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Northern Nevada woman who rammed patrol car sentenced to prison

A 37-year-old Northern Nevada woman who admitted ramming into a Douglas County sheriff deputy’s patrol car in an effort to escape arrest on drug charges has been sentenced to up to 2 1/2 years in prison.

Police highlight mental health crisis within Clark County jail

As part of the national Stepping Up Initiative, Metropolitan Police Department officials are exploring new approaches to get low-level offenders into treatment instead of keeping them locked up.