Public Information Officer: J. Armando Avina | Email
Office: (775) 328-6370
Pager: (775) 861-7208
Cell: (775) 771-8252

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is concerned with keeping the community informed about the operation of the Sheriff's Office. One of the ways to accomplish this is by regularly keeping the news media, and thereby the public, informed of events involving the Sheriff's Office and its personnel. The Public Information Officer (P.I.O.) coordinates this by acting as a liaison between the Sheriff's Office and media representatives. Duties include assisting reporters assigned to cover news stories and providing them with general information at the scene of major incidents. Our goal is to provide timely and factual information to the community we serve.

The P.I.O. is available 24 hours a day to respond to the scene of major incidents.

All Public Press Releases

Date	March 2011 Releases
3-28-2011	Sheriff's Office Needs Help Identifying Person Caught on Tape in an Attempted Vehicle Burglary - PDF | HTML | VIDEO (3MB avi file)
3-25-2011	Community asked to join Sheriff's Office in support of shoe drive on behalf of children - PDF | HTML
3-23-2011	UPDATE - Speed Enforcement Campaign Considered a Success - PDF | HTML
3-23-2011	UPDATE - Victim Identified - Sheriff's Detectives Investigate a Homicide in Verdi - PDF | HTML
3-23-2011	Protect Your Personal Information from those who are Actively Seeking out Persons to Scam - PDF | HTML
3-23-2011	Sheriff's Detectives Investigate a Homicide in Verdi - PDF | HTML
3-21-2011	Mother Arrested for Causing Substantial Bodily Harm to Her Infant - PDF | HTML
3-21-2011	Sheriff testing new electronic ticketing program to increase efficiency and safety - PDF | HTML
3-18-2011	UPDATE - Driver Located - Sheriff's Office Investigates a Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Person Struck by a Motor Vehicle - PDF | HTML
3-18-2011	Sheriff's Office Investigates a Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Person Struck by a Motor Vehicle - PDF | HTML
3-17-2011	Sheriff's Office Issues Four Citations to Businesses for Providing Alcohol to a Minor - PDF | HTML
3-16-2011	Sheriff's Detectives Arrest a Male for Embezzling Thousands of Dollars from an Incline Village Family - PDF | HTML
3-14-2011	Sheriff's Office Detectives are Investigating an Alleged Embezzlement out of the 2nd Judicial District Court - PDF | HTML
3-12-2011	Sheriff's Office Investigates a Fatal Traffic Accident in Northern Washoe County - PDF | HTML
3-07-2011	Sheriff's Office alerts public about simulated bath salts that may be the "new high" - PDF | HTML
3-04-2011	Poker Tournament to benefit Police Unity Tour - PDF | HTML
3-04-2011	UPDATE: Sheriff's Office releases composite of Sun Valley Sexual Assault suspect - PDF | HTML
Date	February 2011 Releases
2-28-2011	Sheriff Michael Haley honors County's first Sheriffs by arriving at 150 anniversary event on horseback - PDF | HTML
2-27-2011	Sheriff's Office Arrests 29 at Juvenile Party - PDF | HTML
2-24-2011	Driver Rear-ends a School Bus with 22 Occupants - PDF | HTML
2-24-2011	Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit to Enforce Speeding - PDF | HTML
2-17-2011	Sheriff's Office Detectives are Investigating a Sexual Assault of a Female Sparks Resident - PDF | HTML
2-15-2011	Washoe County Sheriff's Office Mourns Death of K9 Zak - PDF | HTML
2-11-2011	Sheriff Partners with AlertID - My Neighborhood to Help Create Safer Communities - PDF | HTML
2-10-2011	Free Emergency preparation and response training offered by Sheriff's Citizen Corps - PDF | HTML
2-9-2011	Detectives Seek Help from the Community in Locating Basque Monument Thieves - PDF | HTML
