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This is the first part of January and this is also a good time for all of us (including Donnie Q) to make some personal resolutions for 2015. Most importantly, remember that if you do make any resolutions, be sure to follow through with what you resolve to do in this new year.

A 28-year-old Reno man was arrested Monday in the 1300 block of Ladera Drive on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after he allegedly punched his girlfriend’s father in the face when he was told to leave the woman alone, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, the man was at the Ladera residence and asked to leave by his girlfriend. When he refused to leave, saying he was going to gather his belongings, the girlfriend called her parents.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the passenger who died in a New Year's Day crash on Mt. Rose Highway east of Incline Village in which the driver fled and was later found hiding.

A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 1:26 a.m. in the 2900 block of Menlo Drive on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, arriving officers could hear a man inside the apartment banging and yelling on a door inside.

UPDATE: The Nevada Highway Patrol reports the driver of the Isuzu Rodeo involved in a fatal New Year's night vehicle crash has been located. Manuel Mejia Verdusco, 49, of Incline Village, was the driver that had been reported missing in the head-on crash that killed one person on Mt. Rose Highway, according the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Verdusco has multiple injuries to the face, wrist, and ankle and has been taken to the hospital for treatment.
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UPDATE: The Nevada Highway Patrol was able to make contact with Mr. Edgar Guzman-Barrios. After cooperating with an interview with law enforcement officers Mr. Guzman-Barrios provided important proof that cleared him of any involvement in the crash. NHP is confident that Mr. Guzman-Barrios was not inside the vehicle when it caused the accident on Mt. Rose. The NHP investigators are now looking into other evidence to help locate the driver of the Isuzu Rodeo.
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One person has died and another is being sought after a two-vehicle crash on Mt. Rose Highway on New Year's Day in which alcohol may have been a factor, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

UPDATE 6:56PM: The Nevada Highway Patrol reports the driver of the Isuzu Rodeo involved in a fatal New Year's night vehicle crash has been located. Manuel Mejia Verdusco, 49, of Incline Village, was the driver that had been reported missing in the head-on crash that killed one person on Mt. Rose Highway, according the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Verdusco has multiple injuries to the face, wrist, and ankle and has been taken to the hospital for treatment.
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UPDATE: The Nevada Highway Patrol was able to make contact with Mr. Edgar Guzman-Barrios. After cooperating with an interview with law enforcement officers Mr. Guzman-Barrios provided important proof that cleared him of any involvement in the crash. NHP is confident that Mr. Guzman-Barrios was not inside the vehicle when it caused the accident on Mt. Rose. The NHP investigators are now looking into other evidence to help locate the driver of the Isuzu Rodeo.
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One person has died and another is being sought after a two-vehicle crash on Mt. Rose Highway on New Year's Day in which alcohol may have been a factor, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

As I have done for many years, my last article of the year, each year, is to present the Don Q Awards for a number of different reasons. Those reasons include such assorted things as: Outstanding, memorable, good, not so good, questionable, bad, serious, funny, dumb, head-scratching, are-you-kidding, etc.

These awards are presented to all kinds of people or places or things for what has occurred throughout the year.
It’s a fun way to end the year for yours truly.

So, without further ado, here are the 2014 Don Q Award winners:
Best Birthday Present:

The Nevada Highway Patrol continues to investigate a New Year's Eve accident Wednesday in which a man walking across East McCarran was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by a Fallon woman.

The accident happened at around 8:15 p.m. Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched to vehicle versus pedestrian accident south of Prater Way near Lincoln Way in Sparks, said NHP Trooper Dave Gibson.

A 31-year-old man was arrested Thursday, 12:58 a.m. in the 2600 block of Highway 50 East on suspicion of DUI, driving in the middle lane for 200 feet and violation of bail conditions, all misdemeanors, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, officers stopped the Dayton man after observing him enter the middle driving lane past Airport Road where he traveled approximately 500 feet in the center before stopping at the red light at Highway 50 and Lompa Lane.

A 26-year-old Stateline man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine and other charges after a traffic stop in the 4000 block of South Curry Street, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, during a consensual stop at a parked car in a movie theater parking lot at 1:57 a.m., an officer asked the man, Daniel Louis Allen, for identification.

When recession struck the Silver State, it was Nevadans who pulled together and were the most charitable, according to IRS statistics compiled by a national nonprofit consulting agency.

From around December of 2007 to June of 2009, the recession kicked off by the subprime mortgage crisis, affected the entire nation and especially Nevada, among the hardest hit. The states that experienced some of the biggest decreases in median income actually increased their charitable giving the most, according to PlentyConsulting.com.

When Dejon Smith left home after school on Dec. 11, like any teen facing a snow day the following day, he told his parents he was headed out for the evening. He did not tell them where he was going or with whom he would be.

DeShawn and Taneka Smith, Dejon's parents, were concerned when, at the end of the evening, they hadn't heard from their son.

A woman was flown to Renown Medical Center Monday afternoon following an accident involving a landscaping vehicle and a pedestrian, a Lyon County sheriff’s sergeant said.

The vehicle was traveling westbound on Dayton Valley Road and apparently had a pipe that was hanging from the side, said Sgt. Dan Lynch. The female pedestrian was walking eastbound. The pipe struck the woman as it drove by, hitting her in the head. The landscaping vehicle didn't stop, said Lynch.

South Lake Tahoe Police found the body of a missing 14-year-old South Tahoe High freshman on Saturday afternoon.

