Carson City, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction and/or civil prosecution of the person(s) responsible for the vandalism and theft of government property stolen from Desert Springs Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) near Hungry Valley, NV.
On January 6, 2020, technical equipment (datalogger, battery, and a solar panel, etc.) was stolen from the BLM RAWS station near Hungry Valley, Nv. The theft was discovered on Jan. 10, 2020, and the estimated value of the stolen items and repair to the damaged infrastructure is $11,000.
Anyone with information about person(s) who may be responsible, please contact BLM law enforcement at 775-857-3511 and leave a message.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
