Nevada County Sheriff's Office (NCSO)

Grass Valley, Calif. December 1, 2023 – Isaac Andrew Larson, 23, of Auburn, CA was arrested for second degree burglary and possession of burglary tools on Nov. 29, 2023, after breaking into Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley. A vigilant on-duty custodian called the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) at approximately 11 p.m. on […]

Smartsville, Calif. November 30, 2023 – During a missing person search at Lake Englebright, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NSCO) and Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (NCSSAR) team, with assistance from numerous allied agencies, located 57-year-old Michael Babb deceased on land near the base of Englebright Dam on the morning of 11/30/23. NCSO was […]

Nevada City, CA – The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) is pleased to announce two local children have tied for first place in the Sheriff’s first-ever Children’s Holiday Card Contest. The two first-place winning children are: “We had 227 submissions from local children ranging in age from 3 years old to 12,” said Sheriff Shannan […]

Nevada City, CA – At approximately 8:10 a.m. on 11/22/2023, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence in the 12800 block of Nevada City Highway after a caller reported three men, one of whom was known to the caller, had entered their home without permission. Deputies responded and upon arrival contacted the […]

Grass Valley, Calif. Nov. 15, 2023 – Today marks the 12th anniversary of when Grass Valley resident Delbert Wilder, 63, was found murdered on his property in 2011. Deputies of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) initially responded to the property, located in the area of Greenhorn Rd in Grass Valley, for a welfare check […]

Stefanie Geckler was raised in Nevada County and is the current Supervising Animal Control Officer of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) and founder of nonprofit, Humane Emergency Animal Rescue Team (HEART), but if you asked a youthful Geckler if her dreams involved law enforcement and animals, you’d be barking up the wrong tree. Geckler […]

Truckee, CA – Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (NCSSAR), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, responds to over 100 incidents per year in conjunction with the Sheriff’s Office to locate persons who are lost or in danger. Timely response to incidences is critical, and thanks to a recent grant award from the Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD) […]

Grass Valley, CA – On Oct. 26, the Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Hospitality House and 60-plus volunteers, came together to clean up nine homeless encampments in the Grass Valley vicinity. Over a period of approximately five hours, volunteers filled two 40-yard dumpsters and three 6-yard dumpsters for a total of 98 yards of waste […]

Grass Valley, CA – Two suspects were arrested, and dozens of pieces of stolen mail were recovered this week, when a Nevada County Sheriff Deputy on Patrol in the area of Wolf Mountain Road on Oct. 10, 2023 made a proactive contact with two occupants of a vehicle backed into a long private driveway. When […]

Nevada City, CA – The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) has been proactively investigating suspected illegal cannabis grows in Nevada County. Over the span of one week, over seven properties were searched with authorized search warrants and all seven were found to be operating illegal cannabis grows (H&S 11358(C), two of which involved environmental crimes. […]

Nevada City, CA – Calling local child artists! Elementary-aged children of Nevada County are invited to submit their holiday-inspired artwork to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) for a chance to have their artwork published and transformed into the official 2023 greeting card for the agency with naming recognition. In addition to having their artwork […]

Nevada City, CA – The “Pink Patch Project” is here! For the entire month of October, Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) deputies and police officers from partnering jurisdictions are wearing pink badges in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in addition to selling pink badges and one-of-a-kind breast cancer challenge coins to support local breast […]

Nevada City – Nevada County Sheriff’s Office announces they have been awarded a $96,248 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to reduce alcohol-related harm in their community. “This is important to Nevada County in order to increase protection for youth and to address crime at problem locations,” said Sergeant Andrew Liller. […]

Nevada City, CA – Nevada County now has a voice in the establishment of standards, selection, regulations and trainings for all California law enforcement with a goal to increase public safety and police standards statewide. On Sept. 12, Governor Gavin Newsom formally appointed Sheriff Shannan Moon of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office to join the […]

Penn Valley, CA – Junnior Alexander Cruz Valle, age 20 of Nevada City, was arrested on Aug. 31, 2023 for illegal cultivation of cannabis (H&S 11358(C)). Members from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit, California Fish and Wildlife, Department of Cannabis Compliance, Nevada County Code Enforcement, and Army National Guard responded to the […]

Grass Valley, CA – Kenneth “Kenny” Brady Fox, age 20 of Grass Valley, was arrested at the Nevada County Fairgrounds on Sunday, Aug. 13 for distributing obscene matter to children with the intent to seduce minors and for committing a felony while out on own recognizance (O.R.) release. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) was […]

Nevada City, CA – In the early morning hours of Aug. 3, 2023, a female subject, identified as 26-year-old Shaylin Hanlon of Grass Valley, was arrested for auto theft, drug paraphernalia, and for resisting arrest. Two Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) deputies were on patrol together east of Idaho Maryland Rd at Brunswick Rd when […]

Nevada City, CA – A 72-year-old North San Juan man, identified as Anthony Eric Stewart, was arrested for Murder by Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) Major Crimes Unit (MCU) detectives on Sunday afternoon 7/30/2023 following a homicide investigation over the weekend. NCSO received a call on Saturday 7/29/2023 at 11:24 pm from a passing driver, […]

Grass Valley, Ca. – Investigators from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office arrested 41- year-old Patrick Myers of Grass Valley on Monday for the manufacturing of a controlled substance, following the discovery of an illegal Butane Honey Oil (BHO) lab at Myers’ residence in the 16000 block of Greenhorn Rd. On March 27, 2023, at approximately […]

Truckee, Ca. – On March 27, 2023, at approximately 6:30 pm, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dispatch Center received a call from the area of Farad Rd and Interstate 80 east of Truckee. The caller reported finding severely decomposed human remains. Nevada County Sheriff’s deputies, detectives from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes […]