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Public Safety Press Releases/News

 
   

Public Safety Press Releases/News

   
Release Date  
2011  
December  
December 29, 2011 SB-140 Nevada's Distracted Driving Law - Effective January 1, 2012 (pdf)
December 27, 2011 Three Northern Nevada Residents Killed in Head-On Crash Near Tonopah (pdf)
December 24, 2011 Single Vehicle Rollover Results in One Fatality and Seven Injuries (pdf)
December 23, 2011 Washoe County Sheriff's Deputy Injured in On-Duty Crash near Washoe Valley (pdf)
December 19, 2011 Nevada Highway Patrol Gives Gifts to Children at Local Hospitals (pdf)
December 18, 2011 Speed on Wet Roadway Takes the Life of Las Vegas Man (pdf)
December 16, 2011 Man Killed When his Vehicle Hits Crane in Construction Area (pdf)
December 14, 2011 Nevada Highway Patrol Personnel to Receive Commendation Medal for Their Outstanding Performance on September 6th in Carson City-IHOP Incident (pdf)
December 12, 2011 Flood After Fire - Consider Flood Insurance - Flyer (pdf)
December 7, 2011

SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Nevada Residents and Businesses Affected by the Caughlin Fire (pdf)

  ♦ Fact Sheet (pdf)

  ♦ Resource Partners Flyer (pdf)

