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UNR police need help solving Keck Museum theft

                 RENO -- Secret Witness is offering a reward in the amount of $1,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect(s) wanted in connection with a theft of the mineral Stibnite from the Keck Museum on the University of Nevada campus Reno, NV. On ...

Wife's gambling losses lead to kidnap hoax

  LAKE TAHOE -- A woman's attempt to hide her casino losses lead to her staging her own kidnapping on Tuesday night. This morning at around 8, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded a report of a kidnapping and robbery at the Zephyr Cove Lodge. An employee of Zephyr Cove ...

Almost 200 cited during 'Joining Forces' traffic campaign

  SPARKS -- A joint effort between local law authorities during this month has resulted in close to 200 drivers cited for various infractions. From April 1st to April 22nd, the Sparks Police Department, Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff's Office, and Nevada Highway Patrol have been Joining Forces to ...

Police seek public assistance identifying cab robber

  RENO -- A cab ride turned into a scary incident after the client produced a gun and robbed the driver last night. Monday morning at around 1:20, a male and female subject entered a cab in the area of the Atlantis Casino.  The cab driver was directed to drive ...

Man arrested for shooting at trailer park

  RENO -- No one was injured, but one mas was arrested after he discharged his shotgun during an argument at a trailer park last night. Monday night at around 10, Officers responded to a report of several subjects holding down an irate man who had just shot a handgun ...

Cracking down on cell phones behind the wheel

  RENO -- Twelve thousand, two hundred and five citations were issued last year to drivers using a cell phone behind the wheel, a number the Nevada department of public safety hopes to see decrease. “It directly affects not only the driver but everyone else around them as well,” says ...

High-risk convicted sex offender possibly in the area

  RENO -- Law authorities are on the lookout for a convicted sex offender from the midwest that might be hiding in the Reno/Sparks area. The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU) is seeking the public's assistance in locating Raymond William Holubec III, a Tier III Sex Offender. The Michigan ...

Man shoots brother-in-law in domestic dispute

    DOUGLAS COUNTY -- One man was injured after he got involved in an altercation with his brother-in-law Saturday night which lead to him being shot. Saturday night at around 11:15, Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence in the 1300 block of Waterloo Lane for a report ...

Police investigate shots fired on Wedekind rd.

  SPARKS -- Secret Witness is offering a reward, for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect(s) wanted in connection with two incidends of shots being fired in the area of Wedekind Rd. Sparks, NV. Saturday afternoon at around 2:30, officers responded to a call of shots ...

Scenes from the past 48 hours in Boston

Here is a gallery of photos looking back at the past 48 hours in the search for the Boston Marathon bombers.

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