Carson City sheriff reports serious crime down 4 percent in 2010
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong announced law enforcement statistics for the year, including a 4 percent drop in most felony crimes. Crime rates for the year continued to decline in 2010. By the end of...
View ArticleTwo female Carson City Jail inmates face felony battery charges
Two female inmates in the Carson City Jail face felony battery charges after a fight erupted at around 3 a.m. on Sept. 6. Amber Shields, 21, and Kayla Marie Robbins, 20, each face a felony charge of...
View ArticleTwo arrested after Carson City traffic stop leads to drugs, burglary tools
Carson City patrol officers who stopped a Suburban for speeding on Monday morning found drugs and burglary tools inside the vehicle set to be impounded. Two men were arrested and face multiple charges....
View ArticleUPS intercepts teddy bear with stashed marijuana; Carson City woman arrested
An 18-year-old Carson City woman faces felony drug charges after attempting to use UPS to send two ounces of marijuana sewn inside a teddy bear to Montana. Jennifer Lyn Davis was arrested Monday and...
View ArticleCarson City man arrested on Lyon County felony grand larceny warrant
A 49-year-old Carson City man was jailed on multiple misdemeanor charges, plus a felony warrant for grand larceny issued out of Lyon County. Drake Vancleave was arrested in the 1500 block of North...
View ArticleCalifornia woman dies in hit and run accident at Lake Tahoe casino district
A 60-year-old California woman was killed in a crosswalk in the Stateline, Lake Tahoe casino district early Saturday morning, and a 36-year-old man faces felony DUI and possible vehicular manslaughter...
View ArticleCarson City sheriff's officers make several weekend felony drug, battery arrests
Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies made numerous felony arrests over the weekend, mostly on drug and assault offenses. One arrest was for witness intimidation and threats allegedly made by an inmate...
View ArticleWarrant call leads to felony drug possession arrest
A transient who was kicked out of a downtown casino ended up in jail after Carson City deputies allegedly found prescription pills and marijuana on his person. Deputies arrested Thomas Alan Dias, 42,...
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Crime Log: Carson City sex offender arrested after failing to register
by T. Costa Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested the following individuals on felony allegations through Thursday morning:Dwayne Kirk Snyder, 34, a Carson City man, for felony failure to register...
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Driver in stolen car that crashed Saturday punched officer then admits to...
A Dayton man and Auburn, Calif., woman face felony charges after the stolen car he was driving crashed into a car causing injury on Saturday during a pursuit by Carson City Sheriff's patrol...
View ArticleCouple jailed in shooting; no one hurt
A Carson City couple were jailed Friday night after the man allegedly fired a shot at someone on Curry Street. Shaun Nicholas Day, 29, was booked into the Carson City Jail on suspicion of felony di...
View ArticleFormer Carson City Sheriff’s Office accountant accused of embezzlement
By Jeff Munson A former Carson City Sheriff's Office accountant faces eight felony charges of embezzlement after allegedly stealing at least $100,000 of bail and search and seizure money over several...
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Man faces additional charges in alleged fake check cashing scam
A Carson City man faces seven felony counts of commercial burglary and seven counts of uttering a forged instrument after being arrested for allegedly attempting to cash counterfeit checks at a casino...
View ArticleCarson City man faces felony charges in Minden burglary
A Carson City man and an accomplice face felony burglary charges after authorities found them Tuesday at a Minden home loading up a vehicle of items they allegedly attempted to steal.Joshua Anderson,...
View ArticleCarson City girl shaken by bizarre attack at community center
CARSON CITY — A 14-year-old Carson City girl who was taking a break from "The Sound of Music" rehearsals Thursday night at the Carson City Community Center, said she pushed away a man who "came out of...
View ArticleCarson City man steals firearm from gun store; tells deputy he 'needed money'
A 20-year-old unemployed Carson City man faces felony larceny charges after he stole a firearm from a capital city weapons dealer because he "needed money."Jonathan Crandell Jr. faces a felony charge...
View ArticleLyon County gang unit, Carson City SET team arrest four, recover 60 stolen...
UPDATE: Carson City and Lyon County authorities arrested four people Friday on felony and misdemeanor charges related to stolen weapons, a vehicle and narcotics.The Lyon County Gang Unit and Carson...
View ArticleCarson City man faces felony domestic violence charges
A Carson City man faces a felony domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend in the face with a cup in front of their 5-year-old daughter, grabbing the woman by the throat and...
View ArticleCarson City jailers find drugs taped to man's penis
A Carson City man, who was being booked into jail on a violation of his probation, faces felony drug charges after allegedly having a controlled substance taped to his penis.Che Daniel Brower, 19, was...
View ArticleThe Proposed Person Amendment for the State of Nevada
By Karl Edward Neathammer The Nevada Prolife Coalition would amend the state constitution to protect “the unalienable right to life of every prenatal person.” Simply put, it would define life as...
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