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A Carson City man faces two felony grand larceny charges after admitting to detectives that he stole a purse from a casino and $30,000 in cash and jewelry from his parents.

Brian Christopher Ohl, 30, is being held on $25,000 bail.

Officers made the Sept. 7 arrest after a stolen purse report was made at a casino in the 1900 block of North Carson. Video surveillance footage identified Ohl as the man who took the purse, according to the arrest report.

A Carson City man faces felony and misdemeanor drug charges after he was found to be in possession of heroin and syringes.

Justin Waylon Scott, 21, is being held on $4,764 bail in the Carson City Jail.

According to the arrest report, deputies assigned to the narcotics Special Enforcement Team were assisting an Alternative Sentencing officer in the search for a woman who was a known heroin user, was recently released from jail and was supposedly using again.

A 66-year-old Carson City man who was recently fired from his computer job, was arrested on Wednesday after he was seen on video surveillance taking laptop computers from his former employer.

Robert Eugene Miller is being held on $25,000 bail.

According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to Computer Corp in the 6000 block of Highway 50 in reference to a report of a past burglary.
Officer spoke with an employee who said that laptop computers, valued at $1,100, were missing from inside the business on Tuesday.

It seems like it was forever ago that construction finished on the Fuji Park fishing pond. Ever since then it’s just been sitting unused, but for good reason. They wanted to give all the plants they installed on the banks of this body of water time to take root and grow, so that they wouldn’t be trampled by dozens of feet while they were still establishing themselves.

After being delayed, unemployment benefits for 86,000 Nevada recipients were restored this morning after a computer glitch held up payments for several weeks. Here's a comprehensive story from KOLO Channel 8 about how the glitch affected some struggling to make ends meet in a state with the highest unemployment rate in the country.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – More than 60 candidates for legislative and statewide public office have responded to a questionnaire seeking their views on several key government transparency issues.

By Nevada News Bureau staff
CARSON CITY – Nevada’s highway system ranked 15th among the states in 2008 for performance and cost effectiveness, an improvement of three spots from the prior year, according to a national report released this month by the Reason Foundation.
In first place was North Dakota. Rhode Island ranked 50th.

Carson City candidate for sheriff Bob Guimont has selected Sgt. Darrin Sloan as his choice for undersheriff.

Sloan, 47, is a 20-year employee of the Carson City Sheriff's Office, four of those as a volunteer reserve officer and the past six as a sergeant both in the jail and on patrol. Prior to this was employed by the Carson City School District for nine years and served in the U.S. Army.

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By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – More than 250 new bill requests were filed for drafting last week by lawmakers and others on issues ranging from requiring health insurance plans to cover acupuncture treatments to implementing a four-year cooling off period before former lawmakers could work as lobbyists.

By Nevada News Bureau staff
CARSON CITY – Nevada’s active voter rolls increased by 7,882 registrations in August, with Democrats picking up just over 2,600 new voters compared to just over 2,000 for Republicans.
Democrats now have 461,461 active registered voters just about two months before the Nov. 2 general election compared to 402,960 for the GOP, a 58,501 edge for Democrats and a slight increase from July.

Carson Now and the Nevada Appeal report on the closing of the City Cafe Bakery.

What happens when you start circulating flyers advertising marijuana for sale? You go to jail.

In an effort to fulfill a need to keep homeowners up-to-date in this ever-changing and challenging economy, Homeowner Talk, a public television show and online resource was launched earlier this year. The show features several guests with a variety of expertise including: landscaping, insurance, finance, and foreclosures. New episodes have been planned and will air in September, October and November.

A man accused of felony third offense DUI fought with officers who used pepper spray and a Taser to bring the suspect under control.

Arthur R. Porter, 21, of Reno, was arrested Monday at 8:47 a.m. in the 300 block of Nye Lane in Carson City.

I’ve been procrastinating on this for a long time, so I figured it was time to pull the trigger now or else it would never happen. You’re now living inside the new and rebuilt AroundCarson.com. I was never completely happy with the old design, and after 5 years I decided it was time to throw it out and start new. Of course, I’m not completely happy with the new design either, but I can tweak it as I go.

