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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) has received two reports in the past 24 hours from citizens who were contacted by telephone from someone claiming to be a DCSO deputy or sergeant. The caller uses the name and rank of an actual DCSO employee. One of the citizens said her caller ID showed the call was coming from a DCSO business line.

According to their reports, the person claiming to be a DCSO employee tells the citizen they owe money for a fine or warrant and tells the citizen to transfer money the caller via an online app or they will be arrested.

A Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputy was shot and suffered serious injuries late Sunday night following an incident in Gardnerville. Two suspects are in custody.

The incident happened before 11:30 p.m. in the area of Gilman and Douglas streets, near Sharkey's casino, according to dispatch reports.

The condition of the officer is unknown at this time. He was flown by Care Flight to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno. According to dispatch, the deputy was struck by gunfire in the neck.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) arrested three Reno residents after they were pulled over on suspicion of a speeding violation.

On October 22 at approximately 2:30 a.m., deputies on US395 stopped a vehicle for the violation. When they contacted the occupants they said they smelled the strong odor of marijuana from inside the car.

A field narcotics investigation was conducted and deputies said they recovered approximately eight pounds of marijuana, 627 grams of concentrated THC, just under $2,000 in US Currency and a Glock-19 handgun.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) teamed up with CoCoMoes Qnique Eats on September 11 to raise money for Special Olympics through a Tip-A-Cop event. They raised $8,849 to help benefit the Douglas County Special Olympics chapter.

“We want to thank CoCoMoes for going above and beyond to provide the take-out option at this year’s event,” said Scott Turek of Special Olympics Nevada. “This option allowed us to still host the event with COVID restrictions in place and the athletes were able to pair with DCSO to provide a safe and fun event.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Black Lives Matter (BLM) group of Carson City is planning a protest at the Judicial Law Enforcement Center (JLEC) in Minden on Saturday, August 8 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. It is in response to a letter Sheriff Coverley sent to the Douglas County Library about its proposed diversity statement which included the words "#BlackLivesMatter." Since that time the letter has set off a fire storm with media coverage across the country.

6:50 p.m. Update: Douglas County Library Director Amy Dodson and Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley met Tuesday to discuss the library's proposed Statement of Diversity, a topic that became very controversial after a letter from Coverley to the library was circulated.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s cooperation with Nevada Governor Sisloak's directive to "Stay at Home" and advising everyone to stay at home and to keep juveniles under close watch.

The Sheriff’s Office report an increase in juvenile activity after curfew hours away from their homes including their response to a late-night situation in the Pinenuts involving juveniles. Curfew in Douglas County is 10:00 p.m. on weekdays and midnight on weekends.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is asking for the public assistance with attempting to identify the suspect in the theft of a wallet and fraudulent use of a credit card in the North Douglas County area.

The suspect used the victim’s credit card at local retail locations including Target and Home Depot.

Please contact Investigator Garren at (775) 782-9905 if you have any information regarding the identity of the subject. Reference case number 19SO32633.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) celebrated graduations and promotions on Wednesday, November 14.

Deputy Steven Schultz was promoted to the rank of Investigator. He has more than 36 years of law enforcement experience in both California and Nevada.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Law enforcement is asking for the public's help in identifying a man who is the suspect in a residential burglary on July 31 around 5:30 p.m.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) said the suspect, who is pictured above, is accused of stealing the homeowner's vehicle from their Gardnerville home. The home had a Ring doorbell security system that captured the suspect's approach.

Please contact DCSO Investigator Ryan Young at 775-782-9905 with any information leading to the identity of the subject in the photograph above. Refer to case number 19SO22386.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Another telephone scam is being reported to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) and they want to make sure residents, especially the senior population, are informed.

This latest scam is much like others in the past. Unidentified callers are telling the person answering the phone they have a warrant issued from the FBI. The scammer is seeking large sums of money, generally $2,000 to $,5000, be sent via the mail in the form of pre-paid gift cards.

