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During the spring and summer of 2016, the City of South Lake Tahoe received many complaints for homeless people causing safety and health problems in parks and public places, mainly Lakeview Commons, Campground by the Lake, Heavenly Village and the transit centers at both ends of town.

This spring the number of calls have increased, and officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police have responded. The main five locations the problems occurred at in 2016 remain the same so far in 2017.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 131 calls between April 11-16, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

4/11
"Other" Misdemeanor in the 3400 block of Lake Tahoe blvd
Spousal Abuse in the 1200 block of Glenwood Way

4/12
Spousal Abuse in the 800 block of Lakeview Ave
Drunk in Public in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

4/13
Warrant in the 1700 block of D Stree

4/14
Resisting in the 2600 block of Sussex

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 176 calls between April 4-10, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

4/4
Drug Offense in the 3700 block of Blackwood Road
Spousal Abuse in the 3900 block of Pioneer Trail
Drunk in Public in the 2100 block of South Ave
Battery in the 900 block of Modesto Ave

4/5
Drunk in Public in the 4100 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Transient/Homeless in the 1900 block of Airport Rd
Violation of Court Order in the 800 block of Tahoe Keys

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 173 calls between March 21-27, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

3/21
No Arrests

3/22
No Arrests

3/23
DUI in the 1700 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Burglary in the 1100 block of Fairway Ave
DUI in the 2200 block of Wyoming Ave
DUI in the 1100 block of Keller Ave

3/24
DUI at Fern and Montreal Roads
Transient/Homeless in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

3/12

No Reports

3/13

12:43 p.m. - Petty Theft - Saddle Road

3/14

12:19 p.m. - Grand Theft - Highway 50 - IPHONE REPORTED STOLEN TO EDSO.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 189 calls between March 8-14, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

3/8
Other Misdemeanor in the 1700 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Transient / Homeless in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Fraud in the 2200 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Spousal Abuse in the 900 block of Modesto Ave

3/9
Warrant in the 3800 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Transient / Homeless in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Warrant in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 199 calls between February 28 - March 6, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

2/28
Unlicensed Driver at Aspenwald and Pioneer Trail
Warrant in the 1000 block of Johnson Blvd
Driving on a suspended/revoked license in the 1000 block of Johnson Blvd
Driving on a suspended/revoked license at Tallac & Riverside
Warrant in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Warrant in the 700 block of Emerald Bay Rd

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 359 calls between February 14 - 27, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

2/14
Unlicensed driver in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Drunk in Public in the 1000 block of Heavenly Village Way
Spousal Abuse in the 1000 block of Herbert
Drunk in Public in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd

2/15
Warrant in the 3500 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Drug Offense in the 3600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
DUI at 3rd and Eloise Ave

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 192 calls between February 7 - 13, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

2/7
Warrant in the 1800 block of 13th Street
Driving on a suspended/revoked license at Lake Tahoe Blvd & Industrial Ave
Warrant in the 3900 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

2/8
Unlicensed driver at Lake Tahoe Blvd & Edgewood Circle

2/9
Transient/Homeless in the 1000 block of Johnson Blvd

2/10

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

2/5
12:34 p.m. - Battery - Saddle Rd

1:35 p.m. - Parking Violation - Tahoe Mountain Rd - A PARKING CITATION WAS LEFT ON VEHICLE WINDSHIELD AFTER IT WAS OBSERVED PARKED AND UNATTENDED ON A ROADWAY IN FRONT OF A NO PARKING SIGN.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

1/29

12:38 a.m. - DUI turnover - Emerald Bay Road - A A SHERIFF'S SERGEANT ON PATROL STOPPED A VEHICLE FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION AND RECOGNIZED THAT THE DRIVER WAS
INTOXICATED. 27-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS ARRESTED.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

1/22
No Reports

1/23
9:32 a.m. - Death Investigation - South Lake Tahoe - 65-YEAR-OLD MAN DECEASED.

9:59 a.m. - Impersonate to get money - Crystal Air Dr - VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED IDENTITY THEFT BY UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S).

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

1/15

11:30 a.m. - Disobey Court Order - Twin Bridges - A CITIZEN REPORTED HIS 56-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR VIOLATED A CIVIL HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDER.