Law enforcement personnel from 4 northern Nevada agencies conducted a DUI checkpoint on State Road 445 (Pyramid Highway) near Egyptian Drive in Spanish Springs yesterday afternoon. Deputies from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, police officers from the Reno and Sparks Police Departments and troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol participated in the “Joining Forces” holiday weekend administrative roadblock from 1:30 pm – 7:30 pm. During the 6-hour event, 1008 vehicles were screened with 22 of those directed into the secondary screening area.

Democrat Rory Reid's campaign for governor made a stop in Dayton on Saturday at the home of Shirley Lafreniere, a member of the Lyon County Democratic Party.

About 30 of Reid’s supporters attended the event. One of those supporters was Charles Lawson. Charles Lawson is running for Lyon County Commissioner. Reid addressed issues on energy, economic development and education.

Reid is a lawyer, business executive and the chairman of the Clark County Commission. He has managed Clark County’s $6 billion budget for seven years without raising taxes.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – An examination of how well states do in educating their low-income children generated some surprising results and shows Nevada ranking 18th in the national comparison, the authors of an ALEC report said last week.

As a result of the next phase of the NDOT project on the freeway, Koontz Lane will be closed between Raglan Circle and Edmonds Drive until January 2011.

There will be lane closures on Carson Street during daytime hours near the intersection of Silver Oak Drive as improvements will be made to that intersection. Minor delays are expected.

The Roop Street widening project is continuing and is expected to be completed by the end of 2010. The following impacts are expected this week:

Unfortunately, not a lot of people tuned in on the Friday night before Labor Day weekend for this forum. Here are wrap ups of the supervisor candidates and the school board candidates. You can see replays of the video here.

Carson City residents should be on alert following a rash of purse thefts from local businesses, vehicles and government office buildings, District Attorney Neil Rombardo and Sheriff Kenny Furlong said today in a joint news statement.

At least a dozen women’s wallets and purses were stolen from area businesses and vehicles between May and August, according to the statement. Among the thefts include:

— A woman’s wallet was stolen from her purse as she tried on a wedding gown in a South Carson Street bridal store.

RENO – Several Nevada business leaders took the opportunity of the upcoming Labor Day holiday to speak out today against federal legislation they say will kill jobs in Nevada at a time when the unemployed total more than 20 percent.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/09/02/virginia_city_cemetery

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada’s public employee pension system earned a rate of return above its 8 percent target last fiscal year, but the long-term unfunded liability is still expected to see an increase when an analysis is presented this fall.

A transient couple were arrested on Wednesday and face multiple felony drug charges after allegedly attempting to use a minor in a Aug. 25 heroin deal.

Amanda and Justin Steepe, both 22, face felony charges including conspiracy, sales of a controlled substance, and using a minor as a drug agent. Amanda Steepe also has an outstanding felony warrant for her arrest. Her bail was set at $40,000. Justin Steepe is being held on $20,000 bail.

Posted in the comments on our last Nugget Project story, there appears to be the text of a marketing plan to help sell this project to the public.

The text was posted by Michael Douglass, the author of a Nevada Appeal guest column in favor of the project. He is also the brother of Tammy Westergard, who has been deeply involved in the project, first with the Office of Business Development, and now with the Carson City Library.

Here it is:

You can see the live video here. The agenda is here.

A Dayton man was arrested on a failure to appear bench warrant out of Carson City First Judicial Court and faces a felony warrant charge of possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance with intent to sell.

James Montell Dean, 24, was arrested Tuesday in the 1800 block of Highway 50 East after being stopped by a Carson City Sheriff's officer. According to the arrest report, Dean stated he knew he had warrants for his arrest when he was stopped.

The bench warrant was filed March 25 and states that Dean failed to report and provide a drug test.

In other arrests:

This should be an interesting candidate forum tonight at the community center. We will have the live video right here.

Up first will be the candidates for sheriff, which after the postings they made here, should be must-watch TV.