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El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/30/2019 - 11:12pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
6/19
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/23/2019 - 11:12am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
6/12
Pilot full closure program on two roads in Meyers to help address traffic issues
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/19/2019 - 5:11pm
El Dorado County unveiled their pilot plan Tuesday evening, one that is designed to help alleviate traffic congestion on Meyer's back roads during two holiday weekends this summer.
El Dorado County Department of Transportation (EDCDOT) Director Rafael Martinez joined other staff members in presenting the traffic congestion circulation alternative to the approximately 25 people in attendance. There will be a hard closure in place on Sawmill Road near Highway 50, and on North Upper Truckee near Highway 50 during the July 4th and Labor Day holiday weekends as part of a pilot project.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/16/2019 - 1:09pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
6/5
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/09/2019 - 2:15pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
5/29
Search teams from Placer and El Dorado County Sheriff's offices search for men missing in area rivers
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 11:46pm
The Placer County Sheriff's Office was called to the American River Confluence Tuesday evening just before 5:00 p.m. on a report of a young man hanging from a tree, yelling for help. One of their deputies saw the unidentified man going down the river but lost sight of him. The Placer Sheriff helicopter was called in to aid in the search but they could not locate the missing man. The search was called off due to darkness.
The American River Confluence is in Auburn.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/02/2019 - 3:45pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
5/22
5:20 a.m. - Burglary - Highway 50 - R/P REPORTED A BURGLARY
Placerville area homeless helped by collaboration led by El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/31/2019 - 10:19am
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - "Instead of trying to find a way to eliminate the homeless, we now have the ability to change homelessness with a new approach - and it is working," said current El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) Detective Chris Macras when South Tahoe Now spent a day with him and the EDSO HOT team in 2017.
Douglas County Sheriff starts take-home patrol car program
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/29/2019 - 10:18pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Patrol deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) can now take their assigned patrol vehicles home with them, something other cities across the county have tried and had overwhelming success with.
DCSO Sheriff Dan Coverly has been looking at ways to maximize the effectiveness of his Patrol Division while also adding benefits to the public and savings to his budget.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/26/2019 - 1:09pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
5/15
8:05 a.m. - Battery on Custodial Officer - Al Tahoe Blvd - 32-YEAR-OLD MALE
Rash of theft from vehicles at Lake Tahoe prompts reminder from Douglas County Sheriff
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 8:44pm
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.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 7:19pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
5/8
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 11:27pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
5/2
1982 Mt. Rose murder solved through genetic genealogy
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/12/2019 - 12:48am
On July 17, 1982, the body of a woman was found off of a hiking trail in the Sheep's Flat area near Mt. Rose just a few miles above Incline Village, was found. There was no identification or jewelry on the victim and investigators could tell by her clothing she may have been headed to Lake Tahoe when she was murdered.
And there was no suspect.
For over three decades, both her and her killer's identity have been unknown but with new DNA technologies, hard work by a team of law enforcement investigators and genealogists, the case has been solved.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/05/2019 - 5:03pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
4/25
7:58 p.m. - Found Property - Toppewetah St
4/26
Douglas County Sheriff's Office: 2 treated following Saturday night shooting in Indian Hills
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/05/2019 - 12:48pm
Two male subjects were involved in a shooting in North Douglas County late Saturday night in the Indian Hills area south of Carson City, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Both are receiving medical care at this time.
No law enforcement officers were involved in the shooting. No arrests have been made at this time. There are no outstanding suspects nor is there any threats to our community. This is still an open investigation, according to DCSO Undersheriff Ron Elges.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/28/2019 - 7:41pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
4/17
Man who led police on pursuit into Nevada now a suspect in three murders
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/27/2019 - 7:36pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The suspect arrested in Douglas County after engaging law enforcement in gunfire after a pursuit Friday night is now the suspect in three Bay Area homicides.
Stefon Jefferson, a 43-year-old man from the San Francisco area, started Friday off by allegedly fatally shooting a man in Oakland at 10:14 a.m., another in San Francisco at 1:27 p.m. and a third in Berkeley at 2:40 p.m.
Double homicide suspect in custody after South Lake Tahoe to Douglas County pursuit
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/26/2019 - 10:46pm
UPDATE 8:30AM 4/27/19: An observant officer from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) was on patrol near the Heavenly Village at approximately 9:45 p.m. Friday night when he saw a car listed on a Bay Area police "Be On The Lookout" report go through an intersection. The report said the driver was a suspect in two homicides, one in each Oakland and San Francisco.
He followed the vehicle and attempted to pull it over with the assistance of another officer, but the driver took off and a pursuit began.
Just in time for spring sprucing: The Lake Tahoe Home & Garden Show
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/26/2019 - 1:54am
The annual Lake Tahoe Home and Garden Show will be held on Friday, April 26, from 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The show will be staged in the South Tahoe Middle School Multi-Purpose Room. Use the Al Tahoe Boulevard entrance between the bus garage and track.
Admission to this show is FREE, and free door prize drawings will be held every twenty minutes with prizes going to show attendees.
