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Tuesday evening at 6 p.m., a memorial for the events of Sept. 11, 2001 will be held at the 9/11 Memorial site in Mills Park, near the Pavilion in Carson City.

With daily news reports of gang shootouts and knifings in cities all across America, I thought it would be good time to update our community on where Carson City stands when it comes to dealing with local gang issues. As we all know, growth brings challenges and sometimes those challenges include attracting those less than savory characters causing discomfort in an otherwise sedate and perceivably safe community.

Carson City Sheriff Kenneth T. Furlong will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. He will speak in support of Question 1, the Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment, which is on the November ballot as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. A "yes" vote supports the addition of specific crime victim rights, together known as a Marsy's Law, to the Nevada Constitution.

Despite smoke-filled skies from regional wildfires, the 2018 Carson City National Night Out held Tuesday night at Mills Park generated a crowd of several thousand and likely matched last year's record crowd, organizers said.

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.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office will host its enormously popular community crime prevention gathering Tuesday with the return of National Night Out, a public safety information and educational family event at Mills Park that traditionally draws thousands.

UPDATE: 6:12PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong has released the following statement on the suspected shooting that occurred on Interstate 580 Sunday afternoon:

Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the National Association of Town Watch will host National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7 at Mills Park from 5 to 8 p.m.

Speaking to a group of women community leaders and advocates, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong asked a rhetorical question: “When was the first time you were a victim?”

The Carson City Sheriff's Office celebrated the retirement of one of its own Saturday afternoon at the Nevada Humane Society in Carson City.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Citizen Academy will return August 1 and is looking for residents who wish to join. The academy is a community program of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office for the development and understanding of citizens in their knowledge of policies, procedures and action of the sheriff’s office.

An adult male inmate at Carson City jail, who had been doing duty work in the detention center's kitchen, escaped early Tuesday morning after jumping a fence, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office.

Carson City sheriff's deputies and the fire department were called to an explosion Tuesday night in the area of Washington and Valley streets that was caused by a commercial vehicle hitting a power pole.

With public safety, awareness and community at the center, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office will host its 15th annual Cops and Kids Open House this Saturday, May 19 at the sheriff's office administration building.

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.

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.

The Carson City Juvenile Services Department graduated seven local youth, ages 12-17 from the Entrepreneur Mindset Program. This is the third year this program has been facilitated at Juvenile Services and the sixth graduating class.

Rise Dispensary and Sierra Wellness Connection in Carson City are each beginning recreational cannabis sales on New Year's Day.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong swore in a new deputy, assistant sheriff and undersheriff Thursday at a ceremony held in the Ormsby Room at the Carson City Sheriff's Office.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong is pleased to announce that Mr. Jerome Tushbant has been selected to join the Sheriff’s Executive Administrative team this year. Mr. Tushbant is currently with the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Division, here in Carson City.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: A celebration of life funeral service for Timothy Jones will be Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, 11 a.m. in Carson City at Calvary Chapel church, 1635 Clearview Drive.
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UPDATE 3:08PM: The following is a statement from Carson City School District Superintendent Richard Stokes regarding the passing of Timothy Jones.
“Our hearts ache for all the families and individuals involved in the car accident in Kings Canyon. We learned yesterday from law enforcement that one of our students passed away. Throughout the day today, the administration at Carson High School has provided and will continue to provide, as needed this week, grief counseling and support for students and staff. As more is learned about a memorial service, we will pass that information along.”
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Family members confirmed via social media Sunday that 16-year-old Carson High School student Timothy Jones, one of seven students involved in a Nov. 9 crash on Kings Canyon, has died.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong has named Assistant Sheriff Kenny L. Sandage to be appointed to the position of Undersheriff in December.

Mr. Sandage will assume the duties and responsibilities vacated by retiring Undersheriff Steve Albertsen. Ken Sandage, a decorated 26 year veteran with the Sheriff’s Office, has held the executive administrative position of Assistant Sheriff since August 22, 2014.

A message that circulated Tuesday night on Snapchat, Facebook and social media about an alleged threat to a school has been determined to be a hoax with its origins out of Pennsylvania, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirmed.

A recent string of reported stalking incidents around Reno and Sparks over the past few weeks has led to increased vigilance locally, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said, raising concerns over personal safety.

Today, I’m so excited to announce the launch of a major project. This is my final semester of graduate school at USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. I am starting research on my theory. I call it Crappertunity.

The deadline to sign up for a community policing citizens academy offered through the Carson City Sheriff’s Office is this Friday, August 11, 5 p.m.

Please join CASI for a purr-fect evening of wine tasting and appetizers in the beautiful Governor's Mansion on Saturday August 19th from 5 to 7:30 PM.

The event will be catered by the Casino Fandango who has prepared wonderful appetizers to pair with the wines to be tasted.

Hundreds of families and thousands of children flooded the green belt at Mills Park Tuesday night to celebrate Carson City’s commitment to community and public safety at the 15th annual National Night Out.

A community policing citizens academy program of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, through the development of the Volunteers in Police Service Program, will run from August to October, officials announced Monday.

A bean bag shotgun blast from Sheriff Ken Furlong signaled the start of the Capital 50 and 35 backcountry rides Saturday in downtown Carson City capping the second day of the 2017 Epic Rides Carson City Off-Road mountain bike racing series.