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The Lyon County Sheriff's Office announced they have located the truck involved in the most recent ATM burglary that occurred in Dayton last week, but the suspect is still at large.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office along with the Reno Police Department are investigating a potential connection between two recent burglary incidents in which two entire ATM machines were stolen from South Reno and Dayton.

According to Lyon County Sheriff's Office Detective Lieutenant Jerry Pattinson, the two local law enforcement agencies are looking into a concrete connection between the two offenses, and yesterday the FBI was on scene in Dayton.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office released this statement regarding the crime yesterday:

For this week's installment of Carson Now's Five Questions, Carson City's Sheriff Ken Furlong sat down to discuss how being Sheriff has shaped his life, issues facing Carson City currently, mental health training for law enforcement and more.

The U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday arrested Michael Alexander Candelario in Phoenix, Arizona for a failure to appear warrant issued out of Carson City.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office Reserve Commander Tom Crawford was recognized for his commitment to volunteerism at the annual Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association conference. The Statewide Volunteer Award echoes a sense of pride within the Sheriff’s Office, as only one other from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was selected for this prestigious award.

Heading into the middle of the month, we're all deserving of a high five. You can give an entire family a big cheer Thursday by donating a turkey at the annual Carson City High Five Turkey Drive hosted by FISH at Carson City Nissan. Stop by, bring a turkey and give a local family in need a happy Thanksgiving. Other events around the capital city include a Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training graduation ceremony, a talk about earthquake preparedness hosted by Carson City Native and Newcomers Club, a Muscle Powered afternoon hike and more.

UPDATE: Inmate William “Willie” Vareschi was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 7 by the Reno Police Department and is in custody at the Washoe County Detention Center.
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The Nevada Department of Corrections is reporting Thursday that a minimum security inmate walked away from Northern Northern Nevada Transitional Housing in Reno.

The Nevada Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is pleased to announce twenty-three graduates, from fifteen NV agencies, will accept their peace officers’ oath as POST Academy Class 2019-02.

An El Dorado County, Calif., sheriff's deputy was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in the town of Somerset near Placerville. Deputy Brian Ishmael, a four-year veteran of the department, died as a result of the shooting. Two people are in custody.

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region over the next three days. Events include the final V&T Railway train rides of the 2019 season, the 27th annual Carson City Pumpkin Patch at Seeliger Elementary School, fundraisers around town, coin press demonstrations at the Nevada State Museum, comedy at the Carson Nugget and more!

RENO — Work For Warriors Nevada is set to host its Law Enforcement and First Responder Career Fair in Reno at Idlewild Park in the California Building on Friday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Carson City’s Flavors of India will host a fundraiser benefitting the family of fallen Harris County deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal.

Last week, Deputy Dhaliwal was gunned down during a traffic stop in his native Houston, and has caused national mourning for the Sikh officer who made it his duty to protect his community while also bridging cultural gaps.

CARSON CITY — The 25-acre Evans Creek Fire started Thursday around 2 a.m. and is located southwest of Reno on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Carson Ranger District in Evans Canyon area approximately two miles from the Ballardini Ranch Trailhead. The fire was human-caused and under investigation by law enforcement.

Thank you to everyone who made the Friends in Service Helping, 8th annual Have A Heart fundraiser a success. Due to the generosity and kind-heartedness of the community, this year was the most successful yet!

A 55-year-old man from Gardnerville was arrested in South Lake Tahoe Wednesday morning after allegedly arranging to have sex with a minor.

Ten years ago, on August 26, 2009, Officer Todd Stroud reported to work at the Concord Police Department and, because of his experience as a school resource officer, was asked to look after a woman who was at the police station with her two young daughters.

That woman, he soon learned, was Jaycee Dugard who, 18 years before, had been kidnapped as she walked to a school bus stop in South Lake Tahoe one morning and had not been seen since.

A 26-year-old Reno man was arrested Friday night for possession of stolen license plates, driving with a suspended license, a parole and probation hold and obstructing an officer.

Rudy Alexander Jimenez was taken into custody at 7:46 p.m. According to the report, deputies scanned Jimenez’s car and it returned with a stolen license plate warning from dispatch.

The Reno Police Department will be conducting training exercises Monday in the 700 block of Koontz Lane in Carson City. Residents and motorists may see police activity in the area. It is training exercises.

The Nevada Highway Patrol, Reno Police Department, and Sparks Police Department combined resources July 26 through 28, 2019, to conduct regional DUI enforcement. Over the course of two days, the multi-agency Northern Nevada DUI Strike Team patrolled in discreetly-marked ‘ghost’ vehicles during the hours of increased impaired driving rates in an effort to detect and apprehend impaired drivers.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A lead from the Las Vegas FBI led law enforcement to South Lake Tahoe to confront what they thought to be a woman intent on harming herself and perhaps others with a bomb.

Two were arrested Sunday for felony and misdemeanor charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery that the vehicle stopped not only had drugs and paraphernalia inside but had been reported stolen, a Carson City sheriff's deputy report said.

Officers from the Reno Police Department are currently investigating a body of suspicious circumstances found at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino early this morning.

According to the Reno Police Department, officers were dispatched to the casino around 2 a.m. to the report of a body being found in suspicious circumstances on the 19th floor of the hotel.

On Monday, July 8, 2019, at approximately 4:55 p.m., a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper observed a road rage incident on IR-80 and the West McCarran eastbound off-ramp in Reno.

The unclothed body of a man was found at Bijou Municipal Golf Course in South Lake Tahoe just before 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received information Monday from the Nevada Highway Patrol they were in pursuit of a Dodge Challenger driven by a suspect from Sundays shooting in Reno.

Lace up your walking shoes, pack a lunch, grab a fishing pole and head to any of Nevada's public parks this Saturday, June 8 for “Discover Nevada State Parks” day. Visitors will receive free day-use admission at all of Nevada’s State Parks and the opportunity to fish without a license throughout the Silver State.

A high-speed chase ended Tuesday in a pursuit that initially began in South Lake Tahoe and then ended in Sacramento, landing a known gang member, white supremacist wanted in Douglas County and El Dorado County behind bars.

Heading into the middle of the work week, Wednesday, May 22, there's no short supply of places to go and things to do around Carson City. Sure you may want to pull out your parkas or sweaters for the day. All the more reason to take in those rays of sunshine when the clouds break. A walk through the capitol grounds is always a blessing and treat, no matter the weather or your politics. So enjoy. Here's what's ahead:

Demolition began Monday in Yerington at Lyon County's former public safety complex, which was built in 1976 and moved to a new complex in 2013, said County Manager Jeff Page.

The Nevada Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training announced Wednesday that 24 graduates from 16 agencies from around the Silver State will accept their peace officers’ oath as the POST Academy Class 2019-01.