Sheriff: Bomb threats, shots-fired calls and heavy traffic during Street Vibrations weekend; no fatalities
October 07, 2025 | Storey County, Nevada
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Storey County Sheriff reported that deputies responded to several high‑priority calls during the Sept. 26–27 “Street Vibrations” weekend, including bomb threats and multiple shots‑fired calls that prompted evacuations and large public‑safety responses, but concluded that there were no fatalities.
The sheriff told the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 7 that deputies responded first to a bomb‑threat call at about 11:32 a.m. on Sept. 26 at an address on Super Loop and were later diverted to other shootings and shots‑fired calls. “The first call for service… we started evacuating approximately a thousand employees according to the company out there and getting them to safety,” the sheriff said. The office later arrested a suspect “the week after” the threat, the sheriff reported.
The sheriff gave traffic and incident totals to the board: about 3,965 vehicle entries on Sept. 26 and 7,930 on Sept. 27. He said crews responded to three crashes on Sept. 27, resulting in only minor injuries — two crashes at the north end of town and one near the railroad tracks in Gold Hill involving two motorcyclists. He credited outside agencies and overtime positions funded through a Joining Forces grant for assisting county officers during the busy weekend.
The sheriff also corrected a social‑media figure presented earlier: the office had earlier posted “upwards of 500 and something citations.” The sheriff said the accurate figure for September was 157 citations and 801 traffic stops, leaving approximately 644 warnings. “The actual number of citations issued for September was a 157 with, 801 actual traffic stops, leaving approximately 644 warnings on traffic stops,” he said.
The sheriff reported that deputies “kept the traffic incidents to a minimum” and that cleanup efforts began Sunday morning, with school groups and community volunteers helping collect litter.
Why it matters: the weekend drew thousands of visitors and multiple high‑risk incidents in a compressed time, testing local public‑safety and mutual‑aid responses. The sheriff’s office said its tactics and coordination limited serious injuries and that an arrest has been made in relation to the bomb threats.
The sheriff and commissioners invited further questions from the public and said the ongoing investigation into some Friday incidents continued.
The sheriff told the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 7 that deputies responded first to a bomb‑threat call at about 11:32 a.m. on Sept. 26 at an address on Super Loop and were later diverted to other shootings and shots‑fired calls. “The first call for service… we started evacuating approximately a thousand employees according to the company out there and getting them to safety,” the sheriff said. The office later arrested a suspect “the week after” the threat, the sheriff reported.
The sheriff gave traffic and incident totals to the board: about 3,965 vehicle entries on Sept. 26 and 7,930 on Sept. 27. He said crews responded to three crashes on Sept. 27, resulting in only minor injuries — two crashes at the north end of town and one near the railroad tracks in Gold Hill involving two motorcyclists. He credited outside agencies and overtime positions funded through a Joining Forces grant for assisting county officers during the busy weekend.
The sheriff also corrected a social‑media figure presented earlier: the office had earlier posted “upwards of 500 and something citations.” The sheriff said the accurate figure for September was 157 citations and 801 traffic stops, leaving approximately 644 warnings. “The actual number of citations issued for September was a 157 with, 801 actual traffic stops, leaving approximately 644 warnings on traffic stops,” he said.
The sheriff reported that deputies “kept the traffic incidents to a minimum” and that cleanup efforts began Sunday morning, with school groups and community volunteers helping collect litter.
Why it matters: the weekend drew thousands of visitors and multiple high‑risk incidents in a compressed time, testing local public‑safety and mutual‑aid responses. The sheriff’s office said its tactics and coordination limited serious injuries and that an arrest has been made in relation to the bomb threats.
The sheriff and commissioners invited further questions from the public and said the ongoing investigation into some Friday incidents continued.
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