The Reno Police Department arrested 19-year-old Daniel Leyva Sunday on charges of hit-and-run and reckless driving causing substantial bodily harm after he allegedly hit a girl with a car during a sideshow street takeover. Police were called to South McCarran Boulevard and Lakeside Drive just after midnight early Sunday. An hour later police went to…… MORE
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Sparks Police Investigating Fatal Tour Bus Crash
One person died last night after being hit by a tour bus behind the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks. Police says the bus was heading east on Nugget Avenue and turning north when the driver hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk. No one else was injured. The Nevada State Police are assisting in the investigation…… MORE
Man Arrested for Allegedly Exposing Himself on a Ring Camera
A Reno man has been arrested for open and gross lewdness after allegedly exposing himself on Ring video. Reno Police say they received a criminal report on Sept. 24 of a man who a homeowner captured exposing himself on video in the area of Souverain Lane in Reno. RPD arrested Alberto Hernandez shortly afterwards. The…… MORE
Police Catch Escaped Inmate
Police have apprehended an inmate who escaped from an Indian Springs correctional center. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera was taken into custody last night about 9:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Eastern Avenue, about 4 miles from the Las Vegas Strip. He was convicted in 2010 of killing a hot dog stand vendor using a motion-activated…… MORE
Sparks Police Looking For Two Persons of Interest in Connection With Fatal Shooting
The Sparks Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two persons of interest in connection with a July shooting. The department has identified 21-year-old Jovon Woodard. The other is 21-year-old T’Maureyai Banks from Reno. Detectives with the Sparks Police Department have also identified a suspect vehicle believed to be occupied by the…… MORE
Hit And Run Driver Arrested
A 17 year old boy suffered potentially life threatening injuries Monday, in a hit and run crash that happened about 7:30 A.M. on West Seventh Street and Sapphire Ridge Way. The driver fled the scene failing to stop and provide medical aid or call for assistance. The young man was hit while in a crosswalk.…… MORE
Fire in Stead Started by Illegal Fireworks
The Reno Fire Department says a 1 acre brush fire in the North Valleys Saturday was started by illegal fireworks. It was first reported around 3:45 p.m. in the area of Indigo Court and Peppermint Drive between Silver Lake Road and U.S. 395 in the Stead area. The fire department quickly extinguished the blaze. No…… MORE
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Looking For Suspects in Vehicle Burglaries And Credit Card Fraud
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying some people involved in several vehicle break-ins and credit card fraud. Several vehicles were broken into in the area of Zephyr Cove on August 21st, and at least one purse containing credit cards was stolen in those thefts. Following the break-ins, the…… MORE
Reno Police Looking For a Hit And Run Driver
Police are investigating after a hit & run crash in northwest Reno. It happened last night near Keystone Avenue and Kings Row. The pedestrian suffered only minor injuries. The vehicle is described as a gray 4-door passenger car. If you have any information, you’re asked to contact Reno Police, or you can call Secret Witness…… MORE
Pilot Killed During Reno Air Races Identified
The man killed in a crash at the Reno Air Races Sunday was L-29 pilot Aaron Hogue. Race officials said the crash occurred on the third of six laps during the Jet Gold Race on outer pylon 5. Hogue appeared to have some kind of trouble with his jet before it crashed into the ground…… MORE
