Churchill County Sheriff's Office

06/19/2026

06/12/2026

On June 11, 2026, Sheriff Lee Orozco promoted Sergeant Brad Kufalk to the rank of Captain.

Captain Kufalk began his career with the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office in 2007. Throughout his service, he has held several key assignments, including positions in the Detention Center and Patrol Division. He has also served as a Field Training Officer, Patrol Sergeant, and Range Master.

In his new role, Captain Kufalk will oversee the Support Division, which includes Dispatch, the Civil Division, and related support operations.

Captain Kufalk’s experience, professionalism, and dedication to service will be valuable assets in this leadership role. His knowledge of agency operations and commitment to supporting staff will help strengthen the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office as we continue to serve our community.

We congratulate Captain Kufalk on this well-deserved promotion and look forward to his continued leadership in his new role.

06/12/2026

Today, Captain Chad Sweeney retired from the Churchill County Sheriff's Office after 26 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Churchill County.

Captain Sweeney began his law enforcement career with our agency as a Reserve Deputy. After one year of service in that role, he was hired as a Deputy Sheriff and embarked on a career that would span the next 25 years.

Throughout his distinguished career, Captain Sweeney served in numerous assignments and leadership positions, including the Detention Center, Patrol Division, Field Training Officer (FTO), Sniper, K-9 Handler, Narcotics Officer, and Patrol Sergeant. He concluded his career serving as a Captain, where his leadership, professionalism, and commitment to public safety helped guide our agency and the deputies under his command.

Law enforcement is more than a profession, it is a brotherhood built on trust, sacrifice, and shared experiences. Over the course of his career, Captain Sweeney forged lasting friendships and earned the respect of those who had the privilege of serving alongside him. His knowledge, mentorship, sense of humor, and unwavering dedication to the job have made him a valued member of our agency. While we are excited for him as he begins this new chapter, he will be greatly missed around the office by all of us who have had the honor of calling him a coworker, supervisor, mentor, and friend.

Captain Sweeney's dedication, experience, and service have left a lasting impact on the Churchill County Sheriff's Office and the community we serve. We are grateful for his many years of commitment and sacrifice and wish him and his family nothing but the best as he begins this next chapter of life.

Please join us in congratulating Captain Chad Sweeney on his well-earned retirement and thanking him for 26 years of outstanding service to Churchill County.

Congratulations, Captain Sweeney, and thank you for your service!

06/12/2026

🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨

The Churchill County Sheriff's Office has received reports of scammers contacting residents by phone and identifying them by their first and last name. The caller then claims that the person has an outstanding warrant for their arrest and offers to "clear" the warrant if they pay a certain amount of money.

This is a scam.

The Churchill County Sheriff's Office will NEVER call you and demand money to clear a warrant or avoid arrest. If you have an active warrant, we will not offer you the option to pay over the phone to make it go away.

In fact, if you have a warrant for your arrest, our deputies will locate you and take the appropriate enforcement action. We do not collect warrant payments over the phone, through gift cards, cryptocurrency, payment apps, or any other method.

If you receive a call like this:
✅ Hang up immediately.
✅ Do not provide any personal or financial information.
✅ Do not send money.

Please share this post to help protect your friends, family, and neighbors from becoming victims of this scam.

06/10/2026

Fallon Battle of the Badges Blood Draw

Hey, Churchill County. Let's all join together to give blood to help others in honor of Sheriff Richard Hickox!

06/09/2026

CCW fee increase effective July 1, 2026

The processing fee for a new CCW or renewal will increase by $1.00 on July 1, 2026. This will save the county the cost of the online service and enable future upgrades. This will allow for improvements such as automatic renewal reminders.

06/06/2026

Graduation exit

If you are parked in the rafter 3C parking lot after graduation head towards Minor Road to get out or travel west by the indoor pool to exit

06/05/2026

Graduation Parking Passes

If you have been issued a parking pass for the student parking lot off of Sheckler Road and plan on attending the graduation tonight. Please have the pass either on your vehicle’s dashboard, or front windshield for easier access tonight.

06/05/2026

High school graduation

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Graduation will be held FRIDAY, June 5th at the Edward Arciniega Athletic Complex at 7 PM

Gates will open at 5:30 PM

PARKING:
Graduate Parking: Churchill County High School front staff parking (Parking Passes Required)

Family/Guest Parking: CCHS Back Parking Lot (Parking Passes ONLY)

Overflow Parking: 3C Arena Parking Lot (OPEN TO ALL)

Parking map: https://bit.ly/CCHSGrad26ParkingMap

LIVE STREAM:
Graduation will be streamed live on the Churchill County School District page.

06/02/2026

Stolen Bobcat Skid-steer

Sometime between 5/28/26 and 5/29/26, a Bobcat skid-steer was stolen from the area of Lahontan Dam Road. Please review the provided photograph of the stolen equipment and if you have any information to help the Sheriff's Office, please contact the Churchill County Sheriff's Office at (775)423-3116 with the information. The case agent for the report will be Deputy Cortney Burger, but if she isn't available, please ask for the on-duty Sergeant.
Refer to Case # C26-03378