Archives for April 2019

NHP Trooper Hanna DeGoey talks about a joint effort to curtail speeding in Nevada;

The current awareness campaign runs through Wednesday, May 8th. 9,557 people were killed due to excessive speed in 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Learn more online at; ZeroFatalitiesNV.com.

Nevada DPS and Highway Patrol take on speeding issues. Trooper Hanna DeGoey talks about the joint statewide effort;

Speeding endangers everyone on the road, with 9,557 deaths attributed, in part, to excessive speed in 2015. For more information on statewide traffic safety programs, visit; zerofatalitiesnv.com.

Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Hanna DeGoey talks about the Joining Forces Speed Campaign;

Speeding contibuted to the deaths of 9,557 people in 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For more information about Joining Forces and other statewide traffic safety programs, visit; zerofatalitiesnv.com.

A man is arrested and charged with murder in the death of a man found under an overpass in Reno. Investigators say 38-year-old Jesus Valenzuela killed the 45-year-old, who was found dead Saturday afternoon near the Wells Avenue overpass.

Just before the season gets busy, State Route 28 will see closures, south of Incline Village. NDOT is installing bridges for a shared use path. SR28 will be closed between Lake Shore Boulevard and Sand Harbor State Park from 8 p.m. until 6:30 a.m. intermittently through May 15th.

A drunk and suicidal man who was shot by Sparks police Sunday night while responding to a domestic disturbance has died. Police have not identified the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

A lawyer for a Salvadoran immigrant charged with four Nevada murders says Washoe County prosecutors have no authority to try him in Reno for two killings that occurred outside the county and that his confession should be thrown out of court.
Public Defender John Arrascada told a judge Monday he has filed motions to dismiss four of the charges filed against 20-year-old Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman in a 10-count indictment last month.

At arraignment in Douglas County East Fork Justice Court, bail was set Monday at $1 million cash for an Oakland man suspected of two murders in the San Francisco area. 43-year-old Stefon Jefferson is facing charges in Douglas County of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm, and several other charges. He will face those charges in Nevada before being taken back to California.

The Pyramid Lake Police Department says they need the public’s help finding a missing teen. 15-year-old Tashara Guerrero was last seen on April 25 in Wadsworth.
She is described as 5’2″ tall, weighs around 110 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a maroon T-shirt with khaki pants and white tennis shoes. Anyone with any information on her whereabouts is urged to contact the Pyramid Lake Police Department.

Parent of Addicted Loved Ones meet in Carson City at 6pm. Lisa Kirby explains;

They’ll meet at Partnership Carson City meeting room,1925 N. Carson Street.