10:25 p.m. - Possession of Marijuana - Thunderbird Ct - DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A VEHICLE D.O.T. REQUESTED TO BE REMOVED FOR A SNOW PLOW. DURING THE SNOW TOW,

A Gardnerville street was closed Tuesday afternoon as deputies, SWAT and crisis negotiation teams from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) served an arrest and search warrant at the home of a domestic violence suspect on Centerville Lane.

At 8:00 p.m. the previous night, on January 2, 2017, DCSO deputies found a partially clothed woman running down the lane. She had been badly beaten and her hands had been bound. She had been the victim of a violent domestic battery.

The 2016 South Lake Tahoe three-day long music festival, SnowGlobe, is over, and the thousands of of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) fans are headed home after enjoying themselves during the outdoor concert. Like with most festivals of this type, most of the arrests and citations issued by South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD), El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO), and Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) were for underage drinking.

Early tabulations show that during SnowGlobe this year there were 238 arrests, 148 of those were citations to minors in possession of alcohol.

Deaths caused by drunk drivers had decreased during the past three decades due to increased awareness, education and more choices of sober drivers, but authorities are seeing a rise in 2016. Over 10,000 people died in 2015 after someone chose to drink and drive.

New Year's Day is the single deadliest day for drunk driving and accidents caused by drunk drivers. The 12-hour window between 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and 6 a.m. on Jan. 1 tends to have about 71 percent more crashes where alcohol or drugs are listed as a contributing factor.

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is investigating a possible gang related drive-by shooting at the Pioneer Inn Thursday night at 10:00 p.m.

There were no injuries and, as of Friday afternoon, there have been no arrests.

Responding SLTPD officers immediately started looking for the suspect vehicle, described as a dark pick-up truck. While law enforcement searched for the truck, others were at the motel, which is located at 3863 Pioneer Trail, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses.

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

12/18

2:28 p.m. - Vandalism - E. San Bernardino Ave - A VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZED ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY.

2:45 p.m. - Driving on a suspended license - Highway 50 - INITIATED A VEHICLE STOP FOR A TRAFFIC INFRACTION. 33-YEAR-OLD MALE DRIVER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO THE COUNTY JAIL.

12/22/16 update: The Reno man accused of bringing female(s) to South Lake Tahoe for prostitution remains behind bars at the El Dorado County Jail tonight on $345,000 bail. 32-year-old Francisco Daniel Nieves was arrested on December 19 without incident in South Lake Tahoe after a victim went into the Carson City Sheriff's Office to report the crime.

This case is still under investigation.

Nieves will be in El Dorado County court on December 30 for an 8:30 a.m. hearing. At this point in time he is being represented by a public defender.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of some of the 182 calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to between November 29 and December 5, 2016.

Calls resulting in arrests:

11/29
Suspicious Circumstances in the 1000 block of Johnson Blvd - Police responded and found a person with an outstanding warrant.

11/30
No Arrests

12/1
Possession of Stolen Property in the 3800 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

12/2
Assault with a Deadly Weapon in the 900 block of Glorene Ave

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

11/27/16

1:58 p.m. - Obstruction of a Peace Officer - S. Upper Truckee Rd - 61-YEAR-OLD FEMALE ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTING A PEACE OFFICER IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.

11/28/16

1:00 p.m. - Possession of a controlled substance - Lake Tahoe Blvd

11/29/16

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

11/20/16

11:28 a.m. - Search & Rescue - Eagles Falls Trail - SEARCH AND RESCUE INITIATED FOR 4 MALE LOST HIKERS (AGES 18, 25, 42. 43) IN DESOLATION WILDERNESS NEAR VELMA LAKES AND EAGLE FALLS TRAIL.

11/21/16

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of some of the 399 calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to between November 1 and November 14, 2016.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

11/1
Felony "Other" in the 2800 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

11/2
Warrant in the 1200 block of Ski Run Blvd
DUI at Johnson Blvd and Al Tahoe Blvd

11/3
Drug Offense in the 1000 block of Johnson Blv
Drunk in Public in the 2600 block of Sussex Ave
Drug Offense in the 2400 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

11/4

The current crime and police officer staffing statistics in City of South Lake Tahoe is consistent with the State of California as a whole. Most of the crimes for which the Safe Neighborhood and Schools Act have mandated a reduction in criminal penalties have increased in our city. Also consistent with state-wide statistics is the reduction in numbers of South Lake Tahoe police officers available to address local crime.