Carson City Sheriff's Office

901 East Musser Street
Carson City, NV 89701

By Sgt. Mike Cullen

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is located in Carson City Nevada, the state capitol. The city/county is an incorporated municipality and the Sheriff's Office is responsible for traffic enforcement. The area has everything from the Sierra Nevada mountains and portions of Lake Tahoe to the west, to the high desert and rolling mountains to the east. The population is around 60,000 but as we are the main commuter route between Lake Tahoe and Reno we see upwards of 500,000 people drive through the area a day. Currently, we have no freeway bypass leaving the surface streets pretty full of tourist and commuter traffic.

The motor unit rides pretty close to year round except during heavy snowfall and when the temperatures reach below freezing. There are currently one Sergeant and four Deputies assigned to motors. This unit is responsible for traffic enforcement and handling regular calls for service when called upon, such as domestic disputes and in progress crimes. All the deputies assigned to motors assist in other areas of the department such as radar and defensive tactics instruction, academy instructors, field training officers and SWAT. All motor officers are required to pass an approved 80 hour basic motor course and then the department field training program. Continuous ongoing training is one of the main focuses of the motor unit, we conduct and attend several skills competitions throughout the year and set aside special training days and events just to work on proficiency and riding skill. Currently all motor officers are required to train a minimum of 8hrs a month, but we regularly meet and ride on our off time.

The unit rides Harley-Davidson FLH Police models. We have however, in the past used Kawasakis and even way back in the 1970's used Honda 750's. The motors have been around since the 70's with a break in service during one change of administration, but until just recently with the implementation of our current administration the unit has never had the support that it receives now, it serves as an integral and most effective part of the agency.

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