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A 51-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Friday for felony suspicion of a third DUI and other charges after driving through landscaping at a casino parking lot, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 24-year-old homeless man was arrested Tuesday in the Brunswick Canyon area for possession of drug paraphernalia and being in violation of alternative sentencing conditions.

A 31-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday 1:38 p.m. in the 3300 block of Market Street for two felony warrants alleging burglary and fraud as well as drug charges, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 33-year-old Markleeville, Calif., man was arrested Saturday on felony drug charges including trafficking after methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin were found along with $200 in counterfeit bills, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Nevada Leaders Oppose Question 2:

“As Governor and a former Federal Judge, I have seen first-hand the negative effects that marijuana for recreational purposes can have on our state and our communities. Proponents of this measure claim it will help education, it will not. What it will do is create health and safety problems that Nevada cannot afford. Legalizing marijuana would have devastating consequences for our state and for Nevada families and I would ask that voters join with me and Vote No on 2 when they head to the polls this fall.” – Governor Brian Sandoval

Three from the Bay Area were arrested Saturday on child endangerment charges after a Carson City sheriff’s deputy observed a vehicle go through a red light at an intersection that led to a traffic stop in which two of the three had been smoking marijuana with a 1-year-old in the car.

An 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Two were arrested Saturday on suspicion of felony drug charges after a traffic stop and canine assisted search recovered a mint can that contained methamphetamine and evidence to suggest a drug sale, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A traffic infraction interdiction operation on Highway 50 West and Golf Club Drive conducted Friday by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team and the Tri-County Gang Unit resulted in a number of drug-related arrests, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 19-year-old man was arrested early Sunday on felony suspicion of grand larceny of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property and other charges, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 52-year-old Carson City man was booked at Carson City Jail on felony suspicion of forgery and receiving counterfeit cash, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Sunday for misdemeanor suspicion of obstructing and resisting arrest after fighting with people at a bar in which he accused one patron of being an ISIS terrorist and then burning the military identification card of another patron with told the man to stop, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A Reno couple face felony drug charges after officers found methamphetamine inside a purse and stashed in a pill bottle following a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Woodside Drive, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Mayor Bob Crowell likes to say Carson City is the best city in the state, if not the country. But at a recent gathering of area pharmacists and technicians, he acknowledged some of its hidden shortcomings.

Addiction does not discriminate. It grabs ahold and tightens, oftentimes prompting even the most reasonable-seeming people to do unreasonable things to feed it.

A 46-year-old Silver Springs man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of heroin and methamphetamine possession and other charges after eluding an officer and allegedly holding a baggy of drugs in his mouth, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Volunteers will be collecting unused or outdated prescription medications, along with hypodermic needles, at three Carson City locations on Saturday.

This Saturday, April 30, Partnership Carson City will hold its annual Prescription Drug Roundup day. Bring your used and expired prescription drugs to drop off locations in Carson City for proper disposal to protect our community and water supply.

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.

An alarming number of overdoses and at least nine deaths in the Sacramento area has prompted a public safety alert from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration concerning counterfeit Hydrocodone tablets containing Fentanyl.

A 32-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Thursday morning on suspicion of possession of a vehicle that was reported stolen in Douglas County, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A California man was booked Monday into Carson City Jail on a felony embezzlement warrant issued in 2010, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 14-year-old Carson High School student recounted climbing up in her great-grandfather’s bathroom to change a lightbulb. She looked over at the top of the medicine cabinet where she saw a spoon and lighter hidden.

That’s when she learned that both of her uncles had a heroin addiction.

“They both abused heroin and prescription drugs,” she said. “They would take over my great-grandpa’s apartment. They would steal from him and they would steal his medicines.”
It was a terrible realization for her.

A 48-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Friday on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery after she allegedly hit her boyfriend and then punched a door, breaking it off its hinges, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 48-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Friday on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery after she allegedly hit her boyfriend and then punched a door, breaking it off its hinges, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 20-year-old transient was arrested Wednesday at Walmart in the 3200 block of Market Street on suspicion of felony shoplifting, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested on a felony warrant and for concealing and destroying evidence among other charges Tuesday following a foot chase with deputies, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

An 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday on felony drug charges after he was found to be in possession of heroin, a pharmaceutical drug and paraphernalia when officers served him a warrant, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A Carson City man was arrested Saturday evening on suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation and resisting officers, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving a stolen car and possession of heroin and marijuana, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.