Ken Furlong

Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a robbery that happened Monday night at Firehouse Subs in the 3100 block of Highway 50 East.

It’s an energy that’s being felt in nearly every city. Emotions are high. The tension is thick. The weather is getting warmer and patience is wearing thin.

Sunshine and bright faces moved like a breeze through Carson City’s safest street early Saturday at the 13th annual all-ages Cops and Kids event hosted by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.

The block party brought children, their parents and grandparents, families and friends for a morning and mid afternoon of refreshments, music, safety demonstrations and games.

Ron Wood Family Resource Center will be honoring Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong as the 2016 Community Leader of the Year. The organization, along with the Legacy of Grace Foundation, will also award 12 outstanding youth leaders for their commitment to academics, volunteerism and community giving.

An all-ages invitation is extended to the safest street party in Carson City this Saturday at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.

The 13th annual Cops and Kids is an all-out community gathering where parents and children can participate in games and activities all designed with family, health and safety in mind. The street party spans two blocks and features refreshments, music, safety demonstrations, games and more. It regularly sees at least a thousand or more children in attendance.

An award-winning musician and producer was arrested Thursday near a Lake Tahoe casino after drug enforcement officers found nearly 58 grams of methamphetamine on the man, according to a Tri-NET task force officer.

A 27-year-old Carson City man identified as the person who allegedly robbed a Carson City convenience store early Thursday morning then jumped into a patrol car, crashing it and another police vehicle has been arrested on suspicion of multiple felony sexual assault and child pornography charges, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include suspect identification and multiple charges he faces for his involvement in the early Thursday morning robbery at a Carson City convenience story. Go here for the latest version.
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A robbery at a north Carson City convenience store early Thursday morning ended when the suspect jumped inside a Carson City sheriff’s patrol car, fought with a deputy inside the car, rammed the car into a second patrol car and then plowed through a fence into an apartment building storage unit.

Under rainy skies and the heaviness of a tragedy that wounded a community, law enforcement officers from around the state assembled at the state capitol grounds Thursday to pay tribute to Carson City Sheriff's Deputy Carl Howell, the 129th Nevada law officer to die in the line of duty.

Rain and thunderstorms have arrived in Carson City this morning with some lightning strikes causing a handful of outages and power pole fires.
With the Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony happening at noon today, there are contingency plans to move the ceremony inside the State Legislative Building if the heavy rain and thunderstorms persist, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office was handed the baton this Wednesday afternoon in the final leg of the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Run which began April 27 in Las Vegas.

Each leg of the run is completed in the memory of each officer listed on the state law enforcement memorial in Carson City. The final leg is dedicated in memory of Carson City Sheriff's Deputy Carl Howell who died in the line of duty August 15, 2015.

Howell will be honored at the 19th annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony Thursday, noon in Carson City.

10:57AM UPDATE: The "all clear" was given at the El Dorado County Government Center in South Lake Tahoe. The alleged bomb has been considered a hoax device meant to cause the major response by law enforcement that it did, according to South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler. Evidence is being gathered and roads will soon reopen.
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A suspected pipe bomb discovered in front of the South Lake Tahoe Police station and government center Wednesday morning prompted the Carson City Sheriff's Office to do a sweep of the courthouse area on Musser Street in which a suspicious bag was discovered.

Carson City Sheriff's Office Deputy Carl Howell will be honored Thursday at the 19th annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony at the state capitol grounds in Carson City.

The mounted unit of the Carson City Sheriff's Office will be working with horses Friday after sunset and into the evening in which fireworks and gunfire will be used as part of the training, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The event is to help condition the horses to loud noises. The exercise will be held at Silver Saddle Ranch and should be over by 10 p.m.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is investigating windows that were shot out early Tuesday morning at a downtown Carson City antique store.

The incident happened at just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at Hanifin’s Arts and Antiques on the Curry Street entrance. The business is located at 210 North Carson Street. Two large plate glass windows were shot out. Dispatch received word of the vandalism at 1:33 a.m.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said the shooting incident is under investigation and did not elaborate further.

