Zombies Are Taking Over Downtown Reno This Weekend

The walking dead will converge in downtown Reno this weekend for the 2018 Zombie Crawl, and the Reno Police Department wants to remind everyone attending, or traveling through downtown Reno, that North Virginia Street between Second Street to Fourth Street will be closed for the event. If you go, designate a driver, because there’ll be…MORE

Help Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful This Weekend

The City of Reno, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and the Associated Students of the University of Nevada are looking for volunteers to help with a community cleanup this Saturday in the Valley Road area. The cleanup gets started with a meet up at Silver State Eatery at 17-71 Valley Road at 9am, and the cleanup…MORE

Suspect Steals Shoes From The Nike Factory Store

The Sparks Police Department is on the hunt for a man who stole three pairs of shoes from the Nike store at the Outlets at Legends in Sparks, and then returned later in the day to take another pair. The first incident occurred October 8th around four in the afternoon. Police say a Hispanic man…MORE

Police Release Identity of Pedestrian Killed on Virginia Street

Reno Police have identified the 72-year-old man who was hit and killed while walking near UNR on North Virginia. Eugene Bowman of Bishop, California was pronounced dead at the scene. Reno Police Lt. William Rulla reports the man was walking outside the crosswalk on North Virginia when a large white box truck hit Bowman. That…MORE

Reno Drug Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court

A Reno man has been sentenced to 184 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and heroin in the Truckee Meadows. 41-year-old LeCharles Baldon, Sr. pleaded guilty in May to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and was sentenced Monday. Investigators say between November 2016 and January 2017, Baldon possessed and distributed…MORE

Joining Forces Campaign Begins Friday

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, and other local Nevada law enforcement agencies, are ramping up for Nevada Day Weekend with a joining forces campaign on our roadways. If you’re planning on a night a out with friends and family, make sure you have a designated driver or take the bus, so you can get home…MORE

Reno Swat Conducting Training Exercise Downtown Today

Don’t be alarmed when you see a high volume of law enforcement downtown this afternoon. The Reno Police Department’s SWAT Team is conducting a training exercise in the area of Virginia and Commercial Streets, so their team’s ready in the event of an emergency. They’re practicing a critical incident situation in a high rise structure…MORE