Man wanted for murder in connection with death in Sparks; $2,500 reward

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - NOV. 15: The Sparks Police Department now has a warrant for the arrest of Mike Clare for Murder. The black VW Jetta that officers were looking for has been recovered. Mike Clare’s location and the GSXR motorcycle he was last known to be on are still unknown. The victim has been identified as 41 year-old Isacc Reshatoff.

NOV. 14 12:15 P.M.: Secret Witness is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the location of Ramon Michael “Mike” Clare.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 775-353-2231 or Secret Witness at 775-322-4900 or go to http://www.secretwitness.com.

NOV. 13 4:15 P.M. The Sparks Police Department asks for the public’s help finding a person of interest in a Nov. 10 death investigation.

Ramon Michael “Mike” Clare is now believed to be using a black 1997 Volkswagen Jetta with no license plate, vehicle identification number 3VWVB81H9VM117113, and a Suzuki GSXR motorcycle, license plate and VIN unknown.

Police have located a blue Toyota Tundra and a Corvette they thought he might be using.

Police were called to the area of Prater Way and McCarran Boulevard shortly before midnight for what turned out to be a homicide.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 775-353-2231 or Secret Witness at 775-322-4900 or go to http://www.secretwitness.com.

NOV. 11 7 P.M. The Sparks Police Department is looking for a man it described as a person of interest in the death of a man Wednesday night.

Police want to talk to Ramon Michael “Mike” Clare, 53.

Police received a call at about 11:37 p.m. of an unresponsive, bleeding man on East Prater Way near McCarran Boulevard. Police arrived to find the man dead. His name has not been released.

Clare drives a lifted blue 2015 Toyota Tundra pickup truck with Nevada license plate SBGW2, a gray 2009 Chevrolet Corvette with Nevada license plate SBGW and a 2021 Harley Davidson motorcycle with Nevada license plate 910126.

He is known to spend time off-road in the Reno and Sparks areas.

If people see Clare or one of his vehicles they are advised not to approach him. They should call police at 775-353-2231 or Secret Witness at 775-322-4900 or go to http://www.secretwitness.com.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Sparks Police Department is investigating a suspicious death in a parking lot on the corner of E. Prater Way and N. McCarran Boulevard.

At around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, emergency dispatchers received a call of an unresponsive man in the parking lot of a shopping center on the 600 block of E. Prater.

Upon arrival, Sparks Police found a man dead inside a vehicle parked next to Joe Bob’s Chicken Joint. The man isn’t believed to be associated with any of the businesses, but investigators say he may have been in one of them a short time before.

Police are investigating the death as suspicious, but don’t believe there to be a threat to the public.

Detectives believe the scene will be cleared before businesses open.

This story is developing will be updated as more information becomes available.