Sparks Police Shot and Killed Armed Suicidal Man SPARKS — Reno police and sheriff’s deputies are investigating Sparks officers’ fatal shooting of a suicidal man they say crashed while trying to flee and reached toward a gun before he was killed. Reno police said in a statement Monday Sparks police responded to a suicidal subject armed with a gun at about 5:51 p.m. Sunday … [Read more...]
Crime News
Associated Press Reno Man Wanted as Sex Offender in North Dakota Arrested RENO — The Nevada Highway Patrol has arrested a 56-year-old suspect in a park in south Reno who is wanted for failing to register as a sex offender in North Dakota. A state trooper says he had stopped at Anderson Park to give his canine a break Monday morning when a person with small children … [Read more...]
Area Crime News
Police seek ‘armed and dangerous’ man after chase Early Saturday morning, Sparks Police officers conducted a traffic stop on a gold Saturn sedan occupied by three individuals in the 1400 block of Victorian Avenue. The vehicle was suspected of having fictitious registration. The driver, who was later determined to be Robert Ramsey, gave a false name to officers and refused to … [Read more...]