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Carson City Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the circumstances of a stabbing that happened late Thursday night in which the victim drove himself to the hospital emergency room, Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

The number of pedestrian deaths statewide for 2017 has reached 23, that is 23 too many. Law enforcement agencies statewide, as part of Joining Forces, have been focusing this month on pedestrians and motorists who are breaking traffic safety laws.

12:31PM: The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the driver as Jesus Herrarea-Casas from South Lake Tahoe. He was placed under arrest and taken to Carson City Sheriff’s Office for booking for Eluding Police, Reckless driving, Disregard Traffic control device(s), Speeding, and driving without a valid license. He may also be charged with DUI, pending the test results.
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UPDATE 10:58AM: Carson Street is now open following this morning's incident and investigation involving a vehicle pursuit that began on Highway 50 at Spooner Summit and ended with a crash and arrest at Proctor and Carson Street.
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A man who led Nevada Highway Patrol on a chase that began on U.S. 50 on Spooner Summit ended just before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in a crash in downtown Carson City.

A 28-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning in the 300 block of North Carson Street for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor obstructing/resisting a police officer. He was taken into custody following a foot chase, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Two Carson City Jail inmates were charged with felony battery of a protected person after a fist fight erupted between the two Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. inside the Carson City Jail, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

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In tense situations, they are the voice of clarity. Twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, public safety dispatchers are the lifeline between those who need help and those who mobilize to provide it.

A 26-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday night at 9:55 p.m. in the 500 block of East Musser Street on a felony burglary by shoplifting offense as well as for misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

UPDATE SUNDAY: A burglary charge was dropped and charges were amended to include felony obtaining money under false pretenses, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
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A 31 year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday evening at 6:08 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Carson following an investigation into allegations that she had faked her child's death in order to profit from it.

Lyon County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of a reported suicidal subject in the 100 block of Fireman Row in Dayton Friday night at about 8:30 p.m., the Lyon County Sheriff's Office said Saturday.

A 31 year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday afternoon at 6:08 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Carson Street for felony burglary and misdemeanor obstruction, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said, following an investigation into allegations that she had faked her child's death in order to profit from it.

Smack dab in the middle of April and the town is officially in its Spring thaw. Easter is on Sunday, so just about anywhere you go you’ll find the Bunny and an egg hunt. To make it easy, I’ve moved all of those events to their own everything Easter list HERE.

A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday for felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and three misdemeanors, including a warrant out of Reno Township Court, expired registration and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 26-year-old Gardnerville man and Lake Tahoe children’s ski school employee was officially charged Wednesday for child exploitation and possession of child pornography after images were found on an electronic device at the resort he worked at, according to the U.S Attorney's Office.

A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, March 31, at 3:44 p.m. at the Carson City Courthouse on an outstanding felony warrant out of the Carson City Justice Court alleging unlawful distribution of intimate material, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

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Two men were arrested Friday, March 17 at 7:31 p.m. in the 2000 block of East William Street on multiple felony offenses, including possession of a controlled substance for sales, harboring a fugitive, providing false identification, and on an active Nevada Parole and Probation warrant, respectively, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

UPDATE: 3:31PM: The suspect who escaped a Carson City prison work camp and stole a water truck, crashing it Wednesday morning on Foothill Road in Douglas County had attempted to steal another vehicle, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

The inmate is now in custody after stealing a Carson City PublIc Works water truck. Go here for the updated version to this story.
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A 49-year-old minimum security male inmate walked away from a work detail at the Stewart Conservation Camp in south Carson City on Tuesday night, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Merchants and residents who value the risky work of police and sheriff’s deputies can show their support in a new city program to shine blue lights as a beacon to officers and tribute to those who died in the line of duty, city officials said.

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A California man who pled guilty to DUI drugs causing the death of a Silver Springs man in a Dec. 14, 2016 fatal crash on US 95 in Lyon County has been sentenced to prison, Lyon County District Attorney Stephen B. Rye said Tuesday.

The man believed to be responsible for shooting at and attempting to firebomb the home of a Carson City judge and sending him a threatening Christmas card in the mail has been formally charged for the crimes, officials announced Tuesday.

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Individuals and teams from Carson City, Northern Nevada and Northern California took an icy cold dip into Lake Tahoe Saturday for the annual Special Olympics Polar Plunge, raising around $150,000 for the program's many functions.

Governor Brian Sandoval and the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT) today announced $1,000,000 in STEM Workforce Challenge Grants to Nevada training providers throughout the state.

A 26 year-old Reno woman was arrested Friday morning at 8:38 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Division Street in Carson City for felony suspicion of burglary and assault with a deadly weapon offenses, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Friday afternoon to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian in the parking lot of University Heights Apartments at 290 West College Parkway. It is the second vehicle crash involving a pedestrian today.

Over the next two weeks and especially this Friday, St. Patrick's and through the weekend, motorists in Carson City, Reno, Douglas, Lyon and Churchill counties can expect to see additional law enforcement presence.

DNA evidence that links a 74-year-old Reno man to threats made to a Carson City judge has been confirmed, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said Wednesday.