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SPD responds to fight, report of shots fired
The Sparks Police Department received a call from a witness reporting what appeared to be a group of men about to get involved in a fight. A second witness called in to report that shots had been fired from the same group of people.
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Stabbing in Sparks
On Tuesday (5/7) at approximately 7:13 a.m. the Sparks Police Department received a call of a man yelling for help. Witnesses indicated a male who was bleeding was leaving in a vehicle. The vehicle was stopped by Sparks Police near the intersection of El Rancho Blvd and D St. in Sparks.
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Sex Offender Notification
The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU) is informing the general public of informational matters related to a Tier III (High Risk) Sex Offender.
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SPD responds to robbery at Sparks Middle School
On Thursday (5/2), at approximately 8:17 p.m., Sparks police officers responded to Sparks Middle School at 2275 18th St on a report of a robbery. Once on scene, officers met with the victim a 12-year-old male juvenile.
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SPD recovers stolen property
Last Friday (4/26), detectives from the Sparks Police Department were conducting an investigation into a series of residential, commercial and storage unit burglaries. Detectives developed information that indicated the suspect in this case, Troy Wise, had been acting as a fence for stolen property.
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Sex Offender Notification
The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU) is informing the general public of informational matters related to a Tier III (High Risk) Sex Offender.
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Sex offender notification
The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU) is informing the general public of informational matters related to a Tier III (High Risk) Sex Offender.
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'Joining Forces' Campaign issues citations
From April 1 to April 22, the Sparks Police Department, Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff's Office and Nevada Highway Patrol have been 'Joining Forces' to enforce traffic laws in and around intersections throughout the region.
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SPD responded to 'shots fired' call
Saturday (4/20) at approximately 2:36 pm, the Sparks Police Department responded to a call of shots being fired in the area of 18th and Wedekind Road. Upon arrival, officers met with witnesses, who stated that in the area of Gault and Wedekind they observed a black passenger car, possibly a BMW or a Mercedes and an unknown make or model white over red convertible drive up along side one another.
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Domestic violence call in Sparks
At 11:57 a.m. Saturday, the Sparks Police Department received two 911 calls of a man battering and strangling a female in front of a trailer located at 501 El Rancho.
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Attempted homicide charge in family dispute
At 10:01 p.m. Sunday, Sparks Police officers responded to the report of shots being fired in the area of the 7300 Block of Rota Court in Sparks.
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Reno sex offender information
Charles Irwin Jackson, 49, has been assessed as a Tier III Offender by the State of Nevada Sex Offender Registry.
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Man shot in arm outside of Sparks residence
Police searching for suspect in white sedan
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Courtesy Photo For an unknown reason, this 2006 Volkswagon Jetta struck the embankment on the east side of Alt US395 before hitting a wood fence and overturning. The driver sustained fatal injuries at the scene.
Woman killed in single-vehicle rollover Washoe County
RENO — Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched to a single-vehicle rollover Wednesday evening on Alt US 395 in Washoe County, about 1,024 feet north of mile marker six. The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta occupied by a female, was traveling southbound on the two-lane highway near mile marker six. For an unknown reason the Volkswagen crossed the northbound lane, over corrected re-entering the so...
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$500 reward offered — BDW shots fired
SPARKS — Secret Witness is offering a reward in the amount of $500.00 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect(s) wanted in connection with the shots fired in the area of 600 block of Field St. Sparks, NV. On August 25, 2012 at about 11 p.m., Sparks Police officers responded to the 600 block of Field St. on the report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they were told by witnesses that multiple shots had been fi...
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Joint Operation to Enforce Underage Drinking Laws
Reno — On Friday and Saturday, officers from the University of Nevada Police Department and Reno Police Department joined forces to address underage drinking. The area of the operation was in the surrounding neighborhoods of the University of Nevada. During the two-day operation, 32 misdemeanor citations were issued and seven people were arrested for various underage drinking violations. There will be more of these operations throughout the y...
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Two People Arrested After Shooting on Wedekind Road
Reno — On August 25, 2012 at approximately 4 p.m., numerous calls to 911 were received reporting several shots being fired in the 1600 block of Wedekind Road. Officers of the Reno Police Department as well as the Regional Gang Unit responded to the area. Witnesses reported a blue Suburban driven by a female, and a male passenger had driven westbound on Wedekind Road from Sutro Street where three shots were fired into the air by the male passe...
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Reward offered in Smith’s armed robbery case
Secret Witness is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect wanted in connection with armed robbery of the Smith’s Market located at 750 S. Meadows Pkwy. in Reno.
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Motorcyclist dies in crash with FedEx truck
Police say a 54-year-old Reno man died when his motorcycle hit the front of a FedEx truck at about 8 a.m. Friday.
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Prosecution: Holmes made threats before rampage
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The man accused in the Aurora movie theater mass shooting had been banned from the University of Colorado after making threats and failing a key exam six weeks before the rampage, prosecutors said Thursday. The new charges against James Holmes emerged as part of efforts to convince a judge to allow the prosecution access to 100 pages of education records subpoenaed from the school where he had been a neuroscience doctoral...
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