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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man discovered Monday morning near the Chichester housing development in Gardnerville.

Uniformed first responders will be serving up tea, food and holiday goodwill at the Carson City Elks Lodge Fall Tea on Sunday, Oct. 14. All proceeds from the tea will go toward providing a proper Christmas to children in need through the Holiday with a Hero program.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect or suspects involved in an arson that occurred at James Lee Park in Indian Hills south of Carson City.

UPDATE 5:35PM: The Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad has removed what turned out to be a plastic baggie that contained 5 to 6 blasting caps, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Brian Mays. The explosives were brought to the parking lot area of College Parkway and Goni by a person who found them. Law enforcement was notified. All caution tape has been brought down and business has resumed back to normal, said Mays. The blasting caps will be detonated by the bomb squad at a secure location.
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The Carson City Sheriff's Office and Fire Department were called late Monday afternoon to the area of College Parkway and Goni Road for explosives found in a business parking lot area between Sonic and First Independent Bank.

A Carson City man died overnight in a motor vehicle accident in the Pine Nut Mountains, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Last month the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office visited a senior citizen for a Caring Neighbors referral. Caring Neighbors is a new program administered by DCSO, where qualified and uniformed volunteers call and visit the seniors in our community.

Hello Carson City and welcome to the end of the work week. It is Friday Sept. 7, 2018. Today’s events include an organized walk along Carson City's historic east side, coffee and talk with a supervisor, art showings, a lecture, live standup comedy with Howie Nave at the Carson Comedy Club and plenty of music.

Thursday morning marked seven years since the 2011 IHOP shooting in Carson City, which left three Nevada Guard members and one civilian dead.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Guard is set to host a memorial run and walk this Thursday, Sept. 6, to commemorate the victims of the International House of Pancakes shooting that occurred in 2011.

Tech Sgt. Rob Webster of Carson City is celebrating his retirement after 26 years of military service with the Air National Guard serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Webster is the owner of Webster Wealth Management and board member for Arts for Children of Nevada.

Battleborn Social on Carson Street will host an event to celebrate his retirement on Friday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. A portion of the proceeds for the signature drink will go to Arts for Children of Nevada. All are welcome.

MINDEN — An Alturas, Calif., man is in custody following a chase involving a motorhome late Sunday night that began in South Lake Tahoe then eastbound Highway 50 on Spooner and ended with a crash into a building on Highway 395 in Gardnerville.

A swearing in ceremony was held Thursday afternoon at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office promoting two current law enforcement officers, welcoming one new Deputy Sheriff and a Reserve Deputy Sheriff.

Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Primka has been selected by unanimous agreement to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant, filling the vacancy left by retired Capt. Jeff Melvin, Sheriff Ken Furlong announced Monday.

Five people were taken into custody Thursday and face multiple charges associated to an ongoing burglary, drug and probation absconder investigation, a Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team sergeant said.

Two men were arrested by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team early Monday and face multiple drug trafficking, sales and conspiracy charges after approximately 40 pounds of marijuana, 20 grams of cocaine, 11 tabs of Ecstasy, guns and around $24,000 in cash were recovered.

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.

Liberty is the absence of murder, slavery and tyranny. Liberty is the "freedom to choose" constrained by the golden rule with equal individual responsibility to choose wisely.

MINDEN — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in a shoplifting theft that happened Monday, May 7 at Ulta Beauty located south of Carson City on Topsy Lane.

A 77-year-old Yerington man has been identified in the officer involved fatal shooting Saturday night south of Carson City in northern Douglas County in which a Douglas County sheriff's deputy was injured.

UPDATE 2:13PM: The 17-year-old male considered a person of interest in connection to a homicide Monday night at a Dayton shopping center parking lot was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon in Reno near Hug High School.
Malik Avila, 17, was sought by Douglas and Lyon County authorities following the fatal shooting. DSCO Sgt. Bernadette Smith confirmed it was Avila who was taken into custody.
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A 17-year-old male is wanted as a person of interest and remains at large in connection to a homicide that happened Monday night at a Dayton shopping center parking lot, authorities said.

This year the Carson City Sheriff’s Office hosts its 15th annual Police Motorcycle Training and Competition June 21-23 at Mills Park, adjacent to the Community Center off of Oxoby Loop.

No injuries were reported but a vehicle driver was cited after a rear-end crash Thursday morning involving a Carson City school bus.

Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Primka, who has been with the agency for 21 years, graduated March 16 from the FBI National Academy, Class 271, in Quantico, Virginia.

LAKE TAHOE — It was March Madness on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe Sunday as more than 200 people braved frigid waters all in the spirit of raising money for Special Olympics.

A 28-year-law enforcement veteran and a sheriff’s sergeant in Carson City has entered into the 2018 Storey County Sheriff’s Office race.

Sgt. Mike Cullen, who has spent the past 24 years with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, and has served as a sergeant since 2003, also spent 4 years as a correctional officer at Nevada State Prison and was a reserve deputy with CCSO from 92-94.

On the morning of March 8, 2018 the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) received an Attempt-to-Locate from the Carson City Sheriff’s Office on behalf of the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC).

Carson City and Nevada’s law enforcement officers participating in the Joining Forces program will be working to keep the roads safe by watching for drivers exceeding speed limits. This Joining Forces enforcement will take place Friday through March 18.

The Community of Carson City, and anyone in the world with access to the internet, now has an opportunity to visit CHS. Carson High School’s new Digital Media class launched their Senators Now webpage Feb. 1.

Ready, set, crawl. The Brew Crew’s monthly pub crawl kicks off from the Laxalt Plaza next to the Nugget and includes up several downtown area taverns and restaurants. If your new year’s resolution includes volunteering, the Muscle Powered Trash Mob is a quick, but mighty, helping hand. Learn about the future of the Stewart Indian School Historic Site during an encore lecture at the Nevada State Museum. Flashback to Beatle-mania at the Brewery Arts Center or karaoke at Battleborn Social are just some of your nightlife options.

SATURDAY:

One night only the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City presents the area’s best Beatles tribute band celebrates 50 years of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band.