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Two from California with warrants were arrested Monday outside the Walmart store in Gardnerville after leading Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies on a vehicle chase in which the stolen SUV they were driving was abandoned and found to contain 5 pounds of marijuana.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit 7 recovered a body from a depth of 1,062 feet in Lake Tahoe on Monday. The recovery was made while searching for a missing person, who reportedly drowned the week prior. The identity of the person has been withheld until the family has been notified.

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

Two hikers reported missing were found, one Saturday and the other early Sunday morning in the Lake Tahoe area by search and rescue teams from Douglas County and outside agencies.

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.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two involved in a robbery at the Hard Rock Casino at Lake Tahoe last month.

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.

UPDATE: The Douglas County Sheriff's Office provided more details into the RV pursuit late Sunday night that resulted in the arrest of a California man. This story has been updated to reflect new information. Go here for the full story.
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A vehicle pursuit that began on Highway 50 near Cave Rock at Lake Tahoe ended Sunday night with a crash in south Douglas County with one person in custody.

MINDEN — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest who may be involved in abandoning an animal at the Douglas County Animal Shelter in Gardnerville.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects involved in several burglary and vandalism incidents committed in the Gardnerville Ranchos.

MINDEN, Nev. — Information from an informant has led Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators to a Gardnerville area residence where a search is underway for possible human remains on the property that may be tied to a homicide, said DCSO Undersheriff Paul Howell.

After horse troughs for the Fish Springs wild horses were destroyed, resulting in $1,400 worth of damage, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the people involved in this felony destruction of property.

MINDEN — In May 2018 Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an armed individual who was near Painted Rock in the Johnson Lane area at around 9:30 p.m.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has identified a woman who was found dead Wednesday in a Gardnerville Ranchos field.

The body of a woman was found Wednesday in a field in the Gardnerville Ranchos area, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that it is issuing its deputies nasal Narcan or Naloxone to persons suffering from suspected or accidental opioid overdose.

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.

On 5-31-18 at 9:39 a.m., Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a residential burglary that had occurred, and the reporting party had followed the suspect on foot, but lost sight of him in the area of Cherokee and Bucks Road in northern Douglas County.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded on June 1, 2018 at around 11 p.m. to a report of an armed robbery occurring at the Carson Country Market located at 924 Mica in Northern Douglas County.

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.

UPDATE 3:51PM: Progress was made cleaning up the massive debris flows caused by a mudslide Monday across Highway 395. With help from the Nevada Department of Transportation Highway 395 is now open. The Douglas County Road Department, Town of Minden and the Town of Gardnerville made progress on Topaz Park Road and it remains open.

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: 12:40AM: One suspect in Saturday night's officer-involved shooting on Shadow Lane in the Sunridge neighborhood of Northern Douglas County is deceased, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office has Tweeted on Twitter.
Four Sheriff's deputies were involved in the incident and one deputy was transported with non-life threatening injuries.
The Carson City Sheriff's Office and Nevada Division of Investigations are handling the investigation.
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UPDATE: 11:35PM: The Record-Courier in Gardnerville has reported that one person is reported dead and a Douglas County Sheriff's deputy was injured from an officer-involved shooting incident on Shadow Lane in Sunridge.

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.

Carson City health advocates urge residents to help protect the community and its water supply this Saturday by properly disposing of unused or expired prescription drugs, over-the-counter products, prescription liquids, pet medications and syringes.

MONDAY UPDATE: One lane in each direction is open on Highway 50 in Stateline. Use caution if you are traveling in the area as crews continue to work on the repairs from yesterday’s explosion.
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UPDATE: Douglas County Sheriff's Office says it hopes to have and least two lanes of Highway 50 open by 6 p.m. Sunday.
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LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — There was an explosion just after 5 a.m. in Stateline on Sunday morning, causing the road to buckle and closing Highway 50 in both directions through the casino corridor. Multiple agencies are on the scene including NV Energy, the Nevada Highway Patrol and the Tahoe Douglas Fire Department.

On Thursday, March 29 at approximately 4:50 p.m., deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Tahoe Rim Trail at Spooner Summit for a reported missing person.

Douglas County Secret Witness is seeking information on a stolen vehicle recovered Feb. 20 at Mont Bleu Resort Casino in Stateline.

Pieces from an aircraft that crashed and killed a Minden pilot Monday have been recovered by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team.

Two skiers who became lost Thursday after skiing out of bounds were rescued, one Thursday night and the other plucked Friday morning by a Blackhawk helicopter from NAS Fallon, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Both skiers were wet and cold but otherwise escaped injuries.