2-9-2011	UPDATE - Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Volunteers Locate a Body in the area above the Whites Creek Trailhead - PDF | HTML
2-8-2011	Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Volunteers Locate a Body in the area above the Whites Creek Trailhead - PDF | HTML
Date	January 2011 Releases
1-31-2011	UPDATE - Arrest Warrant Issued for Male Originally Charged with Sexual Assault and Lewdness with a Child - PDF | HTML
1-31-2011	Arrest Warrant Issued for Male Originally Charged with Sexual Assault and Lewdness with a Child - PDF | HTML
1-27-2011	Sheriff’s Office Investigates 12 Unlocked Vehicle Burglary Reports in Incline Village over the Past 90 Days - PDF | HTML
1-23-2011	Sheriff’s Office Detectives Investigate a Reported Sexual Assault of a Child, Relative Arrested - PDF | HTML
1-19-2011	Sheriff’s Annual Awards Ceremony, January 20, 2011 at 6:00PM - PDF | HTML
1-14-2011	Sheriff’s Office Detectives Arrest a Male for Stealing $50,000 in Furniture - PDF | HTML
1-8-2011	Update: Sheriff’s Office to Conduct an Administrative Roadside Checkpoint Cancelled - PDF | HTML
1-7-2011	Sheriff’s Office to Conduct an Administrative Roadside Checkpoint - PDF | HTML
1-7-2011	Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Offer Tips to Prevent Ski and Snowboard Thefts - PDF | HTML
1-5-2011	Arrest Made from a May 2009 Death Investigation - PDF | HTML
1-2-2011	Sheriff’s Office Detectives Arrest the Suspect in the Armed Robbery from New Year’s Eve - PDF | HTML
Date	December 2010 Releases
12-30-2010	Detectives Arrest an 18 Year Old Male for Having Sexual Intercourse with an 11 Year Old Female - PDF | HTML
12-28-2010	Sheriff’s Office Advises the Community to Never Discharge Firearms or Fireworks to Celebrate the New Year - PDF | HTML
12-28-2010	Body Found in Pyramid Lake Identified - PDF | HTML
12-28-2010	Sheriff’s Office Reports December DUI Enforcement Efforts Will Be Increased through the New Year’s Weekend - PDF | HTML
12-28-2010	Sheriff’s Office awarded grant to continue cleanups along the Truckee River - PDF | HTML
12-25-2010	Sheriff’s Office Investigating a Battery with a Deadly Weapon Report Which Occurred in Sun Valley - PDF | HTML
12-21-2010	Human Skull Considered being that of Archeological Significance - PDF | HTML
12-17-2010	Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and Nevada Highway Patrol Sign Inter-local Agreement to Improve Officer Presence in the Tahoe Basin - PDF | HTML
12-15-2010	Washoe County Sheriff’s Office awarded over $2 million in homeland security training grants - PDF | HTML
12-13-2010	Christmas on the Corridor Event - giving gifts and treats to local elementary students and kids and seniors living in the downtown corridor - PDF | HTML
12-10-2010	PIO out of the office, temporary contact numbers - PDF | HTML
12-09-2010	Sheriff’s Office Investigates 12 Unlocked Vehicle Burglary Reports in Incline Village over the Past 90 Days - PDF | HTML
12-09-2010	Members of Washoe County Sheriff’s Detention Response Team treated seniors at the Life Care Center of Reno to a holiday Bingo party - PDF | HTML
12-08-2010	Sheriff’s Crime Lab awarded grant to reduce backlog of firearms examinations - PDF | HTML
12-06-2010	Sheriff’s Office K9 Team Apprehends a Suspect Who Was Hiding in Dense Brush after Vehicle and Foot Pursuits - PDF | HTML
12-06-2010	Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Response Team treats local seniors to Bingo and prizes - PDF | HTML
12-03-2010	8TH Annual “Shop with the Sheriff” sponsored by the Washoe County Honorary Deputy Sheriff’s Association - PDF | HTML
12-02-2010	Sheriff’s Office Offers Holiday Safety Tips - PDF | HTML
12-01-2010	Sheriff’s Office Suspends the Recovery Search Operation of Missing Hiker - PDF | HTML