KOH Special News Reports

Sparks Boulevard north of North Los Altos was closed for a couple of hours yesterday evening after a vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway. Police say a man was driving a G-M-C Yukon with his wife and infant child when a pedestrian reportedly stepped into the roadway. The driver of the Yukon told police he was traveling the speed limit on the dark roadway when the pedestrian suddenly appeared. The truck hit the pedestrian and threw him a short distance onto the roadway. He was wearing all black clothing and police say they believe alcohol may have been involved. The injured pedestrian was taken to Renown Hospital where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. Names of those involved are not being released.

Eighteen people have been displaced by a fire yesterday at the Colony Inn on Harvard Way. The blaze started in a common area that includes a kitchen, heating and air conditioning. Fire investigators say one resident tried to put out the fire with an extinguisher, without success. Arriving firefighters quickly put out the blaze, but eight residents were displaced immediately and another ten were required to move out when it was determined that their furnaces and utilities were not safe. Reno Fire and the American Red Cross are helping those displaced with temporary accommodations, food and medications. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

According to the latest report from the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires. Nearly four times as many home cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving day. Between 2011 and 2015, fire departments responded to an annual average of 170,200 home structure fires involving cooking equipment, which resulted in 510 civilian fire deaths, 5,470 civilian fire injuries, and $1.2 billion in direct property damage.

Detectives from the Reno Police Department Robbery Homicide and the Sex Crimes / Child Abuse Unit responded to Washoe County Jail, to investigate reports of a murder for hire plot put in place by a current inmate. Suspect Jacob Poochigean also known as Bryan Peterson was identified as the inmate involved. The investigation revealed Poochigean conspiring with a second suspect who was later identified as Jorge Gonzalez, to murder the victim/witness in his pending criminal case. Poochigean was arrested last April for Robbery with a deadly weapon, Kidnapping, and Sexual Assault with a deadly weapon. During the investigation it was learned that Poochigean believed that killing the victim in his case would lead to the charges being dismissed against him and he actively conspired with Gonzalez to have the victim killed.

Detectives from the Reno Police Department Robbery Homicide and the Sex Crimes / Child Abuse Unit responded to Washoe County Jail, to investigate reports of a murder for hire plot put in place by a current inmate.....

Detectives from the Reno Police Department Robbery Homicide and the Sex Crimes / Child Abuse Unit responded to Washoe County Jail, to investigate reports of a murder for hire plot put in place by a current inmate.....

A case of Hepatitis A has been identified in an employee who works at the Trader Joe's in Reno. Any one who shopped at the store between October 20th and October 31st is urged to look out for symptoms which may include mild fever, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. fatigue, pain in the upper right side of the abdomen, dark urine, and jaundice.....

A case of Hepatitis A has been identified in an employee who works at the Trader Joe's in Reno.