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Jason Soto, Chuck Allen and Brian Allen Special to the RGJ

Jason Soto worked for the Reno Police Department for 25 years, serving as chief of police from 2015 until his retirement in 2023. Chuck Allen served 25 years as a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper and member of the Nevada Air National Guard prior to his election as Washoe County sheriff in 2014. Brian Allen served in the Sparks Police Department for 22 years before his appointment as chief of police where he served for six years until 2019.

Former Washoe County School District employee Caitlin Rock has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on 19 counts in connection with a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student.

April 19–25, 2026, marks National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness about victimization and the profound impact crime has on individuals, families and communities.

A Reno man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, after he pled guilty to Trafficking 100 Grams or more of Fentanyl and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Darrel Beal was sentenced to 4-10 years and 1-6 years respectively, to run consecutively for a total of 5-16 years, according to the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office.

A man was convicted of breaking into a Lemmon Valley home while the homeowner was in the shower, according to the Washoe County District Attorney's Office.

A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison with parole eligibility after 30 months in connection with retail thefts that cost businesses more than thousands of dollars, according to the Washoe County District Attorney's Office.

A California man involved in a large fraud ring has been found guilty after scamming a woman out of half a million dollars.

The man found guilty of killing a victim in northwest Reno has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

A man has been found guilty of stealing more than 80 key fobs, as well as trucks from Corwin Ford.

A Reno man who engaged in an armed standoff with multiple law enforcement agencies has been convicted on several felony charges.

A Reno man who murdered his wife has been sentenced to life without parole, according to the Washoe County District Attorney's Office.

A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple sex crime charges involving a child.

A man has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of running a retail theft operation.

A Reno man who killed his elderly roommate in their shared home has been sentenced to life in prison, closing a case that began with a 9-1-1 call and an argument the night before.