December 5, 2011 Lovelock Resident Killed in Crash on Interstate 80 in Churchill County (pdf)
December 1, 2011 Passenger Arrested for Felony No-Bail Warrant and Nine Misdemeanor Warrants (pdf)
December 1, 2011 Victim of Alcohol‐Related Head‐on Collision on November 6 Has Died (pdf)
November  
November 28, 2011 Twenty-two Motorists Arrested over the Thanksgiving Weekend in Reno and Sparks (pdf)
November 27, 2011 Lehi Utah Woman Killed in a Single Vehicle Roll-Over Crash in Central Nevada (pdf)
November 25, 2011 Enforcement Activity Results for the November Badge on Board Safety Campaign (pdf)
November 24, 2011 Victims of Single Vehicle Fatality Crash Near Fernley Identified (pdf)
November 24, 2011 Saratoga Springs Utah Man Killed in a Single Vehicle Roll-Over Crash (pdf)
November 23, 2011 Major Accident Investigation Team Responds to Single Vehicle Fatality Crash (pdf)
November 22, 2011 After the Caughlin Fire (pdf)
November 21, 2011 Funding for Federal Fire Management Grants (FMAG) Made Available by FEMA to Assist in Fighting Caughlin Fire (pdf)
November 19, 2011 Utah Resident Dies in Rollover Accident on Interstate 80 (pdf)
November 13, 2011 Single Vehicle Crash Kills California Resident (pdf)
November 10, 2011 Badge On Board Enforcement Kicks Off on November 15th in Southern Nevada (pdf)
November 10, 2011 State Agencies to Team Up and Host a Traffic Safety Media Conference (pdf)
November 10, 2011 Three Day “Badge on Board” Enforcement Campaign Scheduled for Nov 15-17 in Northern Nevada (pdf)
November 8, 2011 Head on Collision on Interstate 15 Killing Massachusetts's Man (pdf)
November 3, 2011 Update: First Nationwide Test of The Emergency Alert System (pdf)
November 1, 2011 First Nationwide Test of The Emergency Alert System (pdf)
October  
October 31, 2011 Update: Pedestrian Seriously Injured by Vehicle on US 395 in Gardnerville (pdf)
October 31, 2011 SUV Collides with Motorcycle Killing Driver (pdf)
October 31, 2011 Pedestrian Seriously Injured by Vehicle on US 395 in Gardnerville (pdf)
October 25, 2011 Nevada Department of Public Safety‐ Division of Parole and Probation Conducts Seventh Annual Halloween Operation Scarecrow in Northern Nevada (pdf)
October 25, 2011 Joining Forces DUI Enforcement in Las Vegas Oct. 25th - Nov. 7th (pdf)
October 24, 2011 Nevada Department of Public Safety- Division of Parole and Probation Conducts Seventh Annual Halloween Operation Scarecrow (pdf)
October 23, 2011 Driver Dies and Two Injured in Vehicle Rollover (pdf)
October 21, 2011 Fernley Man Sustained Minor Injuries in Vehicle Rollover Crash on I-80 near Vista Blvd (pdf)
October 20, 2011 Traffic Enforcement Stop Near Carson City for Stolen Vehicle Results in Three Arrests (pdf)
October 20, 2011 Reno Man Injured in Motorcycle Crash (pdf)
October 18, 2011 Seat Belt Usage Climbs in Fiscal Year 2011 NHTSA designated Nevada a “Low Fatality Rate” State (pdf)
October 15, 2011 Motorists Identified in Two Separate Wrong-Way Crashes Friday Evening (pdf)
October 14, 2011 Major Accident Investigation Team Investigating Fatal Crashes near Lovelock and Fernley (pdf)
October 13, 2011 Vehicle Rollover in Spanish Springs Kills 20 Year-Old Passenger and Injures 16 Year-Old Driver (pdf)
October 10, 2011 DPS - Investigation Division Assists Lovelock Police in Death Investigation (pdf)
October 9, 2011 Major Accident Investigation Team Investigating Single Vehicle Fatality Crash South of Fernley (pdf)
October 3, 2011 Enforcement Stop for a Red Light Violation Leads to Three Felony Drug Arrests (pdf)
October 2, 2011 Traffic Stop Leads to Felony Drug Arrest and Possession of Loaded Firearm (pdf)
October 1, 2011 Three Vehicle Collision Takes the Life of One in Pahrump, Nevada (pdf)
September  
September 28, 2011 Two Wild Horses Killed on State Route 341 Due to Increased Presence (pdf)
September 26, 2011 84 Crashes Investigated & 23 Arrests During the Five-Day Street Vibrations Event (pdf)
September 15, 2011 Major Accident Investigation Team Responds to Head-on Fatality Crash near Fallon (pdf)
September 14, 2011 Update: Driver Killed in Single Vehicle Roll-Over on US Highway 93 (pdf)
September 14, 2011 Troopers Investigating Single Vehicle Rollover Accident in Washoe Valley (pdf)
September 13, 2011 Traffic Stop Leads to Suspect Running Across Interstate 15 and Killed by Tractor Trailer (pdf)
September 13, 2011 Investigation Continues with Yesterday’s Head-On Collision on US Highway 50 near Glenbrook (pdf)
September 11, 2011 Driver Killed in Single Vehicle Roll-Over on US Highway 93 (pdf)
September 11, 2011 Major Accident Investigation Team Responds to Head-on Fatality Crash near Hawthorne (pdf)
September 10, 2011 Motorcycle Fatality Crash on US Highway 50 near Carson City (pdf)
September 6, 2011 Recap of Calls for Service Including DUI Arrests, Motorist Assists, and Accidents (pdf)
