Community Partnership Connection

| Washoe County Sheriff’s Office-Community Relations | P: 775.785.6205
Volume 3, Issue 12
Community
Partnership
Connection
Happy Holidays from our Sheriff’s Office Family to Yours
Left to right: Assistant Sheriff Darin Balaam (Operations Bureau), Sheriff Mike Haley, Assistant Sheriff Russell
Pedersen (Detention Bureau), Undersheriff Tim Kuzanek, and Assistant Sheriff Anthony Miranda (Administration
Bureau)
Winter Weather: Safe Driving on Snow and Ice
Get Home Safely on New
Year’s Eve!
Over the last few weeks, much of northern Nevada has been
blanketed with ice and snow as a result of a series of winter storms.
The Sheriff’s Office would like to remind drivers that winter driving
can be risky. “We see too many crashes from drivers not slowing
down and not being prepared to drive in winter conditions,” said
Patrol Captain Duane Meyer. “We ask that drivers slow down, wear
their seatbelts, and turn off their cruise control.”
The Sheriff’s Office is once again asking drivers to remember the
three “P”s of safe winter driving: Prepare before you leave; Protect
yourself; and Prevent an auto accident. Here are a few tips. For a
complete list, go to our website Washoesheriff.com under Staying
Safe
PREPARE:
Travel in winter weather only when necessary. Leave enough
time to safely reach your destination and plan your route to
avoid snowy/icy areas and steep hills.
• Check weather and road conditions by dialing 511 in Nevada.
• Keep a basic winter travel kit in the car: chains, a flashlight,
jumper cables, shovel, snowbrush, ice scraper, water, road
flares and a blanket.
PROTECT:
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Turn on your lights to increase your visibility to other
motorists.
Avoid quick starts, stops and fast turns. Accelerate, brake and
steer smoothly and gradually.
Reduce Speed. Speed limits are based on normal road and
weather conditions, not winter road conditions.
Don’t slam on brakes. Apply steady pressure on ABSequipped vehicles and pump the brakes if necessary on nonABS vehicles.
PREVENT:
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Before driving, place your cell phone in the glove box where
you won’t be tempted to use it while driving. Or you can
simply turn off your phone when driving.
Remove snow and ice from all car windows, mirrors, lights,
turn signals and license plates.
Make sure vehicle exhaust system is clear of snow when
parked.
If you plan on drinking, designate a sober driver.
Avoid fatigue. Get plenty of rest before a trip. Try to stop
every three hours and rotate drivers if possible.
If parked or stuck in snow, leave window slightly cracked for
ventilation.
To make it a safe New Years’ Eve for
everyone, RTC and community
partners including the Washoe
County Sheriff’s Office (through
funding from the Honorary Deputy
Sheriff’s Association) are offering
residents free transportation home.
If you decide to drink, we ask that
residents get home safely using a
designated driver or take advantage
of the RTC SAFE RIDE bus program.
It's FREE from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., New
Year’s Eve to New Year’s morning.
Last year, over 8600 riders took
advantage of the program.
For more information including bus
times and schedules, go to
rtcwashoe.com.
Sheriff’s Executive Staff Rang the Bells for Salvation Army
“Bell ringing on behalf of the Salvation
Army has become a holiday tradition here
at the Sheriff’s Office,” Undersheriff
Kuzanek said. “Each year we look forward
to joining other members of local law
enforcement in a friendly competition that
helps to raise funds that are then used to
meet our community’s growing need at
Christmas time and the months that
follow.”
Left to right: Lt. Sandra Barboza, A/S Russ Pedersen, Captain
Schumann and A/S Anthony Miranda rang the bell for the
Salvation Army on December 14th.
The Sheriff’s Office was fortunate to have
once again won the 1st Place Plaque for
Law Enforcement Bell Ringing from the
Salvation Army for the fourth year in a
row, helping to raise thousands of dollars
for the Salvation Army.
Deputy Shawn Marston was
recently recognized at the Northern
Nevada Chapter of the American
Society for Industrial Security,
International, (ASIS) “Law
Enforcement Appreciation Day”
Luncheon on December 4th.
The ASIS program honored selected
officers that have been outstanding
and exemplary in their service to the
community and to the department
they serve.
Marston was recognized for his work
in creating a vulnerable-persons
unit, his role in the Kids to Seniors
Korner community outreach, and his
leadership on the Reno Area Alliance
for the Homeless Leadership
Council, the Crisis Intervention
Team, and the Washoe County
Crossroads Transitional Housing
Program, amongst others.
Photos: Upper left, Deputy Shawn
Marston. Upper right, Deputy
Marston and Undersheriff Tim
Kuzanek at awards presentation.
Lower: all the law enforcement
officers/deputies honored at the
event.
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On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Washoe County CERT members Henry
Westcott, Tom Briggs, Rosan Rich, Eliott Steriss, and Meghan Frybarger
presented a specially-decorated Veterans’ wreath to General Bill Burks of
the Nevada National Guard, at a ceremony hosted by Cabela’s in Verdi,
NV. This particular wreath, along with dozens of others, will be placed on a
Veteran’s grave at the Veterans’ Cemetery in Fernley.
The mission of “Wreaths Across America” is to “Remember, Honor, and
Teach,” which they carry out in part by coordinating wreath laying
Dedicated Service in
Partnership with our
Community
ceremonies in mid-December at Arlington, as well as veterans’ cemeteries
and other locations in all 50 states.”
DUI Checkpoint and Additional Holiday Traffic Enforcement
Several northern Nevada law enforcement agencies, including the
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, will be teaming up and “joining
forces” by staffing a DUI checkpoint in Reno this weekend.
On Saturday afternoon and evening, law enforcement personnel
from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno and Sparks Police
Departments, UNR Police Services, and Nevada Highway Patrol
will be conducting the administrative road block.
Washoe County Residents can
now report crime from their
iPhone or Android devices by
installing the new WCSO app
available for free from the
Apple Store or Google Playstore.
Motorists passing through the checkpoint will be briefly greeted by
one of the law enforcement officers. Those motorists who show
signs of alcohol and/or drug use will be directed to the secondary
screening area for further evaluation. Once at the secondary
screening area, standardized field sobriety tests will be
administered and those who fail these tests will be placed under
arrest.
Funding for this additional enforcement is provided by the Nevada
Office of Traffic Safety’s “Joining Forces” Grant.