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High clouds with periods of sunshine and gusty winds are expected this weekend around the Carson City and Lake Tahoe regions, putting a familiar capper on a likely Christmas without snow in western Nevada.

A High Wind Warning is underway for the region as Carson City braces for a fairly quick moving winter storm that is expected to bring 50 to 60 mph wind gusts followed by accumulating snow along the valley floors and 8 to 10 inches above 7,000 feet.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday issued the following statement regarding relief efforts requested from the State of Nevada by FEMA.

A 36-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Saturday in the area of 20 College Parkway for felony suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 36-year-old Carson City woman arrested Wednesday on suspicion of two counts child neglect is now facing felony child abuse charges after investigators learned her four-month-old infant had allegedly been dropped to the ground on two occasions, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

An 18-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Tuesday on misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery after she allegedly scratched her boyfriend's face following an argument over a text message, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

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Two were arrested Saturday on suspicion of felony drug charges after a traffic stop and canine assisted search recovered a mint can that contained methamphetamine and evidence to suggest a drug sale, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 44-year-old Carson City man faces felony drug and eluding charges after leading officers in a vehicle pursuit Saturday afternoon that went for several blocks, including through a residential neighborhood, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.

— A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 10:15 p.m. in the 1600 block of Medical Parkway on misdemeanor warrant charges of violation of a suspended sentence, driving without a valid license and a motor vehicle violation.

Carson City Harley Davidson was closed last week with employees not receiving their paychecks Friday and told they could file for unemployment insurance, Carson Now has learned. When contacted Monday, the owner of the motorcycle facility on Research Way said the business will open Tuesday and that all the employees will be paid.

Multiple phone calls to the Carson City Harley-Davidson facility went unanswered this weekend. A sign in the window said: “Due to a system-wide outage we are currently closed. We will be extending the contest an additional week. Sorry for the inconvenience.”

A 51-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday at a La Miranda Street residence on a felony charge of domestic battery with strangulation, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A man who was found in possession of 6,000 images and 20 videos of child pornography, including child rape, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, lifetime supervised release, and ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution to various victims, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden, for the District of Nevada.

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A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday on felony charges, battery with a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana with intent to sell, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Christoper Matthew Couch is being held on $35,000 bail. According to the arrest report, officers were called to the 3800 block of South Carson Street regarding two people arguing. Dispatch advised they were getting several 911 calls and one of the reporting witnesses said one of the men hit the other.

A Carson City man was arrested Monday on a felony home invasion charge after he allegedly pushed through the front door of a residence, entering the home without permission, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Chris Kaecker, 26, is being held on $33,000 bail. He also faces a gross misdemeanor charge of domestic battery and a misdemeanor charge of being arrested while on probation.

A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 4:32 p.m. in the 500 block of East William Street on felony suspicion of forgery, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Robert Wayne Smith was jailed on $5,000 bail. Officers spoke with the pharmacist who received a call from a local doctor who asked the pharmacist not to fill any new prescriptions for the man as they were all forged, the arrest report states.

A 37-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday and faces a felony charge of intimidating a witness.
Rebecca Taylor was booked into Carson City Jail at 2:20 p.m. and is being held on $15,000 bail.

According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to 400 Saliman Road. Carson City dispatch informed deputies that Taylor had bail conditions not to meet with a man and that she had been at his residence.

A Carson City man turned himself into authorities Wednesday for an outstanding felony warrant, being a sex offender failing to change his address, issued out of Churchill County.

David Alan Wilson II, 30, turned himself into the front counter of the Carson City Sheriff's Office at 12:35 p.m. on the warrant service confirmed out of New River Township Justice Court as a sex offender failing to change address. Bail is $25,000 bondable. He was taken into custody without incident.

In other arrests:

A 37-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday and faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery after allegedly being in a physical altercation with her mother.

According to the arrest report, Carson City sheriff's patrol officers were dispatched at 10:15 p.m. Aug. 13 to the 1900 block of Carson Street for a domestic battery call. Officers arrived and spoke with the mother who told officers she feared her daughter was using meth and went out looking for her. The victim told officers she found her daughter near a casino.

Carson City authorities arrested a 20-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man on Tuesday who were involved in a car theft from the parking lot of Burger King on Monday.

Kayla M. Robbins was jailed after surveillance video obtained showed her taking a Honda Civic on Monday at 7:53 p.m. from the restaurant at 3589 North Carson Street. The vehicle belonged to the restaurant manager.

Robbins allegedly walked past the unattended, unlocked car parked outside the main doors, got inside and sped away, according to the arrest report.

The National Weather Service in Reno has implemented a weather text alert system for smart phones. A number of Carson Now readers have said they've gotten text message alerts already, the first being a dust storm from Monday. Here's the skinny:

A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday and faces a felony charge of unlawful use of a credit card.
Jack Michael Bell is being held on $7,500 bond in the Carson City Jail. According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Fairview Drive in reference to a fraud report.

The victim advised she discovered that her Chase Bank debit card was missing two days ago and she said she suspected her roommate and boyfriend, Jack Michael Bell, took her debit card, the arrest report states.

A 25-year-old Carson City man faces felony drug charges after a vehicle search netted, among other things, methamphetamine that was stashed inside a toy action figure.

Officers arrested Jesse Silis-Teran at 5:35 p.m. Thursday near Humboldt and Long streets. According to the arrest report, officers patrolling the area heard a group of people yelling at each other and met with three individuals at a parked car.

April is National Distracted Driving Month and the Nevada Highway Patrol will be implementing a zero-tolerance enforcement period next week, April 22-26, as a strict traffic safety initiative to hopefully curtail the use of hand-held phones while motorists are driving. Troopers around the Silver State are still continuing to observe motorists texting, talking, and reading non-voice communications despite the fact this behavior became illegal over 15 months ago.

Drug crimes, burglary, child neglect and a third DUI offense made up the bulk of this weekend's felony-related arrests, Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies report.

Two men were arrested Sunday and face felony charges after attempting to steal air compressors from a vacant Carson City building. Arrested were Geoffrey Earl Meudt, 39, of Gardnerville and Steven Walter Cozad, 30, of Wellington, Nev. Both are being held and face charges of being in possession of burglary tools and gross misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to commit theft.

Two Carson City men were arrested and face felony robbery charges. Orion Tova, 42, and Kyle Carpenter, 25, were arrested as a result of a confrontation that was said to be about the victim having stolen money from the suspect's mother who said he was trying to get it back.

An anonymous tip about a vehicle used in drug transactions and phone text messages about drug sales led to the arrest of three Carson City residents for possession with the intent to sell.
The arrests were made near the area of 700 Hot Springs Road at 1:40 a.m. Oct. 29. According to the Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report, a deputy was parked outside an apartment building and was speaking with a Capital City patrol officer. A vehicle drove up to the apartment complex that matched the vehicle description provided by the anonymous tipster.

A Carson City man faces a felony charge of eluding police and endangering the lives of motorists following a motorcycle chase through the city.

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is warning Nevadans who may be participating in last minute holiday shopping to be aware of identity theft, charitable donation scams, and text message scams.