Carson City man arrested for attempted laundromat burglary; five arrested for domestic battery

Early Monday morning Daniel Nunez of Carson City was arrested on the charges of Burglary, possession of a burglary tool, and violation of a suspended sentence.

The 28-year-old was arrested after allegedly robbing a local laundromat.

Deputies were dispatched to the laundromat after the owner called to report she had seen a man enter the laundromat through surveillance footage despite the fact that the laundromat was closed and no one should be inside.

The front door was locked when deputies arrived, and they opened the lock with a flat blade with the owner’s permission. Deputies found the man hiding in the rear utility closet of the laundromat and was detained.

After running a wants and warrants check, dispatch advised Nunez had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for violation of a suspended sentence issued in October. The warrant came after Nunez failed to provide proof of a substance abuse evaluation.

Deputies located a flat metal blade in Nunez’s front right sweatpants pocket, commonly used to slide the latch bolt open on doors, the arrest report said.

He was transferred without incident.

Bail: $23,500; $1,000 cash only

—A 23-year-old Dayton man was arrested in the 3200 block of Baker Drive Sunday evening on the charges of possession of stolen property, petit larceny, and obstructing a peace officer.

Deputies were dispatched to the area just before 6 pm after a report came that a man had knocked on a stranger’s door and told him he had just stolen merchandize, and asked if he could steal the man’s bicycle. The reporting party said no and asked him to leave his property. The subject left the area on foot holding clothing in his hands with store tags still on them, according to the arrest report.

Deputies called nearby stores to see if any had items stolen from their business. A manager at a clothing store said a man walked out of the store without paying for their merchandise at 4:38 pm.

Deputies located a subject matching the descriptions provided by the reporting parties on Baker Drive. Deputies attempted to stop the subject, but the subject ran.

Deputies caught up to the subject and attempted to place him in handcuffs. The man resisted deputies and he was finally subdued.

During the chase, the man dropped numerous pieces of merchandise with the tags still on. After he was detained, he told deputies he hadn’t stolen anything and that a friend gave it to him.

The total amount of items stolen amounted to $238.28.

Bail: $1,901

—A 23-year-old Carson City woman was arrested in the 3500 block of Woodside Sunday morning on the charge of domestic battery.

Deputies responded to a residence on Woodside in reference to a possible domestic battery. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the mother of the woman.

She said she had received a call from another daughter about the 23-year-old yelling and punching a vehicle at the house. The mother came home from work to address the issue. She and the 23-year-old daughter began arguing in the doorway to the daughter’s room, and the daughter pushed her mother in the chest with both hands, she said.

She was pushed multiple times, and had scratches on her chest from the incident, according to the police report. She said her daughter then closed the door to her room and came back out a few minutes later with a bloody nose. She said she didn’t know what happened to her daughter’s nose.

Other family members on scene relayed a similar story. They said she was upset the other daughter had been sending screen shots of facebook posts made by the 23-year-old’s boyfriend. They said she went outside and started punching the other daughter’s vehicle. The other daughter called the mother, who came home from work.

They said the 23-year-old pushed her mother in the chest several times, and that the mother pushed back once to get her away from her. The other daughter said she took pictures of the mother’s chest before calling dispatch.

All family members on scene said the 23-year-old was not injured, but came out minutes later with a bloody nose. They said they think she did it to get her mother in trouble.

The 23-year-old told deputies they had argued about a Facebook post made by her boyfriend, and that she had pushed her mother out of her room. She said her mother pushed her back and she fell, hitting her nose on a box. She said she had a seizure because she hit her nose.

Deputies noted she did not have any redness or apparent injuries to her face. There was dried blood on her chin which she said was from her nose.

She was arrested on domestic battery first and transported to the jail without incident.

Bail: $3,137

—A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday evening in the 3400 block of Woodside Drive on the charges of domestic battery first after deputies responded to a report of an altercation between father and son.

Deputies arrived on scene and the father was waiting at the front door. He said he got into a verbal argument with his son over him playing too much on his PlayStation 4. He said while his son was walking away from him up the stairs, he pushed his son’s back with the palms of his hands, knocking him forward.

He said his son turned around and punched the father with a closed right fist on his upper left lip. The son then went into his sister’s room to separate from each other.

Deputies noted the father had a small cut underneath his upper lip consistent with getting hit in the mouth, according to the arrest report.

The son said his father started an argument with him about being on his PlayStation and for asking too many questions. He said he and his father yelled back and forth.

When the son attempted to go upstairs, he said his father pushed him up the stairs three times. He said his father was pushing him to get on his nerves. He said his father then pushed him into the father’s room, at which point the son became upset and threw a cup of noodles against the wall. The father then grabbed the son’s arm and hair as the son was trying to push himself away.

