Four South Lake Tahoe men face federal charges for alleged snowmobile violations
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 2:14pm
U.S. Forest Service officers cited four local men for riding snowmobiles at night in the Freel Peak/High Meadows closure area on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
While on patrol, officers observed fresh snowmobile tracks passing directly underneath closure signs and subsequently encountered the riders. One rider fled the scene, abandoning his snowmobile, which was towed and impounded.
The four snowmobilers, residents of South Lake Tahoe, received mandatory notices to appear before the federal magistrate in Sacramento. The violation can result in a fine of not more than $5,000, imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Free maps explaining snowmobiling opportunities in the Lake Tahoe Basin are available from the Forest Supervisor’s Office, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., by calling (530) 543-2694, or on the LTBMU’s website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/ltbmu/recreation/wintersports.
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