KOH Special News Reports

About 88 hundred Nv energy customers are without power at Incline Village, it's an equipment problem, full restoration expected by 1130 tonite.

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has been getting reports about phone contacts from a man identifying himself as a “Detective Phillips from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office” and asking for personal information. In one instance, the caller was described as becoming aggressive and angry when information was refused. Although the motive of these calls is unclear at this time, the Sheriff’s Office reminds the public to be wary of providing any information to strangers without verifying the credibility of their identity. If you are uncomfortable with a phone call, gather whatever information you can then hang up, do not give any information out.

Sparks Police have an accused rapist in custody. The suspect has been a target since 2011, accused of sexually assaulting adult women. The crimes have been linked to Alfredo Momeli-Garcia who fled the country. Investigators worked with the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office and the US Marshals Office to apprehend Lomeli-Garcia. In February he was arrested in Mexico, this week he was returned to the U.S. and booked at Washoe County Jail. He faces four Burglary charges, two counts of Attempted Sexual Assault with the Use of a deadly Weapon, three counts of sexual assault two robbery charges, and one charge of Robbery with a Deadly Weapon.

Senator Dean Heller joined with democrat Joe Manchin of west Virginia on a bipartisan bill on aimed at cleaning up serious concerns with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical malpractice reporting protocols. The bill comes in response to a USA Today investigation published last month that revealed that the VA has for years concealed poor care and mistakes made by its medical workers. The bill from Heller, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, would require the VA to report such mistakes to the National Practitioner Data Bank as well as state licensing boards, and prevent the VA from settling with fired employees as a way to conceal the mistakes. Heller calls the report "Shameful."

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has been getting reports about phone contacts from a man identifying himself as a “Detective Phillips from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office” and asking for personal information. In one instance, the caller was described as becoming aggressive and angry when information was refused. Although the motive of these calls is unclear at this time, the Sheriff’s Office reminds the public to be wary of providing any information to strangers without verifying the credibility of their identity. If you are uncomfortable with a phone call, gather whatever information you can then hang up, do not give any information out.