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City of Reno
Reno Police Department
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7/31/2024

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
0155SOUTH: Commercial Burglary@10000 block South Virginia Street

The owner responded to an alarm and discovered that the front door had been shattered and merchandise had been stolen. Total loss is unknown and the suspect is only described as Unknown race male, LSW black hoodie, black pants.

Case: 24-13886




0337SOUTH: Arrest - Domestic Battery / PCS@200 block East Grove Street

Clarissa Valtierra, DOB 2/2/1992, was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-13888




1247CENTRAL: Arrest - ADW, Knife@400 block Kietzke Lane

The victim and suspect are known to each and today became involved in a verbal altercation. The altercation turned physical and then the suspect produced a knife and threatened the victim. Nathan Ohnstad, DOB 4/26/2003, was arrested on the above charge.

Case: 24-13927




2008CENTRAL: BDW, Axe@200 block Mill Street

Officers responded to a report that someone had been stabbed with an axe and located the victim with a laceration under the chin. He was uncooperative and did not provide suspect information. The victim's injury was non-life threatening and there is no suspect description at this time.

Case: 24-13960




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7/30/2024

Monday, July 29, 2024
0800CENTRAL: Arrest - Assault on a Protected Person / O&R @200 block West 6th Street

Officers responded to a report of a patient causing a disturbance. Upon their arrival the suspect charged at them and began throwing punches. Travis Taylor, DOB 1/26/1989, was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-13837




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7/29/2024

Friday, July 26, 2024
0809CENTRAL: Arrest - Assault/Indecent Exposure/Vehicle Burglary of City of Reno Truck@South Virginia Street/The River

Officers responded to a call for a subject who was attacking City of Reno Ambassadors. The subject then ran and got inside of the truck and began to take the change from the center console before officers arrested him. Kyle Simmons, DOB 4/4/1988 was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-13605

Addt'l Case: 24-13603




1031SOUTH: Arrest - Fraud@1000 Block Bible Way

Officers responded to a report of a suspect who was attempting to access funds from the bank, which they suspected she was fraudulently doing as she matched interdepartmental information for such fraud. Officers arrived on scene and detained her and were able to determine that she entered the building with a fake ID of a bank patron which she uttered to the bank and to officers upon contact. Sara Perez, DOB 8/24/1988 was arrested on the above charge. 

Case: 24-13612




1108SOUTH: Arrest - UOF Trespassing@3000 Block South Virginia Street

Officers resonded to a report of trespassing, where the suspect had previously been advised of trespass. During the course of their investigaiton it was determined the suspect had an active warrant. Clifton Despanie, DOB 2/10/1985 was arrested on the above charge.

Case: 24-13617

Addt'l Case: 24-13619




1523SOUTH: Arrest - BDW Constituting Domestic Violence & ADW (Knife)@1000 Block Mayflower Drive

Officers responded on a domestic distubance between a father and adult son where the father was reported to be armed with a knife. Robert Allen, DOB 3/16/1973 was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-13632




1827CENTRAL: Arrest - Warrant - Parole Violation@Second and Virginia Streets

Officers working the Chicken Wing Festival were alerted that a potential wanted subject was sitting on the sidewalk at the Festival. Officers were able to positively identify the male using law enforcement specific tools and learned that he was wanted for a parole violation. Wayne Jackson, DOB 12/14/1982 was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-13643

Addt'l Case: 24-13645




2205CENTRAL: Arrest - Battery/ADW (Firearm) Constituting Domestic Violence @500 Block North Sierra Street

Officers responded to the above listed location on the report of domestic violence involving a firearm. Austin Romeo, DOB 8/27/1985 was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-13657




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7/26/2024

Thursday, July 25, 2024
0720NORTH: Arrest - Eluding / ADW, Firearm @3000 block Everett Street

Officers had located the suspect who was wanted for a previous crime. They attempted to conduct a stop on his vehicle but the suspect refused to pull over. Officers were able to take the suspect into custody a short time later. Largo Mitchell, DOB 11/8/2004, was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-9551, 24-13525




1024CENTRAL: Arrest - Battery / O&R @North Virginia & East 4th Streets

The victim had asked to suspect to leave after causing a disturbance. The suspect then became agitated and shoved the victim before fleeing. Officers located the suspect a short time later and upon making contact the suspect refused to identify herself and attempted to flee. Bailey Brooks, DOB 5/2/1991, was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-13531




1852NORTH: Arrest - Domestic Battery / Battery on a Protected Person @5000 block Summit Ridge Drive

Kurtis Keyser, DOB 11/23/1999, was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-13570




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7/25/2024

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
1500SOUTH: Arrest - BDW/ Rock / Open and Gross Lewdness / O&R@100 block North Sierra Street

The suspect was outside of a business yelling and hitting windows. When the victim asked the suspect to leave she exposed her breasts and then threw a rock hitting the victim. Maggie Garamendi, DOB 4/18/2005, was arrested on the above charges.

