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Message of the Week 08/22/2025
The charge would’ve required him to be in jail for about 8-16 hours (Thank you, bail reform, and Nevada Law).
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Welfare Check in Silver Springs Results in Arrests for Child Endangerment and Sex Offender Violation
During the investigation, personnel assigned to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Task Force contacted 54-year-old Steven Frey, a Silver Springs resident who was living in an RV in the backyard of the property.
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Fernley City Councilman Arrested
*****For Immediate Release***** On August 18, 2025 at approximately 1459 hours, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the area of Shadow Lane and US 50 Alternate in Fernley, Nevada for a reported altercation. Upon arrival, Deputies met with the construction crew doing work in the area. One
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Sheriff's Office Searches for Cemetery Vandals
During the late evening hours of July 25, 2025, multiple headstones and graves were vandalized at the Silver Terrace Cemetery in Virginia City.
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Breaking: SCSO Arrests Suspect in Animal Abuse Case
STOREY COUNTY, NV - On July 12, 2025 at 1500 hours, Storey County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at a residence in Gold Hill, Nevada to serve an arrest warrant issued by the Virginia Township Justice Court.Deputies made contact and placed Sally Summers under arrest pursuant to the warrant
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SCSO Investigating Animal Abuse Case in Storey County - updated
On July 4, 2025 the Storey County Sheriff’s Office responded to a remote property in Storey County, Nevada for a report of possible animal abuse. Deputies observed approximately 18 horses and burros in poor health. An investigation was immediately opened. Over the course of the following days, local horse
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Shots fired in Virginia City, suspect arrested
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Intoxicated Dayton man arrested after attacking roommate and firing AR-15
Intoxicated Dayton man arrested after attacking roommate and firing AR-15 in neighborhoodOn June 26, 2025.
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Attempted Robbery Arrest In Yerington NV
Attempted Robbery Arrest in Yerington
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Stabbing in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center
On June 27, 2025, Storey County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to a report of a stabbing, at a job site located in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.
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Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Assists California Authorities with Arrest of Fugitive in Fernley
On June 16, 2025, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division, Special Investigations Unit (SIU) assisted California Highway Patrol Major Crime Unit (MCU) Detectives in the execution of search and arrest warrants at a residence located in the 200 block of Heather Lane in Fernley, Nevada. The warrants stemmed