The annual Dozers & Dirt fundraiser to support the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF) is happening this Saturday, September 21, 2024, starting at 10:00 a.m. For over twenty years, this beloved community event has brought together participants...

  The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public to be aware of a recent increase in digital media-based sextortion cases. Over the past week, our office has handled four separate cases involving the transmission of intimate images through various social...

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office will join forces with participating law enforcement agencies in Nevada for a Joining Forces Speed Awareness Campaign from September 1 to September 20, 2024. This unified effort aims to enhance public safety through highly visible...

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in identifying the suspect(s) responsible for a series of property crimes in the Cold Springs area over the past few weeks. Between late evening and early morning hours, multiple vehicles and...

On August 26, 2024, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of an unknown disturbance at a residence in the 300 block of Alder Court in Incline Village. Upon arrival, witnesses in the area reported hearing what they...

On August 22, 2024, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) arrested 18-year-old Leonardo Lemos on charges related to the possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). In July 2024, the ICAC Task Force received a tip from the National Center for...

Local law enforcement agencies, including the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department, and the University of Nevada, Reno Police Department, are once again partnering to offer an exciting and intensive ten-week Regional...

On Saturday, August 17, 2024, at approximately 1:20 p.m., the Washoe County Sheriff's Office received a report of a possible drowning in the area of Bonsai Rock on the east shore of Lake Tahoe. Members of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office patrol, Search and Rescue...

On August 11, 2024, at approximately 12:15 p.m., a Washoe County Detention Facility inmate was discovered unresponsive in their cell by Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Deputies and medical personnel immediately initiated lifesaving measures, and both REMSA...

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office will join other Nevada law enforcement agencies in a statewide Joining Forces campaign from August 7th through August 31st, 2024. This initiative will focus on dedicating extra patrol resources to reduce vehicle-versus-pedestrian...