Dejon Smith had been missing since Thursday afternoon when he never returned home after heading out to play after school. Police responded to the 1100 block of Wildwood Avenue to follow up on a report of a missing juvenile. They followed leads with no results at that time.

UPDATE: Care Flight was ordered and Carson City fire and ambulance responded tonight to an accident involving a pedestrian in the 3800 block of Highway 50 East at Fairview and Gordon. The victim, an adult female pedestrian, was conscious and moving on the pavement when rescue crews found her but was suffering from back and neck injuries.

The call came into dispatch at 5:18 p.m. Carson City sheriff's deputies rerouted traffic around the accident scene.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has released the name of the victim in a Nov. 11 motorcycle crash on Stewart Street in which a Carson City man died while attempting to cross the road in a crosswalk.

A 27-year-old Carson City woman, wanted on a felony warrant, was arrested early Sunday after giving officers the name of her roommate and then running from them early Sunday morning in the area of William and Rand streets, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Kayla Lynn Olson was caught near Long Street and Wendy Lane at 1:12 a.m. after having jumped over fences in a foot pursuit with deputies, according to the arrest report. The woman was contacted after having crossed William Street with two others.

A man who was walking on Interstate 580 in Reno south of Mill Street was struck and killed by a car on Saturday night, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The accident happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. NHP Troopers were dispatched to a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian accident on the freeway. The preliminary investigation details learned so far indicate a red 2011 Honda Accord was traveling southbound in the left lane on I580 just past Mill Street.

A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 1:14 a.m. in the 1700 block of East William Street on suspicion of DUI and speeding, both misdemeanors. According to the arrest report, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy clocked the driver going 52 mph in a 35 mph zone on East William Street.

The officer activated his emergency lights and the driver would not brake to slow down, the report states. The officer then activated his siren and the vehicle continued heading eastbound, pulling into a parking lot in the 1700 block of East William Street.

Here are the most recent arrests and bookings from the Carson City Sheriff's Office. Those arrested and facing charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

A 22-year-old Carson City man, Madison Ray McGlynn, was arrested Wednesday, 3:15 p.m. in the 2700 block of East Long Street on a felony burglary warrant issued Nov. 20, 2013 out of Carson City Justice Court and two misdemeanor warrants, contempt of court, and failure to appear, each issued July 9, 2013. Bail: $20,687.

A 56-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of felony domestic battery after an incident Monday that sent a woman to the hospital with a broken rib, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Edwin Stanley Scrivner was being held in Carson City Jail on $15,000 bail after he was arrested at 2:30 p.m. in the 3500 block of South Carson Street. According to the arrest report, officers were called Monday afternoon to an Adams Street home after a woman reported Scrivner had “crushed” her chest during a domestic dispute.

UPDATE: Care Flight was called Monday night to an accident involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Adams and Carson Street. The call to dispatch came in at 8:05 p.m. The 37-year-old adult male victim suffered life threatening injuries.

Arriving Carson City firefighters gave aid to the victim and transported him to the Carson City Airport where a Care Flight air ambulance flew him to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno.

A 28-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of third offense felony domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Ivy Mountain Lion was arrested at 10:08 p.m. in the 1100 block of Woodside Drive. She’s being held on $15,000 bail. According to the arrest report, officers were called to a residence after dispatch was told that a man had been struck in the face by the woman.

Two Wadsworth women have been charged in the Nov. 18 hit and run crash that killed a woman who was a pedestrian walking along the road on State Route 427 in Lyon County, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Liann Christy, 21, has been charged with felony DUI causing death and leaving the scene of an accident causing death. Katrina E. Paddy, 22, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death, said NHP Trooper Dave Gibson on Monday.

Employees at Cactus Jack's Casino will hold a memorial for Mike Shields this Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. inside the Poker Room at Cactus Jack's at 420 North Carson St., Carson City.

Shields died Nov. 11 after being struck in a crosswalk by a motorcycle as he was returning from Cactus Jack's, where he was an employee. The accident remains under investigation. The Nevada Highway Patrol has had difficulty in locating the family of Mr. Shields. Friends say Shields would have celebrated a birthday Tuesday.

The story below is from Bob Wilkie, a friend of Shields:

Despite its location away from major population centers, a swarm of earthquakes in the far northwest corner of Nevada is attracting attention as it continues to rumble residents this week with several magnitude 3.0 earthquakes, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake on Nov. 21 and a magnitude 4.3 on Nov. 17.

A man suspected of several car break-ins earlier this week faces another felony charge after officers recovered a chrome folding knife that was reported stolen from one of the vehicles burglarized, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Donald Ray McNeill, 45, was jailed Wednesday on charges of stolen property, vehicle burglary and parole violation. The additional charge was made Thursday after a burglary victim identified the knife.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a man suspected of domestic battery in which the victim was severely injured.

At around 8:35 p.m. Monday, deputies were called to a Walsh Street residence. Arriving officers met with the female victim who stated she was battered by Rico Wiggins of Carson City. Wiggins fled the scene prior to the arrival of deputies and the victim was taken to the hospital.

The victim was struck with such force that it caused severe damage to her orbital bone and she may lose her eye, investigators have been told.

Two 4.7 magnitude earthquakes and more than 50 3.0 or greater magnitude earthquakes mark an uptick in seismic activity one week after a 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck far northwest Nevada on Nov. 4, 2014. The activity in the past week is more than in previous months combined.

The Nevada Highway Patrol says alcohol is suspected in a crash Tuesday night involving a motorcyclist in which an adult man died while crossing an intersection after he was struck by a motorcycle at Stewart and Telegraph streets in Carson City.