Douglas Sheriff: Teens arrested for vehicle burglaries, possession of stolen firearms
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 3:29pm
A total of five teens have been arrested for crimes ranging from possession of stolen firearms to allegedly committing a rash of vehicle burglaries in the Gardnerville Ranchos during the early morning hours of Sunday, May 26, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
A 17-year-old male was arrested at Douglas High School and booked into the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Facility for burglary, grand larceny of a firearm, unlawful sale of a firearm, and being a juvenile is possession of a firearm.
A 15-year-old male was arrested at his home and booked into the Juvenile Detention Facility for burglary and grand larceny of a firearm.
A 14-year-old male was arrested a Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School and booked into the Detention Facility for burglary.
Earlier, Douglas County Sheriff's Office put out the following information.
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Douglas County sheriff's deputies and investigators learned that a 17-year-old male Minden resident was actively trying to sell a Springfield Armory semi-automatic pistol to other juveniles.
DCSO Investigators contacted this 17-year-old male and recovered the pistol. It was determined that the 17-year-old male had gotten the Springfield Armory pistol from a 16-year-old male from Gardnerville.
On Friday, June 7, 2024, investigators interviewed the 16-year-old Gardnerville resident who admitted to selling the Springfield Armory pistol to the 17-year-old Minden resident.
The 16-year-old Gardnerville resident also admitted that he along with another 16-year-old male and a 14-year- old male (both from Gardnerville) committing numerous vehicle burglaries in the Gardnerville Ranchos during the early morning hours of Sunday, May 26.
The 16-year-old admitted that the Springfield Armory pistol had been stolen from a vehicle during the rash of burglaries (the theft of this pistol had not even been reported to DCSO). A Ruger pistol had also been stolen from another vehicle during the burglaries.
It was determined that the Ruger pistol had been sold to a 16-year-old male Gardnerville resident who was on juvenile parole for car-jacking.
DCSO Investigators located the 16-year-old parolee at the carnival in Lampe Park during the evening hours of Friday, June 7. The 16-year-old parolee had the loaded Ruger pistol in his pants pocket when he was contacted at the carnival.
The 17-year-old Minden resident was booked into the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Facility for possession of a stolen firearm, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, and being a juvenile in possession of a firearm.
Burglary and firearm related charges are forthcoming for the three juveniles who committed the vehicle burglaries in the Ranchos.
The 16-year-old parolee was booked into the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Facility for parole violation, possession of a stolen firearm, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, and being a juvenile in possession of a firearm.
