An armed man robbed the Jimboy’s Tacos on Baring Boulevard in Sparks last night just before 8’clock. The suspect is described as Hispanic, about 6 feet tall with a slender build in his late teens to early 20s. He wore dark clothing and a mask over his face. If you have any information, you’re asked…… MORE
Victim in Car vs Pedestrian Crash Dies
The pedestrian hit by a car at Sixth and Lake Street last night has died from her injuries. 28 year old Reno resident, Andrea Whalen suffered serious head trauma in the crash. The driver involved is cooperating with police. The investigation has revealed that Whalen was crossing 6th St. in a marked crosswalk when she…… MORE
Suspect Pepper Sprays Kmart Employees
The Sparks Police Department has released a photograph of a man they said used pepper spray on store employees after stealing items from a Kmart store Wednesday. Police say around 6:45, the suspect walked into the Kmart on Oddie Boulevard, grabbed several items, and attempted to leave without paying. When store security stopped him, he…… MORE
Man Contaminating Food at Grocery Store
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is looking for a man they believe has been contaminating food at the Raley’s grocery store on Lake Tahoe Boulevard. Police say surveillance video shows a man walking into the store, and putting an unknown type of substance on top of the food in the food court. Police believe…… MORE
Vegas Eases Up On Weed
Las Vegas prosecutors will stop charging people accused of having small amounts of marijuana after Nevada voters decided to change the law. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson is suspending cases in progress and won’t file new charges against people accused of having less than an ounce. The new law actually takes effect at the…… MORE
Sun Valley “Strangler” Gets Life in Prison
A Sun Valley man has been sentenced to life in prison for the kidnapping of one victim, and the kidnapping and sexual assault of another. 20-year-old David Calderon-Morales was sentenced for one count of First-Degree Kidnapping and one count of Sexual Assault after pleading guilty. Both sentences were ordered to run consecutively, ensuring Calderon-Morales will…… MORE
Young Man Dies in Hit and Run
A man who was hit by a car while walking in a crosswalk on Virginia St. near 17th St. this past weekend has died. He is identified as 24 year old Alexander Trussel of Reno The vehicle fled the scene but was located abandoned a few hours later. The driver turned himself in. He is…… MORE
Police Searching For Fatal Hit & Run Driver
Reno Police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a pedestrian at the intersection of 4th and Washington last night. Reno’s Major Accident Investigation team responded to the scene just before 7 o’clock and found that the victim was struck by two vehicles. The driver of the first vehicle did not stop after…… MORE
Roommate Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Reno man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a fatal stabbing. 33-year-old Michael Anthony Robbins pleaded guilty, and was sentenced in Washoe District Court for one count of Murder with the Use of a Deadly Weapon. Robbins strangled and stabbed his roommate, 43-year-old Patrick Drahos of Reno.…… MORE
Medicaid Fraudsters Get Jail Time
Two women convicted of Medicaid fraud have been sentenced to a year in jail, and restitution of more than 18 thousand dollars. The investigation began after the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit discovered that the defendants had conspired to create false records for patients in need of rehabilitative mental health services. 40 year old Elizabeth Gerton…… MORE
