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UPDATE: 1:48PM: The Douglas County Sheriff's Office confirms at least one person has died in a small plane crash in the area of Hobo Hot Springs west of U.S. Highway 395 and south of Plymouth Drive in northern Douglas County.
The wreckage of a Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft was located by search crews with the East Fork Fire Protection District and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at about 12:20 p.m. Monday.
The initial report of a downed aircraft came in at around 11:30 a.m. Monday morning, and emergency crews were dispatched to the scene.

A man suffered third degree burns following a fire Sunday at a Gardnerville apartment that is believed to have started from an illicit butane hash oil extraction process, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in a destruction of property investigation.

On Dec. 31 at approximately 3:35 p.m., the male in the picture above became involved in a verbal altercation with an elderly couple in the parking lot of Bed Bath and Beyond located at 911 Topsy Lane in Northern Douglas County.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with information into Saturday's armed robbery that happened at a Subway sandwich restaurant in Gardnerville.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports 49 arrests during the New Year's holiday weekend beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 through 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1 in both Carson Valley and the Lake Tahoe area of Douglas County.

MINDEN — Douglas County residents continue to receive scam phone calls about missed court dates and jury duties that has resulted in two residents being scammed out of more than $5,000 each, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Local law enforcement agencies are warning of a telephone fraud operation where the scammers are identifying themselves as law officers, telling citizens they face going to jail due to missed court dates and then asking for credit card numbers to pay fines.

A traffic stop Sunday in Gardnerville led to the arrest of two men who face drug trafficking charges after methamphetamine and cocaine were recovered, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Carson City fire and sheriff's departments, Nevada Highway Patrol, East Fork Fire and Douglas County Sheriff's Office were called Saturday night to a vehicle crash in the southbound lane of Highway 395 and Topsy Lane.

A brief standoff with Carson City law enforcement at 9th and Division ended safely Thursday afternoon with 2 in custody and five detained following a brief vehicle pursuit that began in Douglas County but was shut down for safety reasons.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office on Monday identified a person of interest in the Oct. 3 slaying of a California man in a room inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Stateline at Lake Tahoe.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest associated with a homicide that was reported Oct. 3, 5 p.m. at the Hard Rock Hotel in Stateline at Lake Tahoe.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying persons of interest in an early Sunday morning stabbing and robbery that happened at a south shore Lake Tahoe casino.

UPDATE 2:55PM: The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has identified the victims of Thursday morning's fatal skydiving accident that happened near the Minden-Tahoe Airport.

UPDATE TUESDAY 4:53PM: The acreage of the Preacher Fire was adjusted Tuesday afternoon when a glitch was identified as the mapping was finalized. The correct acreage as of 3:50p.m. stands at 4,651 acres.
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UPDATE TUESDAY 12:42PM: The Preacher Fire has burned 7,651 acres, according to the Incident Management Team that flew over the fire Tuesday morning to assess the situation.
Douglas County Sheriff Office and Nevada Highway Patrol are working with Nevada Department of Transportation to update the reader boards along Highway 395 from China Springs to Minden warning drivers of low visibility due to smoke.

UPDATE: An updated version to this story can be found here.
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The Preacher Fire burning in the Pine Nut Mountains has swelled to more than 1,000 acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. Douglas County has initiated recommended evacauations of areas at the east end of Pine Nut Road including Fred’s Street, Sandoval, Taildragger, Bluebird, and Bar-J Roads as well as the Spirit Ranch Area including Blue Sage Road, Badger Lane, Robinson Road, and Lena Lane. In addition, the Washoe Tribal Police are evacuating the Bodie Flats area in the vicinity of Courtland Avenue.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has reported a pedestrian has died from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident involving a motor vehicle early Saturday morning.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in identifying the suspect in a May 2 theft that happened at the 7-Eleven on Riverview Drive in Gardnerville.

Bring your unused and expired prescription drugs to one of the drop off locations for proper disposal to protect our community and water supply.

UPDATE: 3:31PM: The suspect who escaped a Carson City prison work camp and stole a water truck, crashing it Wednesday morning on Foothill Road in Douglas County had attempted to steal another vehicle, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two theft cases at the Walmart on Topsy Lane south of Carson City. The first theft occurred on Jan. 30 and the second on Feb. 20, 2017. In both cases two male subjects stole used vehicle battery cores from a fenced area near the automotive service department.

MINDEN – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is strengthening its crime fighting efforts by strengthening neighborhoods. Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program that enlists the active participation of citizens in cooperation with the Sheriff’s Office in an effort to reduce crime in their communities.

It is an organized group of neighbors who observe more closely any unusual activity in their neighborhoods. They can simply observe and report the activity to the Sheriff’s Office.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in an attempted residential burglary occurring on Friday night, Jan. 13.

A man wanted in connection to a Dec. 14 kidnapping, robbery and beating of a Gardnerville man is in custody after he was arrested at a Yerington residence Tuesday, a Douglas County sheriff's official said.

Law enforcement is preparing for the annual New Year's Eve party held at Stateline, an outdoor gathering that at one time saw 50,000 people in the streets.

An investigation into the Dec. 14 robbery, beating and kidnapping of a Gardnerville man at his home has resulted with one woman in custody and her alleged partner in the crime a fugitive from justice who is considered armed and dangerous, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying four suspects involved in the Oct. 30 home invasion, robbery and beating of an elderly Gardnerville man.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in a shoplifting theft and an incident of destruction of property that occurred on Oct. 12, 2016 at Walmart at 3770 US Highway 395, in south Carson City.

Partnership Carson City's fall prescription drug roundups will be held Saturday in Carson City from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with three drop-off locations. Bring your used and expired prescription drugs to a drop off location for proper disposal to protect the community and water supply.

Partnership Carson City's fall prescription drug roundups will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, in Carson City from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with three drop-off locations. Bring your used and expired prescription drugs to a drop off location for proper disposal to protect the community and water supply.