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Felony grand larceny charge added after truck theft in Carson City Smith's parking lot

A 31-year-old Reno woman faces a felony charge of grand larceny after Carson City deputies were able to look at surveillance video that showed her taking a 2005 Dodge truck on July 10 from the parking lot at Smith's.

Kendra Ann Harkey was brought up on the felony grand larceny charge Tuesday, July 16 in addition to other charges, including felony possession of stolen property. The truck was located with Harkey inside in the 1400 block of Rand Avenue. With the two felony charges she is being held on $50,000 bail in the Carson City Jail.

In other arrests:

— A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, July 15 in the 200 block of Carson Meadows. Jacob Robert Martin faces a felony charge of being in violation of his probation.

According to the arrest report, officers were called to the residence regarding a noise complaint. Upon arrival officers could hear a loud radio broadcast from the street coming from an apartment.

Officers knocked on the door several times, with the door being wide open but the screen door shut. Officers opened the door after seeing a person's foot near the home entertainment system. Martin was sleeping soundly. The officer turned the radio down and called to him but the man would not wake up, according to the arrest report.

After shaking the man's leg vigorously, he did wake up. As he spoke, officers could smell a strong odor of alcohol. It was learned during a warrant and background check that Martin was on probation with a "no drinking" clause. A preliminary breath test was given where the man blew a .17, the arrest report states. He was arrested for being in violation in terms of his probation. He is on a no bail hold.

— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, July 15, and faces a misdemeanor charge of failure to appear on a traffic citation. He was in the Carson City Sheriff's Office to recover property when it was learned he had an arrest warrant. Bail: $187.

— A 36-year-old Carson City woman faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. The woman was arrested in the 400 block of Saliman Road at 1:05 p.m. According to the arrest report, Carson City sheriff's officers were called to the location on a domestic battery report.

The victim, a man, said his ex-girlfriend came over to his home demanding that he remove photos of her from his computer. He told police a verbal argument began. When he wouldn't allow the woman full access to the computer, the man told police she hit him with her hands, fists, a computer cable and a flip flop.

Deputies report the man had marks on his body, including a red, non-bleeding abrasion to his left lat muscle area behind and below his arm pit. The man said the injuries happened when she hit him with the computer cord. He told authorities he called 911 as he fended the woman's blows with his left arm raised, the arrest report states.

The woman was interviewed. She told police the man would not let her send an email to herself from his computer and said the man put her in a control hold when she attempted to use the computer, the arrest report states.

She told police the man unplugged the modem cord and she said she struggled to get out of his hold and struck at him several times to get away using her left hand. She said she hit him with the modem cord with her left hand as he held her. She had marks on her arm initially she claimed were from the man. The man said they were marks from when she hit him.

The marks on the victim's arms were not consistent with the woman's story and the victim denied he put the woman into a control hold or struck her. Based on the totality of circumstances, the woman was arrested for domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.

— A 47-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday, July 16, 5:37 a.m. at Arrowhead and Goni. He faces a misdemeanor warrant charge issued July 9 out of Carson City Justice Court. He was stopped based on the warrant that appeared when officers ran his license plate. Bail: $3,000.

— A Carson City man was arrested Monday, July 15, at 12:14 p.m. in the 3000 block of Champion Street after being chased and captured by police. According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to an address on Viking after a report came in of a suspicious vehicle in the neighborhood.

Police spoke with the man and learned he had two misdemeanor warrants for probation violation. The man fled from deputies, climbing over fences to escape. He was located in the 3000 block of Champion and taken into custody. Bail: $6,000.

— A Carson City man was arrested July 13, 3:34 p.m. in the 200 block of Jeanell. He faces two misdemeanor warrant charges. Officers went to the residence on a report of a domestic battery in progress. Officers learned there wasn't a battery but did run the man's name through a warrant check where the two warrants were entered June 26, 2013 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $6,000.

— A 20-year-old Gardnerville woman was arrested July 14, 9:16 p.m., at Fairview and Desatoya. She faces a misdemeanor warrant charge of criminal contempt. Bail: $500.

— A 61-year-old Carson City man was arrested July 14, 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Fairview and Desatoya. He faces a misdemeanor charge of DUI. During the DUI checkpoint Sunday the man was observed changing seats with a woman inside a vehicle prior to reaching the check point. The man performed unsatisfactory on the field sobriety tests, the arrest report states. In the preliminary breath test he blew a .083. He was taken to jail where he chose a blood draw. Results of the draw were not available at the time of this report. Bail: $1,132.

— A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested July 13, in the 1800 block of North Carson Street. He faces misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and violation of terms set out in probation conditions. The man was arrested after being seen running around a motel parking lot yelling at people. A preliminary breath test was given where the man blew a .129, according to the arrest report. Bail: $3,242.

— A 54-year-old Carson City man was arrested and faces a charge of hit and run property damage. The arrest was made on a warrant issued July 11, 2013 out of Carson City Municipal Court.

Those arrested and facing charges are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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