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A 44 year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday morning at 3:31 a.m. in the 2600 block of Sycamore Glen Drive for misdemeanor first-offense domestic battery, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

Five Carson City juveniles are in custody of Carson City Juvenile Detention after they jumped a marijuana dealer and robbed him at gunpoint in Mills Park Saturday night, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

A transient man was arrested Friday afternoon at 1:20 p.m. in the 2700 block of Bel Aire Way on multiple offenses, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported, including felony coercion and heroin possession as well as misdemeanor harassment, obstruction and two counts of misdemeanor peeping.

A transient man arrested Thursday night in connection with a cash register and money stolen from the Carson City IHOP has been identified as one Robert Havens, who was booked on multiple felony charges, including burglary, grand larceny, and possession of methamphetamine.

A suspect who went into Carson City IHOP late Thursday night, knocked over the cash register and took money from the till was located and taken into custody for his alleged connection to the crime, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The Carson’s City Sheriff’s Office welcomed two new deputies in a swearing in ceremony held Thursday afternoon.

The Carson City School District and Board of Trustees recognized Greg Hoeger, bus driver with the Carson City School District, with a Certificate of Merit Tuesday night for his immediate attention and awareness that helped save the life of a student passenger.

A 27 year-old Carson City man was arrested early Saturday morning for misdemeanor suspicion of first-offense domestic battery, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

UPDATE SUNDAY: A man was arrested Saturday night in the North Valley area of Washoe County by Nevada Highway Patrol troopers and a Carson City sheriff's sergeant following a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle that began in Carson City, said Sheriff Ken Furlong. The Carson City suspect, now in Washoe County custody, was arrested at around 8:30 p.m.

According to Furlong, CCSO scaled back its pursuit once it crossed the county line but followed the suspect vehicle through Washoe Valley. The vehicle crashed and the suspect attempted to flee but was caught by arriving CCSO and NHP officers. The suspect faces charges related to the pursuit, driving a stolen vehicle and being a felon in possession of a firearm, said Furlong.
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An attempted traffic stop on a vehicle identified as stolen out of Sparks turned into a failure to yield and a pursuit by Carson City Sheriff's deputies into Washoe Valley Saturday night.

A pair of Carson City Detention Center inmates were charged with felony battery by prisoner Friday afternoon at 12:40 p.m. at the Carson City Jail after video surveillance footage showed one inmate getting jumped by two others in a cell, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovered death of a woman found Monday at her home in the 900 block of Armstrong Lane in south Carson City, said CCSO Sheriff Ken Furlong.

UPDATE 9:15PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said the person who was found injured in a field off Saliman and Pinto streets suffered a gunshot wound that appears self inflicted. There is no immediate outside threat to Carson High School, the sheriff informed Carson City School District officials. The school was never on lockdown.
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Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies and the Carson City Fire Department were called called Tuesday morning to a person found severely injured but alive in a field near Carson High School with a gunshot wound to the head.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office detectives have linked a series of crimes, including robbery, burglary and auto burglaries over Thanksgiving week that originally began Nov. 18 in the Goni Canyon area of North Carson City, a sheriff's office captain said.

Organizers of a Carson City holiday tradition that spans nearly 40 years are looking for families who wish to have Santa drop by their homes on Christmas Eve, courtesy of the Carson City Sheriff's Office Reserve Organization.

A transient man was arrested Friday morning at 10:35 a.m. in the 1800 block of Camille Drive on misdemeanor trespassing and felony possession of heroin, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance with an attempt to identify a suspect in a stolen motor vehicle.

For more than 43 years, the Nevada Rural Counties Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) has been serving the rural counties of Nevada with community volunteer opportunities. This year they decided to focus their holiday spirit on veterans and military personnel with a “Christmas Packages to our Troops” donation.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office detectives and the Special Enforcement Team have arrested several people related to an ongoing investigation that involved alleged kidnapping and robbery.

A man and woman were arrested Friday evening at 5:13 p.m. in the 3300 block of U.S. Highway 50 East on charges of felony drug trafficking, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a string of reported vehicle burglaries that occurred overnight in the areas of Seventh and Eighth streets between South Nevada and South Curry streets, Carson City Sheriff's Sergeant Mike Cullen said.

A 29 year-old Mound House man was arrested Thursday afternoon at 12:10 p.m. in the area of U.S. Highway 50 East and Fairview Drive on felony grand larceny of an automobile and gross misdemeanor second-offense driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

Douglas County authorities are asking the public's help in identifying suspects in a recent credit card theft case in which a purse with cards was stolen in South Lake Tahoe and items were purchased in Carson City.

A 25 year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday morning at 9:02 a.m. in the 10 block of College Parkway for misdemeanor hit-and-run following an investigation of an incident that had occurred the day before, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

Here are some random tidbits on domestic violence I bet you didn't know:

According to the Nevada Domestic Violence Resource Manual, most victims of domestic violence leave their abusers — often several times. It may take a number of attempts to permanently separate because abusers use violence, financial control, or threats about the children to compel victims to return.

Carson City Board of Supervisors will hear of plans Thursday to expand the sheriff's office by re-implementing the Traffic Enforcement Program, which was suspended eight years ago due to budget cuts because of the recession.

A 44-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 1:20 a.m. for suspicion of a second DUI, obstructing an officer, driving on a revoked license and probation violation, a sheriff’s deputy said.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has received a grant from the Nevada Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety to support law enforcement participation in Joining Forces traffic safety campaigns during the coming year.

In the Lyon County race for sheriff, Frank Hunewill has won over incumbent Al McNeil. Hunewill garnered 10,119 votes to incumbent McNeil who had 9,263 votes.

Hunewill has worked for the Lyon County Sheriff's Office for the last 25 years and is currently the jail commander. 19,382 votes were cast.

The winners of the 2018 contested Carson City elections are Stacey Giomi for Carson City Board of Supervisors Ward 1, Kristin Luis for Carson City Justice of the Peace Department 2, and Kenny Furlong for Carson City Sheriff.

A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday in the 2400 block of North Carson Street for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery, a sheriff's deputy said.