He said the father punched him in his left eye, and the son punched back in self-defense and the fight ended. Deputies noted a cut on the son’s right thumb and observed his left eye was swelling.

Based on the statements, the father was arrested for domestic battery first and transported to the jail without incident.

Bail: $3,137

—A 27-year-old was arrested in the 2000 block of Bordeaux Street Saturday evening on a charge of domestic battery first after allegedly hitting his brother.

Deputies were dispatched to the area regarding a domestic battery which had just occurred. Two brothers were at the residence and stated their third brother had just left the residence through the back door because he knew the cops were coming, according to the report.

They said he hit one of the other brothers with an open hand in his chest and grabbed his arm.

The third brother was found down the street, who was compliant. The other brother had marks on his left arm consistent with someone grabbing onto his arm, the deputy said.

The third brother was taken into custody without issue.

Bail: $3,137

—A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 3200 block of Market Street Saturday afternoon on the charge of domestic battery second after allegedly attacking his brother.

The brother said he had been letting his brother live with him since June or July when he moved from California to Nevada. He said his brother was upset over something and was giving him a hard time. He told his brother to leave him alone, and his brother became angry. He said his brother began hitting him and pushing him into the closet in the bedroom. The altercation moved from the bedroom to the kitchen, all the while the brother was hitting him in the back of the head and in the left ear.

He said he went outside to try and call 911 but his brother followed him and started hitting him again. Once he realized he was calling the Sheriff’s Office he left the area, he said.

Deputies noticed he had red marks on the left side of his face and left ear. He also had several full hand prints on his back from being hit. He said he was trying to keep his brother from hitting him in the head, but was getting smacked in the back instead. Deputies noted the hand prints stayed present during the entire interview and after the fact.

Later on, deputies noted a car similar to the one reported belonging to the brother in the parking lot of a local department store. They located the brother inside and detained him.

The brother said he had got into an argument with him about “his baby mama and something she said.” The brother denied any physical issues outside of “normal brothers wrestling” and claimed his brother was trying to throw him out of the house.

Bail: $5,000

—A 32-year-old Carson City woman was arrested on the charge of domestic battery first in the 3300 block of Debbie Way Saturday morning after a child called to report his parents arguing.

Deputies responded to the residence after a child called to report his parents arguing.

While waiting for a second deputy to arrive on scene, a man came out of the residence and began talking fast and loud, according to the report. The man said his son was wrong in calling the police.

Deputies noticed right away the man had several fresh scratches across his eye area and his right eye was beginning to swell and look purple. He said his son does not know what he is doing.

He said he was “arguing with his wife about sex, and she was upset at him for something that happened a long time ago.”

Deputies asked the man how he got the scratches on his face, and he said it was nothing and that he had been working under his car. The deputy explained to the man that the scratches came down the side of his face and across his eye like he had been hit, and that his eye was turing a purple/black color. The man denied being hit by anyone and said he was working on his car.

Deputies made contact with the child, who received permission to speak to them from their mother.

The child said his little sister came to him and said “mom and dad are fighting.” He stopped in the middle of his explanation to say “I mean my parents were arguing, and I didn’t see anything. My sister doesn’t know what she saw.” He said he did not see anything physical but called the Sheriff’s Office.

They spoke to the mother who said she got into an argument with her husband because he was watching porn. She said she was showering and when she got out she caught him. Deputies explained to her they noticed several scratches across his face that was consistent with being scratched by nails.

She then nodded and said “yes.”

She continued to explain she tried to hit and slap him because he was watching porn and would not give her the phone. She said she hit him across the face several times. When deputies informed her she was going to be under arrest for domestic battery she changed her story and said he grabbed her while she was trying to get the phone so she slapped him.

She had no marks or injuries to her arms or body, but said she felt very warm from the incident.

The husband became very upset when he found out she was going to be arrested and began yelling and threw his hands up at the deputy and began walking away. He would not take a domestic battery information card.

She was taken to the jail without incidnet.

Bail: $3,137

—A 57-year-old transient man was arrested in the 4000 block of Montez on the charges of possession of a controlled substance, a felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, no valid drivers license, no proof of insurance, unregistered vehicle, and a possession of drug paraphernalia warrant, all misdemeanors.

During a traffic stop for a vehicle without license plates, Troy Strand was found to have in his possession a hypodermic needle in his front left jacket pocket. Deputies removed the needle and reported what appeared to be heroin inside.

He was taken into custody without incident.

Bail: $5,678

—A 37-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday morning on a failure to appear warrant out of Elko after being served with a protection order.

He was transferred without incident.

Bail: $1,140 cash only

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