This year's vendors:
GOLD Sponsor, USA BATH
Baxter’s Bargains
Bear Busters
BeautiControl
BRH Construction
Chalk Couture
Chicken in a Barrel
Douglas County Sheriff's Office celebrates newest SAR graduates
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 6:00am
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.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 9:06am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
4/10
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/14/2019 - 5:01pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
4/6
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/07/2019 - 8:59pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
3/27
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/31/2019 - 9:01am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
3/20
Quick response nabs South Lake Tahoe carjacking and attempted murder suspect
Submitted by paula on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 9:56am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 45-year-old South Lake Tahoe man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing an employee of Jim Bagan Toyota and carjacking a white Dodge Durango he'd taken out for a test drive.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/24/2019 - 12:22pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
3/13
Douglas County Sheriff's Office alerts residents of scams surfacing in the area
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/20/2019 - 1:50pm
People playing the popular Scrabble-like digital game 'Words With Friends' are now the target of scammers who prey on unsuspecting people. This scam, along with a resurgence of IRS scams, has come to the attention of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO).
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/17/2019 - 5:30pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
3/7
El Dorado County Sheriff D'Agostini to speak in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 4:44pm
Event Date:
March 19, 2019 - 1:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The public is invited to join El Dorado County Sheriff John D'Agostini as he presents "Criminal Activity: Awareness, Reporting & Prevention" on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Library.
He will discuss topics the South Shore community is interested in including homelessness, crime trends and the most common financial scams targeting our communities and ways to avoid falling victim to scammers.
In addition, the Sheriff encourages questions from the audience on any other subjects that are of concern.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/10/2019 - 4:35pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
2/28
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 6:09pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
2/20
5:00 p.m. - Coroner's Investigation, South Lake Tahoe
Truckee Fire sells their airboat to Washoe County Hasty Team for $1
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 3:24pm
The Truckee Fire Protection District sold their airboat used for in-the-water rescues to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Hasty Team for just one dollar. This important piece of equipment can be used for missions on shallow bodies of water such as Swan Lake and could also potentially be used to speed response time for ice rescues, particularly in areas where thin ice is an issue.
When the Truckee department acquired a new boat for their uses they transferred ownership to Washoe County who had borrowed the boat in the past for help at the Reno Air Races.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 8:40am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
2/14
Sheriff asks for public's help in locating El Dorado Hills woman
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 7:02pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is still looking for Brooke Harris, an El Dorado Hills woman who has been missing since February 14, 2019.
The 49-year-old woman was last seen by her daughter on the evening of the 13th and last heard from on the 14th when she made a call from her cell phone to her husband.
Her phone was later found in her home where there was no evidence of foul play at the residence
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 2:24pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
2/7
5:41 p.m. - Lost Property - Highway 50 - VICTIM REPORTED LOST PROPERTY.
Placer County Sheriff's Office looking into double shooting in North Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/16/2019 - 9:47pm
UPDATE 10:40 p.m. - According to the Placer County Sheriff's Office there is one confirmed fatality in tonight's shooting at the Boatworks Mall in Tahoe City.
They have identified the decedent as Octavio Villa-Villanueva, 33-years-old, of Sparks, Nevada.
Another person is in critical condition.
Both men were shot in a car. No further information is available at this time.
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Two people were shot in Tahoe City Saturday night at the Boatworks Mall.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office asking for assistance in finding teen
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 9:19pm
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
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/10/2019 - 2:01pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
No incidents were added.
This week's log:
2/3
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/07/2019 - 8:46pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
1/23
4:51 a.m. - Missing Person - Price Road
Letter: Agencies alert public on what they're doing to alleviate traffic leaving South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/02/2019 - 1:03am
The following is a letter created by the four agencies currently working together to try and find a solution to the traffic problem in Meyers as visitors exit Lake Tahoe after a weekend. A public meeting was held on Friday night and that story will be carried on Saturday.
Community gives thanks to Douglas County Sheriff's and District Attorney's offices
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/01/2019 - 7:38pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - After the recent tragic events in Douglas County, members of the community thought it would be nice to thank the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office for all their hard work and dedication after the murders and accidental deaths.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 1:10am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
1/18
Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report contains Martinez-Guzman confession
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/26/2019 - 12:58am
A probable cause arrest report released Friday by the Carson City Sheriff's Office on 19-year-old murder suspect Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman contains a confession under Miranda.
According to the arrest report, Guzman told investigators that firearms stolen from the house of Jerry and Sherri David, the elderly South Reno couple found murdered in their home, were buried in the area of Sedge Road in East Carson City.
Standstill on South Lake Tahoe area highway and streets; Groups looking into solution
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 8:44pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's almost a perfect storm for traffic in Lake Tahoe: extra visitors in town for the holiday weekend and epic ski conditions with snow and chain requirements over US50 and Echo Summit.
On Monday, locals and visitors alike were part of that storm, leaving motorists stranded along US 50, Lake Tahoe Blvd., and all surface streets in Meyers that have a link to the highway over Echo Summit.
Suspect in all four Northern Nevada murders in custody
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/20/2019 - 2:47pm
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.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/20/2019 - 1:42pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
1/9
Two promotions and new reserve deputy for Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/18/2019 - 9:39pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office announced two promotions and a new reserve deputy today.
Longtime Douglas County resident Ron Michitarian was promoted from the rank of sergeant to captain, a duty he will start on January 26. He was presented his badge by his son, Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Connor Michitarian.
Also effective on January 26, Investigator Nadine Chrzanowski will be promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant Chrzanowski was presented her badge by Sheriff Coverley.
Washoe County Sheriff releases names of Reno homicide victims
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/18/2019 - 7:33pm
RENO, Nev. - A Reno couple in their 80s have been identified as the victims in Wednesday's double homicide.
The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office today said 81-year-old Gerald David and his wife, Sharon David, age 80 were killed in their home. Next of kin have been notified.
Both victims died as a result of gunshot wounds, similar to the method used in the two recent Douglas County murders.
Similarities between Douglas County and Washoe County homicides
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/17/2019 - 6:11pm
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.
