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A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of indecent exposure in an incident that allegedly happened in front of children and customers at an East William Street store, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 28-year-old male transient was arrested Wednesday for suspicion of felony failure to register as a sex offender, a felony contempt of court warrant out of Washoe County and a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant out of Sparks Township Court, a Carson City sheriff's deputy report states.

In an effort to promote public safety by preventing contact between children and supervised sex offenders, officers from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Parole and Probation conducted the 15th annual operation Scarecrow on Oct. 31, 2019.

In an effort to provide enhanced safety for children and to give the public a greater sense of security during Halloween evening, officers from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Division of Parole and Probation, will conduct Operation Scarecrow on Oct. 31, 2019, in Carson City and the Reno, Sparks areas of Washoe County.

Spent the last six weeks out on the Mississippi and Ohio, saving sinners while spreading the Gospel according to Twain. That's what I like to think, anyways. They saved me is probably closer to the truth.

The Carson City School District is seeking four applications from parents to serve as board members on the district’s Family Life Committee. Appointment as a member of the committee shall be for an initial term of three years.

Officers with the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Division of Parole and Probation conducted a Lifetime Sex Offender Compliance Operation on Sept. 20, 2019. The primary objective of the operation was to verify NPP supervised sex offenders on probation for a period of Lifetime Supervision were residing at the address they provided to state and local authorities pursuant to sex offender registration mandates per Nevada law.

The focus of the operation was placed on personal observation of offenders at their registered address and verifying their reporting place of residence via contact with roommates, neighbors or landlords.

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

Notice is Hereby given that the City of Carson City will conduct a public hearing on September 12, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the Community Development Conference Room A, 108 E. Proctor Street, Carson City, NV 8970 in order to discuss potential applications for funding under the next fiscal year’s (July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021) State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and to solicit additional citizen input on possible activities to be included in an application.

During a break at the Nevada Statewide Youth Summer Camp, Tyler Murray of Silver Springs tossed a football around a small circle of campers.

While he said he enjoyed the activities, he mostly appreciated the sense of connection he’s felt and the lessons learned about being vulnerable.

A 23-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday morning in the 300 block of East William Street for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI and gross misdemeanor possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, a Carson City sheriff's report said.

A Carson City man wanted for felony warrants who evaded deputies following a traffic stop last week was taken into custody Saturday, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team arrest report.

A 24-year-old man was arrested in the 1500 block of East William Street for suspicion of home invasion, attempted burglary, battery on an officer and other charges, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office report.

Legislation that requires hospitals to provide victims of sexual assault with a document outlining resources for them is headed to the governor's desk. The Assembly bill cleared the Nevada Legislature on Tuesday with a ...

A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of driving under the influence causing substantial bodily harm, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Two were arrested Monday in the area of Imperial Way and West Nye Lane for drug possession and other charges, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team arrested two people Saturday on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges including drug possession and destroying evidence following a vehicle pursuit.

A 33-year-old Carson City woman was arrested for suspicion of felony grand larceny and child endangerment after shoplifting nearly $1,000 worth of merchandise from a local department store with her four-year-old child in tow.

A 22-year-old man was arrested in the 600 block of E. John Street for failing to register as a sex offender after moving to Carson City a month ago.

A 46-year-old transient woman was apprehended Thursday afternoon by Special Enforcement Team deputies after having allegedly escaped from the attorney general’s office. She was also arrested on two contempt of court warrants, possession of methamphetamines, drug paraphernalia possession, and attempting to conceal or destroy evidence.

SET Deputies arrested Sally Jean Whooley after they received a report that a bail bondsman had apprehended a fugitive.

CARSON CITY — A strategic plan to address commercial sexual exploitation of children in Nevada is the culmination of more than two years of effort by a broad cross-section of individuals representing child welfare, juvenile justice, the courts, service providers, advocates and other entities that work to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children in Nevada.

A woman who says she was sex trafficked through a Nevada brothel filed a federal lawsuit Monday that seeks to overturn the state’s legalized prostitution in rural counties.

It’s big news: female lawmakers now hold 32 of the Nevada state legislature’s 63 seats. Thus, Nevada has the distinction of being the first state in the country to seat a female majority to its legislative assembly.

But, that this momentous occasion has transpired first in Nevada oozes with irony. After all, Nevada is the only state in the country that legally sanctions the buying and selling of women for sex.

The most emblematic measure of women’s true status in any society is reflected in its prostitution laws: are women public sexual commodities under the law or not?

Senate Bill 7 was profiled on Nov. 14, 2018, and is summarized as, “An act relating to crimes; providing that a person who is less than 14 years of age for prostitution is guilty of sex trafficking; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”

Existing Nevada laws prohibit any person from engaging in prostitution or solicitation outside of a legal Nevada brothel.

A 30 year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday morning at 8:50 a.m. in the 2000 block of West College Parkway for misdemeanor violation of a temporary protection order (TPO) and resisting an officer, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

An 82 year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. in the 200 block of Allouette Way on felony battery with a deadly weapon charge, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

Nevada Humanities has announced the book selections for the 2019 Nevada Reads program.

Throughout 2019, Nevada Reads will feature three books, two nonfiction memoirs and one novel:

A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested by Special Enforcement Team deputies and Carson City Sheriff’s Office detectives in the area of Clear Creek and Dat So La Lee on five counts of sexual assault on a victim under 14, six counts of using a minor under 14 for pornography, and one count of felony child abuse.

A Northern Nevada Correctional Center inmate sentenced to life in prison for sex offenses died Tuesday at the prison's regional medical facility in Carson City, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

A 33-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the area of Highway 50 and Fairview on multiple charges including failing to register as a sex offender, a felony and misdemeanor DUI.