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Cecil Pearson
About the Washoe County
Sheriff’s Office The Washoe County Sheriff's Office a full-service law enforcement organization and “is a modern, dedicated,
community-oriented law enforcement agency. The Sheriff's Office is responsible for all law enforcement patrol duties within
the unincorporated area of the county, the service of civil process, records retention, issuing concealed weapons permits,
court security, forensic investigation, criminal investigation, and all search and rescue functions within the county. The
Washoe County Sheriff's Office is also responsible for operating the only adult detention facility for pretrial detainees
within Washoe County.”
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office
is organized into a number of division such as Patrol and Detectives. According to the Washoe County Sheriff’s
Office, “The Patrol Division of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office is responsible for all law enforcement duties
within the unincorporated area of Washoe County - an area of over 6,700 square miles.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office
Detective Division has a staff of 28 commissioned officers and 4 civilians. Detectives are assigned to specialized units including
Crimes vs. Persons, Crimes vs. Property, Crimes vs. Juveniles, and the Incline Village Substation. One detective is assigned
to the Reno Police Department's Repeat Offender Program and Sex Offender Unit. Detectives are also involved with other
multi-agency units such as the Street Crimes Unit and the DEA Drug Interdiction Task Force.”
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