Douglas Sheriff

Two months ago, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office put out a press release regarding counterfeit Percocet pills be sold locally that actually contain fentanyl.

Over the past 72 hours, there have been three near fatal overdoses in Douglas County due to people ingesting these pills. DSCO patrol deputies quickly administering Naloxone, which counteracts the effects of opioids like fentanyl, to save the victims.

MINDEN, Nev. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s cooperation with the Governor’s directives, is advising everyone to please stay at home and to please keep juveniles under close watch.

The Douglas County Sheriff is looking for volunteers to join our friendly Citizen Patrol group who provides valuable services for the people of Douglas County.

We provide VIN verifications for people bringing in vehicles from out of state; we do vacation checks for residents while they are traveling; we enforce handicap parking; and red tag and tow abandoned vehicles as needed.

Heading into the middle of the work week, Wednesday, May 22, there's no short supply of places to go and things to do around Carson City. Sure you may want to pull out your parkas or sweaters for the day. All the more reason to take in those rays of sunshine when the clouds break. A walk through the capitol grounds is always a blessing and treat, no matter the weather or your politics. So enjoy. Here's what's ahead:

The Nevada Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training announced Wednesday that 24 graduates from 16 agencies from around the Silver State will accept their peace officers’ oath as the POST Academy Class 2019-01.

With the surge of Internet and phone scams, it's critical that all be vigilant when anyone contacts you with a deal that sounds too good to be true, is threatening legal action and demanding money, tells you to buy prepaid gift cards (iTunes, Visa, Mastercard, etc), someone posing as Microsoft, Yahoo, or other Internet company telling you that you're computer is infected and want to charge to clean it up remotely, or wire or transfer money from your bank account.

Members from both the Carson City and Douglas County sheriff's offices came together Tuesday for high-speed vehicle training course at the Pete Livermore Sports Complex.

A 19-year-old, who is in this country illegally from El Salvador, waits in the Carson City jail while investigators build a murder case against him.

UPDATE 9:05AM: The suspect in last night's pursuit that ended near the Minden Tahoe Airport appears to not be related to the two homicides, according to Douglas County Sheriff Daniel J. Coverley.
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UPDATE: Carson Now will cover the press conference this morning live via Facebook. The press conference begins at 9 a.m. Go here to watch.
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A man was taken into custody late Sunday night after leading Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a high speed pursuit that began in the Dresslerville area between the suspect and Washoe Tribal Police Officers after attempting to serve the suspect a warrant.

Douglas County's 21st sheriff in 156 years hangs up his badge at the beginning of January, having served 21 years in the office and more than four decades in law enforcement.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in a case involving the theft of a large black water tank removed from a residence in southern Douglas County.

UPDATE 3:13PM: The incident, initially reported to dispatch as a “carjacking” involved two people who recently met and decided to go to Reno together, said Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Bernadette Smith. They got into an argument at the top of Spooner on Highway 50. One was pushed out of the vehicle, got tangled up in the car and received road rash. The other was stopped in Carson City and detained. The person pushed out of the vehicle refused medical treatment. Neither wished to file charges against either other.

A man standing on Highway 395 in the area of Spring Valley Drive south of Gardnerville was struck and killed by a pickup and then two on-duty Douglas County sheriff's patrol vehicles late Sunday night, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Reported to NHP at 10:45 p.m., troopers were dispatched to the accident involving an unidentified adult male pedestrian being struck by multiple vehicles, said Trooper Dave Gibson.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is sponsoring free server training to any business owner, manager, clerks or anyone who sells or serves alcohol as a part of their employment. This server training also includes volunteers of non-profit organizations that may serve alcohol at special events.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has completed the investigation regarding the fatal accident that claimed the life of a four-year-old Gardnerville boy, Mason Geist, on Feb. 24.