Sheriff's Office

For Immediate Release

PR #: 1400001
Date Issued: Jan 15, 2014 - 11:20am

Sheriff's Deputies apprehend three Rite of Passage runaways in Incline

CONTACT: Bob Harmon
Washoe County Sheriff's Office
Office 775-785-6235
Cell 775-722-5517

At 7:25 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office was notified that three male juveniles from the Rite of Passage Adolescent Treatment Center and School in Yerington had run away from a basketball game being held at Incline High School in Incline Village. The Sheriff's Office was informed that all three had been adjudicated to Rite of Passage from a court in California.

Deputies from Washoe County and Placer County responded along with Washoe County School District Police and immediately began searching the area.

At approximately 9:00 p.m., Deputies sighted the juveniles running into the woods near SR 28 and Gonowabie Road. After a short foot pursuit, all three were taken back into custody.


The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to preserving a safe and secure community with professionalism, respect, integrity and the highest commitment to equality. Sheriff Darin Balaam is the 27th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County since the Office was created in 1861. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office strives to ensure public safety by building trust and creating partnerships within the diverse communities in which we serve. We will promote the dignity of all people supported by our words and actions through open communication while fostering an environment of professionalism, integrity and mutual respect.

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