STATELINE, Nev. - Over the weekend eight vehicles were burglarized in the Lake Tahoe area of Douglas County.

From Friday, May 17 to Monday, May 20, the burglaries appear to be random. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is actively investigating each incident.

"The Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the public, do not leave anything of value in your motor vehicles when parked in public parking lots, trailheads and Tahoe Beach access points along Hwy 50," said DCSO Undersheriff Ron Elges.

The newest members of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team were recently celebrated at the graduation ceremony at the Carson Valley United Methodist Church in Gardnerville on April 16, 2019.

The academy they attended was taught at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) by members of the Douglas County Search and Rescue Team, consisting of training in the classroom and practical training in the field.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating a 17-year-old who failed to make it home after school on Wednesday, February 13.

The whereabouts of Kyli Mastria are unknown.

Deputies do not know at this time if Kyli is missing or a runaway.

Please contact Deputy Karosich if you have any information regarding the location of the missing juvenile in the photograph above.

Deputy Kevin Karosich
Douglas County Sheriff Office Investigations Division
Office: 775-782-9909

UPDATE 1/23/19 - The suspect in the quadruple murder in Northern Nevada was in the country illegally from El Salvador when he was arrested on January 19, 2019. Tips received by law enforcement led them to Wilbur Ernesto Martinez-Guzman, and as they built a murder case they started to tail him. Immigration officials were unaware of Martinez-Guzman until those tips came in.

Officials did not want to lose the suspect and arrested him on immigration charges as the investigation continued and the murder case developed.

RENO, Nev. - Keeping the community safe is the number one priority of law enforcement working on four recent murders in Reno and Douglas County. This was the message from Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam during a press conference late Thursday afternoon.

Two elderly people, a man and a woman, were killed in a home in southwest Reno. Their bodies were discovered on January 16 after concerned neighbors called law enforcement after not seeing the residents. Their names and ages have not been released pending notification of next of kin.

STATELINE, Nev. - An estimated crowd of 5,000 to 6,000 people gathered at Stateline to ring in the new year Monday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO).

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is asking for the public’s assistance in two recent cases they are working on.

They are attempting to identify a suspect in a slot machine cash voucher theft at Harrah's Tahoe. The unidentified male cashed out the winnings of another person from a slot machine on December 2, 2018.

Please contact Investigator Scott Battcher if you have any information regarding the identity of the subjects in the photograph above. Call him at 775-782-9905 and reference case number 18SO38600.

Two deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office were honored by Sheriff Ron Pierini today for their recent graduation from the State of Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Law Enforcement Academy.

Deputies Maciej Stebel and Spencer McLaughlin graduated November 15, 2018 after attending the academy for the past four months.

The body of the 33-year-old man who went missing in Lake Tahoe on September 8, 2018 was located by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office underwater remote operated vehicle (ROV) and then recovered on Monday, September 17.

UPDATE: The Douglas County Sheriff's Office did not find anything pertaining to the case on the Centerville Lane parcel and have left the area. They used cadaver dogs and ground radar to search for human remains.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has a new deputy on board.

Dustin Clifford took the oath of office on July 2 during a ceremony with family and friends.

The new deputy was born and raised in Reno graduating from McQueen High School. After graduation he attended and graduated from the University of Nevada Reno with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.

Clifford enjoys the outdoors by hiking, fishing and hunting and is ready to begin his career with DCSO. He will be assigned to the Jail Division under the leadership of Captain Jim Halsey.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office recently acquired four new law enforcement chaplains. The new chaplains are civilian volunteers; faith based religious leaders in the community. The chaplains completed 60 hours of training in protocols and procedures in chaplaincy, along with DCSO procedures. The four new chaplains increased the group size from two to six. They are Bill Henderson, Eddy Sims, Frank Russell and Luke Wartgow.

Sheriff Ron Pierini and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office swore in a new deputy on May 21 at the Judicial Center in Minden, Nev.

Deputy Gregorio Marangi took his oath of office in the presence of family and friends, along with many employees of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.