Vacation rental fraud in Incline, Truckee

An Incline Village homeowner is reporting more than $75,000 in damage and stolen goods from a vacation renter.

Washoe County sheriff’s deputies said the home had been rented for a number of days by a couple using a fraudulent credit card issued by a foreign country.  When the rental company returned to the home on Friday afternoon, they discovered major damage to the residence as well as the theft of thousands of dollars worth of electronics and other valuables.  

The rental company also reported that another expensive home in Truckee had been rented by a couple using a credit card from the same country.

On March 7 at about 11am, Truckee police officers went to the residence located in the 12000 block of Rainbow Road.  The occupants in the residence refused to come out of the house for approximately one hour. 

When the man finally exited the house he refused to speak to officers and refused to identify himself. He has been identified as Alexander Silviera, 29.

Inside the house was Haylay Brown, 21, of Oregon. Officers said she was also under the influence of heroin. 

Both have been charged with possessing stolen property, theft, providing false identification to a peace officer, and being under the influence of heroin. More charges are pending in Washoe County.

Officers recovered approximately $3,500 in stolen property that was returned to the owner.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report