Washoe County man adjudicated as habitual criminal after new conviction

WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A Washoe County man has been adjudicated for a second time as a habitual criminal after he was convicted of new crimes while on parole.

Authorities say 46-year-old Andrew Napolitano has again been adjudicated as a habitual criminal after he was arrested and ultimately convicted for committing new crimes while on parole for a 2005 burglary while in possession of a firearm conviction.

Napolitano was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on Feb. 20 after he pleaded guilty to burglary of a business and possession of a controlled substance, giving him more than ten felony convictions. Napolitano’s prior convictions include robbery with a deadly weapon, burglary while in possession of a firearm and grand larceny.

The current case began in April of 2023, when detectives with the Northern Nevada Repeat Offender Program (ROP) arrested Napolitano in connection with the burglary of a local fast-food restaurant. Authorities say that when Napolitano was arrested, he had more than 5 grams of methamphetamine in his pocket, a fake ID card and a permit for another person in his wallet.

Napolitano had been released on parole for his prior burglary conviction before he was arrested for this burglary. His parole was revoked when this case arose, and he will need to serve the remainder of the 15-year sentence imposed in that case.

This new Habitual Criminal sentence will begin after November of 2025.