Local Law Enforcement Investigation
May 5, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam statement regarding threats against area schools
April
April 19, 2023
WCSO Concludes Joining Forces Speed Campaign
April 5, 2023
Additional Information Released in Nieto Murder Case
March
March 31, 2023
Suspect Arrested in Cold Springs Homicide Case
March 28, 2023
RSONU Arrests Wanted Sex Offender in Reno
March 25, 2023
Witnesses Sought by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office
March 22, 2023
RSONU Arrests Non-Compliant Tier 2 Sex Offender
March 14, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office participating in a regional Joining Forces event
March 10, 2023
March 7, 2023
Regional Sex Offender Unit (RSONU) apprehends wanted person in Reno
March 6, 2023
March 3, 2023
Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit Arrest Wanted Sex Offender in Washoe County
February
Feb. 27, 2023
Regional Consolidated Bomb Squad to purchase bomb suit ensemble with Justice Assistance Grant
Feb. 24, 2023
The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit Apprehends Non-Compliant Sex Offender in Washoe County
Feb. 23, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives arrest two for recent residential burglaries
Feb. 12, 2023
Washoe County Sheriff's Office Arrest Suspect for Open Murder in Sun Valley Shooting