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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has a new deputy on board.

Dustin Clifford took the oath of office on July 2 during a ceremony with family and friends.

The new deputy was born and raised in Reno graduating from McQueen High School. After graduation he attended and graduated from the University of Nevada Reno with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.

Clifford enjoys the outdoors by hiking, fishing and hunting and is ready to begin his career with DCSO. He will be assigned to the Jail Division under the leadership of Captain Jim Halsey.

Deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) will begin a phased roll out to all uniformed officers on body worn cameras on Thursday, June 28, 2018.

In May, 2017, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed Senate Bill 176, making the state the second one in the country to require peace officers who interact with the public to wear body worn cameras (BWC).

“Body cameras will protect law enforcement officials and strengthen the relationships with those in the communities in which they serve,” said Governor Sandoval at the time.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office recently acquired four new law enforcement chaplains. The new chaplains are civilian volunteers; faith based religious leaders in the community. The chaplains completed 60 hours of training in protocols and procedures in chaplaincy, along with DCSO procedures. The four new chaplains increased the group size from two to six. They are Bill Henderson, Eddy Sims, Frank Russell and Luke Wartgow.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is joining the South Lake Tahoe Fire and Lake Valley Fire medics in having their personnel carrying medication used to block the effects of opioids. Narcan (commercial name for Naloxone) can be given to persons suffering from suspected or accidental opioid overdoses at the earliest possible time to minimize overdosing.

The man who was killed by deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) after making threats to “kill the police” and hitting one of them with his car has been identified as 77-year-old Jimmy Alan Moss from Yerington, Nev.

DCSO had responded to a report of a domestic dispute involving a weapon on Shadow Lane in northern Douglas County at 9:30 p.m. May 19.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with Douglas County Social Services continue to offer the new program called “Caring Neighbors” that began in January 2017.

Trained Douglas County Sheriff’s Office volunteers, known as Citizen Patrol who have completed background checks, uniformed and trained can call or visit senior clients who live in Douglas County.

Staff from the Gardnerville Walmart recently stopped by to see Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) staff for two things, one to thank them for their help, and the other to fill them in on their foundation and how they can help the community.

A man jumped out of the car he was riding in on Thursday evening after learning his girlfriend wanted to end their relationship.

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on March 29, deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) responded to the area of Genoa Lane and Galeppi Lane after it was reported that a man was jumping out of a moving vehicle.

Two Douglas County senior citizens have fallen prey to a scam involving the purchase of gift cards.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

Some of those recently added to last week's log:

2/21

2:44 p.m. - Petty Theft - Kickapoo St - DEPUTIES RESPONDED FOR THE REPORT OF A SCAM WHERE THE VICTIM LOST MONEY.

2/22

Two Reno residents have been arrested on multiple charges, and a warrant will be issued for a third after the Gardnerville Walmart shoplifting incident turned into a lot more.

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 17, 2018, deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) responded to the Walmart after three people were seen leaving the store with cameras and camera equipment inside a gray plastic tote. They were seen leaving in a gray KIA with Nevada plates driven by a female.

UPDATE 11:45 A.M. 2/20/18: The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has identified the deceased pilot as 64-year-old Stephen Filice. For more on the story: http://southtahoenow.com/story/02/20/2018/minden-man-identified-mondays-plane-crash-victim.

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UPDATE 3:00 P.M.: One person died in the single airplane crash in Douglas County Monday, February 19, 2018.

A 51-year-old man was arrested in Gardnerville early Sunday on charges of Domestic Battery, Battery with Substantial Bodily Injury and False Imprisonment after allegedly battering his girlfriend and holding her against her will.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) received information from a confidential source who is a friend of the woman. He provided texts from the victim pleading for help and pictures of her injuries, all from the home the victim shares with the suspect.

A Secret Witness reward has been offered for information about a verbal altercation between an elderly couple and an unidentified man on New Year's Eve in the parking lot of Bed, Bath & Beyond in Douglas County.

1/8/18 UPDATE 3:45PM: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in an armed robbery that occurred at a Subway Restaurant located at 1328 Hwy 395 in Gardnerville. A Caucasian male in his 20’s wearing a black mask, light colored jacket; dark pants and black tennis shoes entered the business on 1-6-18 at 6:15 p.m. and brandished a weapon.

6:50 p.m. UPDATE: Traffic is now moving

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There has been a single vehicle rollover on Kingsbury Grade/SR-207, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO).

As of 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 26, emergency crews were at the scene and traffic is backing up.

It is unknown at this time if there are any injuries.

Traffic heading up Kingsbury Grade/SR-297 has been at a standstill, but according to DCSO dispatch, a single lane of traffic is flowing so alternation of eastbound and westbound travel is expected.

8:00PM Update 12/18/17: After the trio's arrest, detectives from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department served a search warrant on a motel room at Motel 6 on Highway 50, locating a significant amount of stolen property that had recently been reported stolen in Douglas County. They also located numerous items that may have been stolen, but were not previously reported. .

A Gardnerville man was arrested on charges of Domestic Battery with Substantial Bodily Harm and Eluding a Peace Officer after he allegedly wheeled in a woman with major injuries into the Carson Valley Medical Center on November 19 2017.

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) has awarded the Douglas County Sheriff's Office for maintaining the "Custodial Facility of the Year."

Their jail was selected for the prestigious award from over 500 jails and prisons across the country.

DCSO representatives attended the NCCHC ceremony to pick up their award.

Jose DeJesus Rodriguez Quezada, 44, has been identified as a person of interest in the murder of a man in a room at the Hard Rock Hotel in Stateline, Nevada.

On October 3, deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) began an investigation into the death of Kevin Leroy Edwards, 56, after he was found deceased at the hotel. Edwards was from Dublin, California and, most recently, Reno, Nevada.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Honor Guard Team was presented $500 and bags of candy for their upcoming Haunted House by Ben and Amber Larimer from CoComoe’s Q and Catering.

“This is the most caring community I have ever lived in, and I want to help the children have a great time,” said Ben.

Their Haunted House will be held at the Douglas County fairgrounds during the weekends of Oct 13-14, 20-21, and 27-28 at the DC Fairgrounds. Who will Frankenstein take to the DCSO Haunted House? His ghoul friend of course!

STATELINE - A man was found dead at a south shore Lake Tahoe casino hotel room Tuesday night with the suspect in the killing at large, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO).

The crime happened at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Lake Tahoe and the suspect is an adult female, according to the sheriff’s office.

DCSO deputies responded to the Hard Rock at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, for a death investigation of a male in one of their rooms.

South Lake Tahoe resident Ray Brashears, age 33, is facing a plethora of charges after being arrested by deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) Tuesday night.

The deputies pulled over Brashears September 19 at 9:00 p.m. and discovered he had an active misdemeanor warrant out of Tahoe Township for theft. He was also on probation through Nevada Parole and Probation.

Suspects are still being sought for the violent robbery, battery and stabbing of a man outside Harrah's Tahoe.

On August 13 at 3:10 a.m., deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) were called to the valet area of the Stateline casino where they found a man with a stab wound. The incident occurred on the sidewalk near valet.

Witnesses stated an altercation occurred between the victim and two males who fled the scene after the incident.