September 5, 2011 Two Vehicle Collision in Pahrump Resulting in a Fatality (pdf)
September 3, 2011 Woman Killed in Nye County in a Single Vehicle Collision (pdf)
August  
August 24, 2011 DUI Checkpoint Planned For Elko, White Pine, Humboldt and Lander County (pdf)
August 24, 2011 Increased Law Enforcement and a DUI Checkpoint Planned for this Weekend (pdf)
August 24, 2011 Several Motorcycles to be Crashed as Part of the Advanced Collision Reconstruction Course (pdf)
August 16, 2011 Award Ceremony to Recognize Outstanding Employees of Nevada Highway Patrol Southern Command (pdf)
August 15, 2011 Recklessly Driven Leads to Pursuit, Spiked Tires, Taser® Deployment and Arrest (pdf)
August 8, 2011 Motorcycle Passenger Dies in Accident on State Route 225 (Mountain City Highway) (pdf)
August 8, 2011 Pahrump Man Dies in Vehicle Accident on State Route 160 and Irene Street (pdf)
August 1, 2011 Duckwater, Nevada Resident Dies in Rollover Accident on State Route 379 (pdf)
July  
July 30, 2011 Golconda Resident Dies on Interstate 80 After Being Struck by Semi Truck (pdf)
July 30, 2011 Pedestrian Killed Crossing US 50 in South Lake Tahoe (pdf)
July 29, 2011 New Mexico Resident Killed in Accident on Interstate 15 in Vegas (pdf)
July 27, 2011 UPDATE - Man Dies in Head-on Accident Eight Miles South of Gardnerville (pdf)
July 27, 2011 Man Dies in Head-on Accident Eight Miles South of Gardnerville (pdf)
July 22, 2011 UPDATE: Fatal Rollover Accident Interstate 80 East of Lovelock (pdf)
July 22, 2011 Fatal Rollover Accident Interstate 80 East of Lovelock (pdf)
July 22, 2011 Bowers Mansion Road Closed For One Year (pdf)
July 20, 2011 Update: Two Men Killed in Three Vehicle Head-On Accident on SR 28 Near Sand Harbor (pdf)
July 20, 2011 Local Law Enforcement Turn in Their Handcuffs for Serving Trays and Menus (pdf)
July 19, 2011 UPDATE: Two Motorists Killed in Crash on Highway 50 Alternate (pdf)
July 19, 2011 Two Men Killed in Three Vehicle Head-On Accident on SR 28 Near Sand Harbor (pdf)
July 19, 2011 Vegas Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash in Pahrump (pdf)
July 19, 2011 Badge on Board Program (pdf)
July 18, 2011 Mound House Resident Killed on US 395 at Airport Road (pdf)
July 18, 2011 Retired NFL Quarterback Jim McMahon Injured in Car Crash (pdf)
July 18, 2011 Fatal Crash on State Highway 159 (pdf)
July 15, 2011 Update - Sparks Woman Dies in Motorcycle Accident Near West Fernley (pdf)
July 15, 2011 Sparks Woman Dies in Motorcycle Accident Near West Fernley (pdf)
July 14, 2011 Update on Fatal Accident on State Route 88 at Centerville Lane (pdf)
July 13, 2011 Fatal Accident on State Route 88 at Centerville Lane (pdf)
July 11, 2011 Sixth Body Identified in the Amtrack Accident in Trinity (pdf)
July 7, 2011 Bicyclist Involved in Last Week’s Accident Near Gardnerville Has Died (pdf)
July 6, 2011 Fatal Crash in Pahrump (pdf)
July 6, 2011 Single Vehicle Rollover with Several Ejected and One Critically Injured-Churchill County (pdf)
July 5, 2011 Results of July 4th DUI Checkpoint and other Holiday Weekend Statistics (pdf)
July 5, 2011 Two Dead and Three Seriously Injured after Two Separate Crashes on Interstate 80 (pdf)
July 1, 2011 Several Agencies to Staff the “Joining Forces” DUI Holiday Checkpoint on Monday (pdf)
July 1, 2011 Senate Bill 140 Concerning Cellular Usage Goes into Effect on October 1, 2011 (pdf)
June  
June 30, 2011 Update on Rollover Accident Kills a Mother of Two in Fernley on US 50 (pdf)
June 30, 2011 Rollover Accident Kills a Mother of Two in Fernley on US 50 (pdf)
June 28, 2011 Missouri Resident Dies in Motorcycle Accident (pdf)
June 28, 2011 Update on Serious Bicycle Accident in Gardnerville (pdf)
June 28, 2011 Serious Bicycle Accident in Gardnerville (pdf)
June 28, 2011 Fifth Victim Identified Today in Amtrak Fatality Crash Last Friday (pdf)
June 27, 2011 Truck Driver and Two Rail Passengers Identified in Amtrak Fatality Crash (pdf)
June 27, 2011 Fatal Hit and Run on US95 Southbound Just North of Tropicana (pdf)
June 23, 2011 Driver Killed in Single Vehicle Rollover Accident Containing Nine Passengers Near Lake Mead (pdf)
June 23, 2011 Red Chevy Camero Collides with White Tour Bus on Interstate 15 North of Moapa (pdf)
June 21, 2011 Accident on Rural Highway Takes the Life of a Pahrump Man (pdf)
June 21, 2011 Minnesota Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident on Rural Nevada Highway (pdf)
June 20, 2011 30 Year Old Minden Man Killed in Accident on US395 at Virginia Ranch Road (pdf)
June 13, 2011 Two Motorists Killed in Crash on Highway 50 Alternate this Morning (pdf)
June 10, 2011 Crash on Summerlin Parkway Near Rampart Overpass Takes the Life of Las Vegas Man  (pdf)
June 8, 2011 Update on Fatal Accident on US 395 in Gardnerville (pdf)
June 8, 2011 Fatal Accident on US 395 in Gardnerville (pdf)
