Five public safety employees honored

The Department of Public Safety on Wednesday honored five of its nearly 1,500 employees for outstanding service in the past year, including three based in Carson City.Gary Smith was a sergeant with the Capitol Police during that period and was awarded the department’s Outstanding Supervisor Award for his leadership in that position both in Las Vegas and, more recently, Carson City. Capitol Police Chief Jerome Tushbant said Smith helped “take the Capitol Police to the next level,” in the p