Reno police arrest three men in separate shooting, theft and burglary cases

Reno police arrested 19-year-old Salvador Mora-Jacinto in connection with an Oct. 4 downtown shooting that injured four people; officers say they recovered a 9mm firearm, and he faces charges including four counts of battery with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm. In a separate case, Sparks police arrested 46-year-old Steve Freitas over alleged thefts of more than $4,000 in merchandise from more than a dozen Reno and Sparks stores; he had allegedly fled an attempted traffic stop in August and faces multiple charges. Reno and Sparks detectives also arrested 37-year-old Michael Reeves in a series of overnight residential burglaries reported from August through October, in which valuables were stolen and some homeowners were allegedly assaulted; he was booked on four counts of petit larceny with an elderly enhancement as the investigation continues.