June 8, 2011 Roadcheck 2011 (pdf)
June 8, 2011 Amargosa Valley Man Killed in Fatal Accident in Vegas (pdf)
June 3, 2011 Names of Fatality Victims Released from Yesterday’s Incident in Fallon (pdf)
June 2, 2011 Walker River Tribal Police Traffic Enforcement Stop with Pursuit Followed by Crash with Two Dead (pdf)
May  
May 26, 2011 State Route 341 – Veterans Parkway Roundabout and Traffic Safety Reminders (pdf)
May 25, 2011 Registration Violation Leads to Vehicle Chase and Felony Drug Arrest in Reno (pdf)
May 24, 2011 Troopers Dispatched to a Call Involving Subject Holding Knife on RTC Bus (pdf)
May 22, 2011 Utah Woman Killed in a Single Vehicle Roll-Over Crash on Interstate 80,
East of Battle Mountain, Nevada
(pdf)
May 22, 2011 Motorists Identified in Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash in Douglas County that Killed One (pdf)
May 22, 2011 1 Killed and 1 Critically Injured in Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash in Douglas County (pdf)
May 21, 2011 Idaho and Oregon Residents Killed in a Two Vehicle Head-On Crash on US93,
North of Wells, Nevada
(pdf)
May 21, 2011 Dyer Resident Killed in Single-Vehicle Rollover Accident Saturday in Esmeralda County (pdf)
May 17, 2011 2011 Northern Nevada “Click It or Ticket” News Conference (pdf)
May 16, 2011 Update on 7-Vehicle Crash on US 395 @ Jacks Valley Road Yesterday Afternoon (pdf)
May 13, 2011 Witnesses Sought in Last Friday’s Motorcycle Fatality Crash on US 395 in Reno (pdf)
May 12, 2011 Local Law Enforcement Turn In Their Handcuffs For Serving Trays And Menus (pdf)
May 11, 2011 Highway Patrol Trooper Struck From Behind During a Routine Traffic Stop (pdf)
May 10, 2011 Henderson Man Dies in Single Vehicle Crash on Interstate 15 (pdf)
May 10, 2011 Fatal Crash Takes the Life of a Mesquite Woman in Clark County (pdf)
May 9, 2011 Sun Valley Resident Identified and Name Released from Friday’s Fatality Crash (pdf)
May 6, 2011 Sun Valley Resident Killed in Motorcycle Crash on US 395 near the Glendale Interchange (pdf)
May 5, 2011 Zero Fatalities Traffic Safety Goal Launched To Save Lives In Nevada (pdf)
May 5, 2011 Incline Resident Injured in Vehicle Rollover on State Route 207 (pdf)
May 4, 2011 Utah Resident Dies in Vehicle Rollover Accident (pdf)
May 3, 2011 Special Olympics “Tip A Cop” Jr’s Restaurant Friday, May 6 (pdf)
April  
April 29, 2011 Nevada Highway Patrol Presents Awards to Special Olympics Aquatics Regional Swim Team (pdf)
April 29, 2011 Toddler Involved in Mound House Fatality Crash Last Friday has Died (pdf)
April 28, 2011 12th Annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Relay Run April 28 - May 5, 2011 (pdf)
April 28, 2011 Update: Fatal Rollover Accident on Foothill Road (pdf)
April 26, 2011 Fatal Rollover Accident on Foothill Road (pdf)
April 26, 2011 Reno Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 80 near Derby Dam (pdf)
April 22, 2011 Fatality Collision in Mound House Last Friday (pdf)
April 20, 2011 Montana Resident Killed in Crash on Interstate 80 near Fernley (pdf)
April 14, 2011 2011 DPS Claim Jumper Tip-A-Cop® at Claim Jumper in Reno (pdf)
April 12, 2011 Nevada Highway Patrol Participates in Communications Exercise (pdf)
April 11, 2011 Update #6: Search for Missing Canadian Couple Last Seen in Baker City, Oregon (pdf)
April 09, 2011 Hawthorne Woman Arrested for Embezzling over $62,000 from a Family Member (pdf)
April 06, 2011 Minor Injury Accident on State Route 341 with Extrication (pdf)
April 06, 2011 Special Olympics Nevada 5th Annual Tip-A-Cop April 14th, 2011 at the Town Square Claim Jumper in Las Vegas (pdf)
April 04, 2011 Pedestrian Dies after being Struck by Pickup in Fernley Last Evening (pdf)
April 03, 2011 Three People Killed in Accident on State Route 147 (pdf)
March  
March 29, 2011 Information for Motorists When a Vehicle May Become Disabled on a Highway (pdf)
March 28, 2011 Wrong-Way Fatality in Head-on Collision on US 395 near Lemmon Valley has been Identified (pdf)
March 27, 2011 Wisconsin Man Dies in Fatal Accident on Interstate 215 in Las Vegas (pdf)
March 26, 2011 Fatal Accident on Interstate 15 in Las Vegas (pdf)
March 26, 2011 Vehicle Accident US 50 East of Airport Road (pdf)
March 24, 2011 Vehicle Accidents involving NHP and Carson Sheriff’s Office (pdf)
March 21, 2011 23 Motor Vehicle Accidents Reported this Morning in Northern Nevada (pdf)
March 18, 2011 Update: Carson Woman Killed in Fatal Accident on Highway 50, East of Dayton (pdf)
March 18, 2011 Carson Woman Killed in Fatal Accident on Highway 50, East of Dayton (pdf)
March 16, 2011 Gov. Sandoval Told Emergency Officials Monitoring Japan Tragedy Closely, Briefed on Nevada's Earthquake Readiness (pdf)
March 14, 2011 FEMA, NOAA and Partners Encourage U.S. Residents to Prepare for Springtime Flooding (pdf)
   
