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UPDATE: The following news release was issued this morning from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office regarding Thursday night's armed robbery of a convenience store on Mica Drive south of Carson City.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Carson Country Market 924 Mica Drive, for an armed robbery that had occurred. A white male described as approximately 25 years old, 5 feet five inches, 180 pounds wearing a black (Elvis) wig, black glasses, dark hoodie, and dark pants and armed with a handgun robbed the clerk at the store.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who robbed the 7-Eleven store on Tillman Lane in the Gardnerville Ranchos area early Tuesday morning.

The robbery happened at 1:20 a.m. when a man, described as Caucasian or light-skinned Hispanic, mid 30s to 40s in age, approximately five feet five inches tall with a stocky build entered the store, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks. He had a Hispanic accent, was wearing dark pants, a long-sleeve black sweatshirt and a baby blue beanie.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man it considers a person of interest involved in a theft last month at the Target Store south of Carson City. A reward is being offered.

On July 20, 2014 at 4:40 p.m., the man in the photos above entered Target at 911 Jacks Valley Road and walked to the electronics section. While in electronics he removed electronics from the packaging and walked out of the store without paying for the merchandise, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who are considered persons of interest in a theft last month at the Walmart Store located on Grant Avenue in Gardnerville.

On July 19, 2014 at approximately 9:46 p.m., two male suspects in the photo here entered Walmart and selected several items. They brought the merchandise they selected to the self-check register. The males scanned each of the items and placed the items into bags, then left the store without paying for the merchandise.

Douglas County authorities say the man in the photograph above filled a shopping cart full of goods July 3 at the Walmart store in Gardnerville and left without paying. A reward is being offered to anyone with information that leads to his arrest and conviction.

The man was seen leaving the store and then loading the shopping cart full of merchandise into a dark-colored SUV, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Douglas County authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying two men sought in connection with the May 4 early morning theft of two computers from a Walmart store in Gardnerville.

According to Douglas County Sheriff's Sgt. Pat Brooks, two men entered the store at 1511 Grant Avenue at 3:41 a.m., took two computers from the electronics section, exited the store and drove away in a white Chevrolet Impala or vehicle similar to it.

The sheriff's office provided two photos of the suspects from store surveillance.

Lake Tahoe fire officials, the U.S. Forest Service and Douglas County authorities are investigating a number of intentionally set brush fires lit near four hiking trails in the Stateline and Zephyr Cove areas.

In the past two weeks, four separate small brush fires have been started off of hiking trails, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks. Because of the nature of the fires, they are believed to have been started by the same person or persons, Brooks added.

Douglas County authorities are investigating a number of vehicles vandalized with paint and nails in the Johnson Lane area over the weekend.

Eight residents woke Sunday to find someone had poured paint on vehicles in the area of Clapham and Stephanie Way. The suspects also placed nails under tires and broke the glass jars that contained the paint, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

A reward is being offered after windows were shot out at two Gardnerville locations, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

The first incident occurred on May 23 at approximately 10:05 p.m, when a victim was driving north on Tillman Lane. As the driver passed Jobs Peak he heard the driver’s side rear glass panel shatter, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks. During the investigation it appears the damage to the window was consistent with a BB gun or similar round.

UPDATE: Mr. Morris has been located, is safe and doing well, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday.

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Douglas County authorities are looking for a Lake Tahoe area man who has been reported missing.

Donald Morris Jr., 55, who lives in the Round Hill subdivision of Zephyr Cove, was last seen April 20, 2014 by his landlord, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Two men are being sought by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in connection with the April 14 theft of a television and DVD player from the Walmart store in Gardnerville.

The two men entered the store at 1511 Grant Avenue at 2:21 p.m. and picked a TV and DVD player from the electronics’ section, according to Sgt. Pat Brooks. The men left without paying for the merchandise, driving away in a red Ford Taurus. Store surveillance was able to capture images of the men in the above photos.

Two males are being sought by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office after they intentionally knocked over 332 packs of incandescent light bulbs last month at Walmart in Gardnerville.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with identifying the two males in the photo above.

According to Douglas County Sheriff's Sgt. Pat Brooks, the two males entered the store at 10:21 p.m., on March 26. They walked to the automotive section and on one of the end caps of the aisle, one of the two intentionally knocked over the boxes of bulbs breaking the majority of them.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of two snowmobiles taken from the Spooner Summit Recreational area between March 10 and March 17, 2014.

The snowmobiles were 2009 Yamaha Venture Light, red and gray in color. The snowmobiles are from a fleet operated from the Spooner area that had been cabled and locked however, the suspect cut the cable and took two of three snowmobiles, said Douglas County Sheriff's Sgt. Pat Brooks.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect in the Feb. 8 theft of several tablets from the Game Stop store near Topsy Lane south of Carson City.

The suspect is a white male adult, late teens or early 20’s, with a muscular build, approximately 5 feet 8-inches to 6 feet tall with short blond hair and was clean shaven. He was seen wearing a light gray t-shirt with a logo and blue jeans when he entered the store, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Douglas County authorities were unable to locate a known fugitive Wednesday night after being tipped off that he was inside a Gardnerville outbuilding in the 600 block of Thorobred Avenue.

