[KOH] An anti-theft program and a new law are combining to reduce the number of catalytic converter thefts in Washoe County. Thieves take the stolen converters to recyclers where the precious metals like platinum, palladium, and rhodium go for big bucks.But the sheriff’s office began offering free stencils to mark the converter with the vehicle’s…… MORE
Canine Police Officer Dead
[KOH] The Reno Police Department has announced the passing of police dog Thor. The German Shepherd was born in 2013 in Israel. Thor served as a police dog from July 2014 to January 2021. Thor worked in both narcotics detection and in patrol, where he did apprehension, tracking, trailing and article detection. Officer Dan Knox…… MORE
Mom Arrested for Murdering Son
[KOH] [KOH] A juvenile died Friday in a motel room east of downtown Reno. The Reno Police Department arrested his mother, 37-year-old Ansonia Laws, on a count of open murder, which could mean first or second degree murder or manslaughter.Police went to the motel on East Fourth Street near Sutro Street at about 4 p.m.…… MORE
Trifling Temblor in the Truckee Meadows
[KOH] Did you feel it? A magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit the mountains northeast of Spanish Springs Sunday just before 5 p.m. The Nevada Seismological Laboratory put the quake about 1.8 miles northeast of Golden Eagle Park. It was the strongest quake of seven in the same area ranging from from magnitude 0.8 to 2.7. There…… MORE
Skateboarder Killed
[KOH] A skateboarder in Sparks died late Friday night after being hit by a vehicle. Around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sparks Police, Fire and REMSA responded to Sparks Blvd near Prater Way. Witnesses stated a male on a skateboard was struck by a vehicle and was in the roadway with life threatening injuries. The skateboarder was…… MORE
Street Racing Spectators Arrested
[KOH] Eight people were arrested Saturday night for alleged street racing in southeast Reno, seven for being spectators at street racing. The arrests happened about 10 p.m. Saturday at Energy Way and Reactor Way. The Reno Police Department said it was not a planned operation. Reno police officers on routine patrol arrived from one direction…… MORE
Reno Police Asking Drivers to Lookout For Pedestrians
Reno Police are asking everyone to slow down and keep and eye out for pedestrians following several recent collisions.… MORE
Search Continues For Hit And Run Driver
A pedestrian injured in an east Sparks hit-and-run has died. Police are still looking for a driver and have identified a vehicle they think was involved. It is a 2002-2005 Saturn Vue that is silver or otherwise light in color. It should have driver-side front-end damage. The crash that killed Karla Martinez of Reno Sept.…… MORE
Fraudsters Sought
[KOH] Reno Police are investigating a residential burglary and armed robbery that happened on September 6th. About 7:40 a.m., RPD responded to a home in South Reno, where they found that several credit cards belonging to the victim were taken. They have since been used at various locations in the Truckee Meadows. Two suspects are…… MORE
That $1.76 Billion Jackpot Ticket Has Been Won
[KOH] Someone in Southern California is now a billionaire. A winning ticket for Wednesday’s estimated one-point-seven-six-billion dollar Powerball jackpot was sold at Midway Market and Liquor in Frazier Park, about 75 miles north of L.A. – it’s a mountain community near Tejon Pass – population 2,600 and dropping. Wednesday’s jackpot was the second-largest jackpot in…… MORE
