The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office will be providing instant Twitter updates to keep citizen’s informed during the Caughlin Fire. Interested residents can follow the Sheriffs twitter account at @washoesheriff.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office celebrates 150 years of proud service and community partnership in 2011. Sheriff Michael Haley is the 24th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County. His office continues to be the only full service public safety agency operating within northern Nevada and is responsible for operating the consolidated detention facility, regional crime lab, Northern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center, Internet Crimes against Children Task Force, court security, service of civil process and traditional street patrols.