Douglas County sheriff’s deputies obtained information about fugitive David Gomez, who is currently wanted on two outstanding felony warrants and was thought to be harbored at the Thorobred address by family members, said Sheriff's Office Spokesman Sgt. Pat Brooks.

UPDATE: Katherine Kaler has been located in Reno and is safe, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office confirmed. She did not have an explanation as to why she was not in contact with her family.

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A 22-year-old Douglas County woman is missing and authorities are asking for the public's help in finding her.

Katherine Kahler’s family has not heard from her in the last three weeks, and they say her disappearance is not like her, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators have released surveillance photos they hope will help them identify the man who robbed a Gardnerville Liquor store the day after Christmas.

The armed robbery was reported at 8:30 p.m., at Lucky Liquor, located in the 1300 block of Highway 395. The male suspect wore a red bandana around his face, a black hooded sweat shirt and red shorts with white stripes and black sneaker style shoes, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators are looking for a man who used a handgun to rob a Gardnerville liquor store Thursday night.

The armed robbery was reported at 8:30 p.m., at Lucky Liquor, located in the 1300 block of Highway 395. The suspect, who wore a red bandana, is described as a Hispanic male, 30 to 35 years old, 6 feet tall, 250 pounds, wearing a black jacket with a hood and black shorts, said Sgt. Pat Brooks.

UPDATE: Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators have located Edward O’Donnell in Carson City. O’Donnell is in good health and will make contact with his family.

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Douglas County authorities have asked for the public's help in locating a 71-year-old Minden man with a medical condition who family says has been missing since early December.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who walked into the Walmart at 1511 Grant Avenue in Gardnerville on Dec. 13 and walked out with a 50-inch television set.

The man is described as six feet to six-feet-six inches tall, approximately 200 pounds, wearing a blue and white plaid short sleeve shirt, dark colored jeans and tennis shoes with green shoe laces, said Sgt. Pat Brooks.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman believed to have stolen money from an ATM machine inside Walmart off of Highway 395 in Carson City.

The woman appears to be in her late 50s, is of Native American decent, wearing a 49ers jacket, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

The victim stated on Nov. 1 at 6:30 a.m., he entered the Walmart and used the ATM machine to withdraw $300 cash from his account. The machine had a service message on the screen and that's when the victim left to find a cashier.

Three South Lake Tahoe residents were arrested Friday and stolen property was recovered after law officers found them attempting to burglarize a home at the Valley Crest Estates in the Indian Hills area of north Douglas County near Carson City, authorities said.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is looking for Kayla Denboer, 21, who was last seen in May and is now considered a missing person. Family members say she may be in the Carson City or Reno areas.

Authorities say Denboer is approximately 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. She had been staying at Everybody's Inn motel in Reno when family lost contact with her.

Anyone with information regarding Kayla Denboer is urged to call DCSO Investigator Ed Garren at (775) 782-9907.

Douglas County authorities are searching for a man after a shooting Thursday afternoon in the Topaz Ranch Estates area.

Gary Wilson, 44, is wanted after he allegedly shot an unidentified person in the shoulder. The injury to the victim is considered non life-threatening, according to a Douglas County Sheriff's Office news release. The shooting happened at around 2:15 p.m.

Wilson is considered armed and dangerous. He is a white male, approximately 5’10” and 180 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and no shirt.

A 38-year-old Douglas County woman was shot in the abdomen following an argument Saturday night in the 1300 block of Waterloo Lane.
The woman and her 35-year-old brother, who had contusions to his head, were taken to the hospital and treated for injuries.
The following is from a Douglas County Sheriff's Office press release issued by Sgt. Pat Brooks:

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old female who ran away from her Minden home and has been missing for about a week.

On Feb. 23, Geolyn Balleza ran away from her parent’s home in Minden. She is believed to have run away and is somewhere between Douglas County and the Reno/Sparks area, according to Douglas County authorities.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigators are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 63-year-old woman. Kathy Arlana Hammond was reported as a missing person by a friend on Sunday, Feb. 17. Hammond was last seen at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15.

Hammond is reported to be mentally unstable, and has threatened suicide in the past. Hammond is reported to be driving a 4-door 1993 Subaru Legacy sedan, teal green in color, bearing California license plate 3CKF797.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying the man shown in the photo above and photos attached below, considered a person of interest in an attempted burglary early Tuesday morning at the Walmart Tire and Lube Center on Topsy Lane, in north Douglas County.

The incident occurred at 2:25 a.m., when the man tried to forcibly enter an exterior rear door at the shop, said Douglas County Sgt. Pat Brooks.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 19 year old female, Alyssa Byrne, who was attending the SnowGlobe music event in South Lake Tahoe on New Years Eve.

The circumstances to her disappearance are unknown at this time. Douglas County Search and Rescue has been activated to assist in an area search.

Alyssa Byrne, from Petaluma, Calif., is 5 foot 3 inches tall and 125 pounds. She has black hair and blue eyes, last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black yoga type pants, black snow boots and her hair was pulled back.

Arson has been ruled out but an investigation is ongoing after a fire Friday morning at the Genoa Station Grill and Bar adjacent to Genoa Town Hall.
Douglas County Dispatch received a 911 call of a structure fire at the Genoa Station Grill and Bar, which is a newer business adjacent to the Genoa Town Hall. East Fork Fire and Paramedic District along with Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the scene, said DCSO Sgt. Pat Brooks.