Case: 24-13467




1843NORTH: Discharge Firearm / Dispatched Dog@1000 block West 4th Street

Officers responded to a report of a shot fired at the above address and discovered a dog had been shot by an unknown suspect who had fled the scene. There is no suspect description at this time.

Case: 24-13481




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7/24/2024

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
0003CENTRAL: Arrest - Child Neglect@800 block Kuenzli Street

Jeremy Petritz, DOB 9/15/1985, was arrested on the above charge as well as O&R. Rebecca Johnson, DOB 6/8/1981, was arrested on the above charge as well as PCS.

Case: 24-13335




1818SOUTH: Arrest - Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor@400 block Linden Street

Lauren Ruiz, DOB 1/25/2000, was arrested on the above charge.

Case #24-13407




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7/23/2024

Monday, July 22, 2024
1152CENTRAL: Arrest - ADW, Knife@4th & Record Streets

The victims were cleaning the area when they were approached by the suspect who began yelling at them. The suspect then produced a knife and began making stabbing motions with it. Hilary Olsen, DOB 5/9/1985, was arrested on the above charge.

Case: 24-13294




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7/23/2024

Friday, July 19, 2024
1720SOUTH: Arrest - Assault w/ Deadly Weapon (Sword)@3000 Block South Virginia Street

Officers responded to a trouble unknown where the reporting party indicated there was a crazy person in their room who was armed with a sword.  Officers arrived on scene and contacted a male suspect outside of the room.  Officers learned the male subject stays in the room with the reporting party.  There was a verbal altercation with the male suspect. The male then armed himself with a sword. Wilder Garcia-Arroyo, DOB 1/1/2004 was arrested on the above charge.

Case: 24-13112




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7/19/2024

Thursday, July 18, 2024
0007SOUTH: Arrest - Home Invasion@10000 block Dillingham Drive

The suspect broke the glass door and entered the occupied residence. When one of the occupants confronted him he said he was being chased and then armed himself with a knife. Vance Patterson DOB 9/1/1987, was arrested on the above charge.



Case: 24-12992


0553NORTH: Arrest - DOP@1000 block Northtowne Lane

The suspect was throwing rocks breaking the windows at the above location. Adolfo Robles-Sanchez, DOB 10/25/1975, was arrested on the above charge.



Case: 24-12998


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7/18/2024

Wednesday, July 17, 2024
0212CENTRAL: Arrest - CCW@600 block North Sierra Street

Officers responded to reports of subjects who were armed with guns at the above location. Officers located the subjects and Juquanta Williams, DOB 6/19/2001, and Danymon Hankston, DOB 12/29/2002, were arrested on the above charge.



Case: 24-12929


1511CENTRAL: Arrest - Poss. Stolen Vehicle / Att. Home Invasion@4000 block Persimmon Drive

Officers located an occupied stolen vehicle and attempted to conduct a stop. The suspect continued driving refusing to pull over until finally coming to a stop and exiting the vehicle. The suspect then attempted in break into two seperated residence as a way to escape the Officers. Bobby Dodge, DOB 2/17/1981, was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12961


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7/17/2024

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
0010NORTH: Arrest - Dom Battery/Strangulation/False Imprisonment/O&R@9000 block Silver Sky Pkwy.

Aaron Beck, DOB 2/2/1980, was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12840


0549CENTRAL: Arrest - Robbery/Domestic Battery/Strangulation/PCS @300 block Evans Ave.

Eric Smith, DOB 11/28/1993, was arrested on the above charges.

Additional Case Numbers

24-12869, 24-12529



Case: 24-12845


1910SOUTH: Arrest - Domestic Battery/Strangulation/Child Endangerment@10000 block Copper Sunrise Drive

Stephen Shell DOB 11/4/1985, was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12910


2220CENTRAL: Arrest - ADW, Screw Driver@200 block Kirman Ave.

The victims and suspect were involved in an altercation when the suspect produced what the victims thought was a knife and a pole and threatend them before fleeing. Officers located the suspect a short time later and discovered he was in possession of a screw driver and wood stick. Dalton Brown, DOB 7/16/2002, was arrested on the above charge.



Case: 24-12923


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7/16/2024

Monday, July 15, 2024
1629SOUTH: ADW, Firearm@4000 block Mira Loma

The victims were walking in the area when they were approached by an occupied vehicle. The victims and suspects became engaged in a veral confrontation when 2 of the suspects extied the vehicle and pointed a gun a them before fleeing. The suspects are described as: #1 Driver, W/M/A, late teens, 5'5" -5'7" tall, skinny, blonde/brown hair. #2 W/M/A, late teens, 5'5" - 5'7" tall, skinny. #3 No description.



