Overview
- Investigators discovered additional trees with a suspicious substance at Burnt Cedar Beach on Sunday and believe the material was placed between late Saturday and early Sunday with trail-camera footage showing a brief light about 2 a.m.
- Deputies collected soil samples that smelled like substances used in earlier attacks and are treating the incidents as a crime while they search the area for more evidence.
- The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has opened an active investigation under case No. 26-4225 and is asking anyone with tips or security footage to call 775-328-3001.
- No suspect has been identified and authorities have not disclosed what the substance is, which limits assessments of tree damage and possible public risk.
- The Incline Village General Improvement District hired environmental specialists, kept the beach open with no immediate health threat, and warned the repeated attacks that began in 2022 could cause long-term loss of mature trees and habitat if they continue.