Sheriff Ken Furlong

A community policing citizens academy program of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, through the development of the Volunteers in Police Service Program, will run from August to October, officials announced Monday.

UPDATE 11:20AM From Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong: Juvenile Sean Ascuaga of Reno was located at Marlette Dam. He was found safe and unharmed, but will be checked by paramedics before transporting back to Carson City to family members.
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Search teams from Carson City and Washoe County are looking for a missing 17-year-old male who has been reported missing and was last seen in the Chimney Beach area of Lake Tahoe on Monday afternoon.

With fire danger worsening around Western Nevada and the upcoming July 4 holiday period, law enforcement and fire agencies are warning people not to ignite fireworks. Not only are they potentially dangerous and could touch off wildfires, but they’re also illegal.

Carson City Fire Department, Sheriff's Office and Parks, Recreation and Open Space officials appear in a video produced Friday that explains a shooting ban on city, state and federal land due to extreme fire danger.

A bean bag shotgun blast from Sheriff Ken Furlong signaled the start of the Capital 50 and 35 backcountry rides Saturday in downtown Carson City capping the second day of the 2017 Epic Rides Carson City Off-Road mountain bike racing series.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office bid farewell to a longtime sergeant on Friday, welcomed a long time member of the force who was promoted to sergeant and introduced a new member to the deputy team.

A 27-year-old Douglas County man and suspect in a California homicide investigation was arrested Thursday night during a joint agency operation that happened at an Airport Road apartment complex, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

UPDATE 8:50PM: A Douglas County man and suspect in a California homicide investigation was arrested Thursday night during a joint agency operation that happened at an Airport Road apartment complex, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirms.

Prompted by his 11-year-old son to get involved with the local DARE organization, a Carson City real estate agent is spearheading a golf tournament and kids golf clinic on Saturday, June 17 at Silver Oak Golf and Event Center.

Two women escaped what could have been a tragic accident after their vehicle plunged into the fast-moving Carson River early Friday morning.

The Carson City Senior Center, Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department have officially formed the Carson City Nevada TRIAD organization, as a joint effort to provide information, education and support to Carson City seniors.

The 14th annual Cops and Kids Open House at the Carson City Sheriff's Office (CCSO) started at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and runs until 2 p.m. today.

UPDATE 9:33PM: Air traffic into and out of the Carson City Airport has been suspended at least until midnight for the investigation, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Friday night to an airplane crash at the Carson City Airport.

The safest street party in Carson City, the 2017 Cops and Kids Open House, is this Saturday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Carson City Sheriff's Office, 911 East Musser Street.

Have you ever wondered what goes on inside those double doors at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office? You can find out by becoming a volunteer.

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.

UPDATE 12:14AM: A man reported missing Saturday morning was found by a sheriff's deputy late Saturday night in Voltaire Canyon, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
Larry Hicks, 74, told the deputy he had been in the canyon for a couple of days and was suffering from severe dehydration.

Investigators continue to unravel the bizarre circumstances surrounding a Carson City woman who was arrested Friday after she allegedly faked her 10-year-old son's death in order to generate money through community donations and a GoFundMe account, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

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.

UPDATE 9:45AM: Three teenage females were the victims in the rollover accident in upper Kings Canyon on Monday night, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. Two were taken by Care Flight with non-life threatening injuries and one, also with non-life-threatening injuries, was taken to the hospital.
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UPDATE 9:50PM: Care Flight, which landed near the rollover accident in upper Kings Canyon, has made contact with three people, according to dispatch. The RAVEN helicopter dispatched from Washoe County has been canceled.

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.

A suspect has been identified and a pipe bomb was discovered inside a north Carson City home where an investigation is underway after a toddler died Friday, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said late Saturday.

The CHSD Orchestra, under the direction of Brian Fox, participated in the Washoe County School District High School Orchestra Festival 2017 at UNR’s Nightingale Hall. Judges from Sacramento and the Bay Area rated this group alongside similar groups from the Reno and Sparks area.

A two-year-old girl was found unresponsive at a Manzanita Terrace home Friday and was pronounced dead at the hospital after Carson City sheriff's deputies and paramedics were called to a north Carson City residence for a report the child had fallen, said Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The Carson City Senior Center and Sheriff Ken Furlong announced Thursday they are partnering with Carson City Fire Department to form a new senior education program encompassing issues related to public safety and health.

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.

UPDATE 6:30PM: The Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad used a robot to retrieve the grenade, which was determined to be disabled, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. No homes were evacuated during the incident.
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UPDATE 5:25 PM: A man brought what is believed to be a hand grenade into the Carson City Sheriff's Office on Musser Street Tuesday afternoon, which prompted the sheriff's office to close and a bomb squad from Douglas County to be called to the scene.

The Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department would like to advise all users of the Carson City Rifle and Pistol Range of the activation of an automatic security gate beginning on Friday evening, March 17.

UPDATE 3:17PM: The Carson City Airport is temporarily closed until further notice. The aircraft was identified as a local aircraft.
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UPDATE 1:41PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirms the pilot was unconscious briefly following the crash and has been flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno via Care Flight. He was conscious when he left Carson City on Care Flight, said Furlong. The plane did not have any passengers.

A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday in the area of East Hampton Drive for suspicion of third degree arson after allegedly starting a brush fire with a lighter, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.