When it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana use in Nevada, Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill, R-Carson City, is asking voters to just say no.

“I’ve lived in Nevada half of my life,” he said. “This is my state. I do not want a state that takes that slippery slope.”
O’Neill was the featured presenter at Partnership Carson City’s Community Action Agency Network meeting at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office on Friday.

They’re always at the other end of the line, the lifeline between those who have emergencies and the first responders. They are rooted at the very center, disseminating information as it comes in. Their work is absolutely essential because every second counts.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has acquired a new permanent single law enforcement non-emergency telephone number to contact the city-wide dispatch center.

The new number is 887-COPS (887-2677). This telephone number will eventually replace most of the older telephone lines that are currently in use and will eventually result in a cost savings of $50 per month, per telephone line still in use, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

Carson City Sheriff's Office Deputy Carl Howell will be honored in conjunction with National Police Week at the 19th Annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony at the Capitol grounds in Carson City, officials announced Thursday.

UPDATE 4:35PM: The following is from Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong regarding the vehicle pursuit and crash that happened Tuesday afternoon on North Roop Street:

At approximately 12:45 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve a warrant on Jose Alberto Garcia-Perez, 24, for Luring a Child to Engage in Sexual Conduct (Felony), Open and Gross Lewdness with a Child (Gross Misdemeanor), and Statutory Sexual Seduction (Felony). The warrant carried with it a bail of $40,000.

Participation in Carson City's local Green Zone Initiative push has more than doubled since the first meeting called together by Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong on Feb. 10.

More than two dozen people attended Wednesday's meeting of the Carson City Veterans Community Council (CCVCC), the local branch of the state of Nevada's Green Zone Initiative, a program introduced by the Governor's Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs.

The following is from Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong regarding Wednesday night's fatal pedestrian crash involving a 46-year-old woman. It is the second fatality in the same area this year.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong has released more details on a vehicle discovered early Friday afternoon by dirt bike riders in which a man, presumably being a person who has been missing since early December, was found dead.

UPDATE 2:13PM: Deputies are in the process of recovering the body discovered Friday afternoon in Brunswick Canyon, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirmed. The identity of the person is unknown at this time.

Tuesday morning at 5 a.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office implemented upgrades made to the key public safety infrastructure system known as Tiburon. The 18-month, $1.2 million project was funded by the Board of Supervisors last year.

This story has been updated. Please go here for the latest version.
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An altercation at a Carson City gas station Monday in which a man told 911 dispatch that he used pepper spray on a homeless person, ended with the arrest of the 911 caller after deputies found at least 2.5 pounds of marijuana, hashish, and drug paraphernalia on him, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

UPDATE: 8:50PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirms that the pedestrian who was hit in the intersection of North Carson Street and College Parkway, has died. The identity of the woman has not been released pending notification of family members.
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UPDATE: The victim is an older female who was reported to be breathing but unconscious. She was taken by ground ambulance to the Carson City Airport and flown to the trauma ward of Renown Medical Center in Reno.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Members of a community advisory panel met Wednesday to adopt a local charter for the state of Nevada's Green Zone Initiative, a statewide effort to bring veteran service providers and other community stakeholders together in a pooling of resources that would make access easier for the state's veteran population.

The panel approved making Carson City one of 10 community green zone councils across the state, calling its local initiative the Carson City Area Veterans Community Council (CCAVCC).

UPDATE: 3:10PM: FAA is en route to investigate Saturday afternoon's helicopter crash at the Carson City Airport that injured a pilot and passenger.
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UPDATE: 2:26PM: From Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong: At approximately 1:51, a small helicopter crashed along the north taxiway at the airport. Two minor injuries were sustained: both transported to Renown. The airport was shut down briefly but is open now.
FAA Will be responding to the crash scene.
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UPDATE: 310PM: FAA is en route to investigate Saturday afternoon's helicopter crash at the Carson City Airport that injured a pilot and passenger.
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UPDATE: 2:26PM: From Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong: At approximately 1:51, a small helicopter crashed along the north taxiway at the airport. Two minor injuries were sustained: both transported to Renown. The airport was shut down briefly but is open now.
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