March 17, 2011 Nevada Highway Patrol Increasing Speed Enforcement this Weekend in Reno (pdf)
March 17, 2011 Information from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Concerning Japan’s Nuclear Reactor Crisis (pdf)
March 13, 2011 An Unidentified Man in Serious Condition and Woman Dies in Vegas (pdf)
March 09, 2011 Department of Public Safety, Medal of Honor Recipients (pdf)
March 09, 2011 22 DPS Academy Graduates to Receive Their Badges on Friday in Carson City (pdf)
March 07, 2011 BLM to Close Dangerous Mine (pdf)
March 07, 2011 15-Year-Old Passenger in Last Week’s Fallon Crash Has Died (pdf)
March 05, 2011 Utah Resident Dies in Rollover Accident (pdf)
March 05, 2011 Man Dies After Falling Down Closed Mine Site (pdf)
March 03, 2011 Domestic Battery Suspect Arrested after Foot Pursuit Near Panther Valley (pdf)
March 01, 2011 NHP to Recognize and Present Two Citizens with a Life Saving Award (pdf)
March 01, 2011 3 Teenagers Injured in Fallon Accident  (pdf)
February  
February 22, 2011 Fatal Accident on US95 in Las Vegas (pdf)
February 22, 2011 State of Nevada Investigation Division Supports Sonoma Canyon Murder Case (pdf)
February 18, 2011 Elko Combined Narcotics Unit Arrests Spring Creek Woman for Prescription Fraud (pdf)
February 16, 2011 Re-Cap of Calls for Service from This Morning’s Commute (pdf)
February 12, 2011 Fatal Accident On Interstate 15 In Las Vegas (pdf)
February 11, 2011 Dead Body Found on Las Vegas Blvd and Interstate 15 (pdf)
February 10, 2011 Foot Pursuit near US 395 and Adjacent Trailer Park Results in Arrest (pdf)
February 10, 2011 Motorist Arrested for Felony DUI and Active Felony Warrant (pdf)
February 09, 2011 State of Nevada’s Move Over Law (pdf)
February 07, 2011 Troopers Make Several Arrests over Super Bowl Weekend (pdf)
February 07, 2011 NHP Partners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety to offer Advanced Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Training (pdf)
February 07, 2011 Santino’s Farmers Market Marketing More Than Produce (pdf)
February 07, 2011 NHP Vehicle Struck During Routine Traffic Stop (pdf)
February 02, 2011 Nevada Rural County Female Unidentified Dead and Unsolved Homicides (pdf)
January  
January 28, 2011 Update on Fatal Accident US 50 Lyon County  (pdf)
January 28, 2011 Fatal Accident US 50 Lyon County (pdf)
January 28, 2011 Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk (pdf)
January 26, 2011 Fatal Crash On Interstate 15, South Of SR160 Update (pdf)
January 25, 2011 Award Ceremony to Recognize Outstanding Employees of NHP-Northern Command (pdf)
January 22, 2011 Vehicle Accident on US 50 in Lyon County (pdf)
January 20, 2011 Resident, Non-Resident Registration for Vehicles (pdf)
January 19, 2011 No Children Injured in Yesterday’s Accident Involving a School Bus (pdf)
January 18, 2011 Thank you Letter to RGJ Editorial Board (pdf)
January 18, 2011 Injury Vehicle Accident SR-207 Near Juniper Lane (pdf)
January 18, 2011 Trooper Struck and Injured While Investigating Separate 3-Vehicle Crash in Reno (pdf)
January 11, 2011 Fatal Crash On Interstate 15, South Of SR160 (pdf)
January 10, 2011 Driver Stopped for Excessive Speed Also Arrested for Felony DUI (pdf)
January 7, 2011 Two Injured in Seven‐Vehicle Accident that Closed Westbound I‐80 near Sparks (pdf)
January 3, 2011 Nevada Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise in 2010 - Clark County (pdf)
January 3, 2011 Nevada Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise in 2010 - Elko County (pdf)
January 3, 2011 Nevada Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise in 2010 - Rural Nevada (pdf)
January 3, 2011 Nevada Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise in 2010 - Washoe County (pdf)
January 3, 2011 Driver Arrested for DUI and Fleeing from Crash Scene on New Years Day (pdf)
January 1, 2011 14 DUI Arrests Made Over The New Years Weekend (pdf)
   

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