Case: 24-12817


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7/15/2024

Friday, July 12, 2024
2001SOUTH: Arrest - Child Endangerment & DUI@4000 Block Leeward Lane

Officers responded to a call for a trouble unknown. Upon arrival Officers learned that a juvenile was being dropped off at a family member's house. The suspect removed the juvenile from the vehicle and began running while carrying the child. Steven Sauceda, DOB 7/30/1999 was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12623


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7/12/2024

Thursday, July 11, 2024
0637NORTH: Arrest - ADW, Knife@1100 block Beech Street

The victims had just issued the suspect a citation when the suspect produced a knife and threatened them before fleeing. The suspect was located a short time later and Carl Deamicis, DOB 9/18/1974, was arested on the above charge.



Case: 24-12473


1305CENTRAL: Arrest - O&R / CCW / Harassment@1000 block East 6th Street

The victim had just Trespassed the suspect when the suspect produced a gun and threatened the victim before fleeing. The suspect was located a short time later and refused to follow Officer comands. Chanson Roque, DOB 12/20/1985, was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12515


1519NORTH: Shots Fired@1000 block Castle Way

Officers responded to a report that shots had just been fired and located several bullet strikes to a residence as well as an unoccupied vehicle. There were no reported injuries and the investigation is ongoing.



Case: 24-12521


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MORNING MEDIA UPDATE

7/11/2024

Tuesday, July 9, 2024
0436NORTH: Commercial Burglary@1000 block West 4th Street

Officers responded to an alarm and discovered the door had been broken and entry had been made. Total loss is unknown. The suspect is described as: H/M/A, LSW black "Adidas" track suit with 3 white stripes on the arms and legs, black shoes with white soles.



Case: 24-12323


0754CENTRAL: Arrest - Domestic Battery / Robbery@400 block Island Drive

Brandon Bellette-Pardini, DOB 12/4/1986, was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12329


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7/10/2024

Wednesday, July 10, 2024
0245NORTH: Battery with Strangulation@Wedekind & Sutro

Officers responded to a report of shots fired. There were no reported injuries and no casings located. During their investigation they learned a victim was approached by a suspect who asked for a cigarette. When the victim denied having cigarettes the suspect grabbed the victim by the neck and before leaving discarded the victims phones in the bushes. The suspect is described as: B/M/A, mid twenties, short hair, LSW black pants.



Case: 24-12390


0304SOUTH: Arrest - DUI / Leaving the Scene and causing Property Damage@1600 block South Wells Ave.

Nathan Twohearts, 7/9/1992, was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12391


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7/9/2024

Friday, July 5, 2024
0115North: Domestic Battery / Battery by prisoner x2 / O&R / Injury to Officer@Leadership Pw

Officers responded to a call about a female screaming. Upon arrival Officers learned that there was an altercation.
Jordyn Lujan, DOB 11/6/2005 was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12022


0532Central: ADW / Battery / O&R@1400 E 4th St

Officers responded to a call about a knife being held to the victims throat.
Kristen Sparacino, DOB 7/7/1992 was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12028


1538Central: ADW w/Firearm/Prohibited Person in Possession of Firearm/Poss. Stolen Firearm@1445 E 6th St (Golden Gate Gas)

Officers responded to a call about a robbery. Officers located the suspect.
Alonzo Barboza, DOB 12/17/1963 was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-12063


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7/9/2024

Monday, July 8, 2024
0033CENTRAL: ADW, Firearm@Mill & Virginia Streets

Officers responded to a report of an ADW and learned that one of the victims noticed his items were gone after seeing the suspects pass by the bench. The victims located the suspects a short time later and when they confronted them one of the suspects produced a handgun, and pointed it at them. The suspects then fled. The suspects are described as; #1 B/M/A, mid thirties, LSW black pants and red sweatshirt. #2 B/M/A, mid twenties, LSW orange pants and blue sweatshirt. #3 B/F/A, mid twenties, LSW blue jacket and black/white pants.



Case: 24-12247


2352CENTRAL: ADW, Firearm@Wells & 2nd Street

Officers responded to the above location and learned the victim was walking through the parkking lot when he wa almost struck by an occupied vehicle driving through the lot. When the victim confronted the driver he exited the vehicle and began chasing the victim with a gun. The suspect then threatened the victim with the gun before fleeing in the vehicle. The suspect is described as: B/M/A, 6' tall, medium build, short hair, scruffy beard, gold teeth. The suspect vehicle is onle described as: Black SUV.



Case: 24-12316


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7/2/2024

Monday, July 1, 2024
1959South: Arrest - DOP / Spray Graffiti@2000 block Longley Lane

The suspect was spray painting and destroying the property at the above location. The suspect, a juvenile, was arrested on the above charges.



Case: 24-11807