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Three near-fatal overdoses in Douglas County - Counterfeit Percocet pills with fentanyl
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 1:33pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - In the past 72 hours, three people have had near-fatal overdoses in Douglas County due to fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills being ingested. Deputies were able to quickly administer Naloxone to save the victims.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) warned the public two months ago regarding the counterfeit Percocet pills with fentanyl being sold in the area.
Counterfeit $100 bills being circulated in South Lake Tahoe; Police ask for public's help
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/18/2019 - 11:17am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) is looking for a woman suspected of passing, and attempting to pass, counterfeit $100 bills over the past several days at multiple stores.
Starting on Friday, September 13, SLTPD began to receive reports of a female suspect who was at time accompanied by a male suspect with the bad currency. Throughout the week, the suspect(s) went to multiple stores in South Lake Tahoe.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/18/2019 - 6:25pm
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 and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
8/8
6:20 p.m. - Forgery - Highway 50, Meyers - COUNTERFEIT MONEY
SLTPD and DCSO go undercover to investigate Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley drug trafficking
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/06/2018 - 11:24pm
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) and Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) Street Enforcement Team have conducted a joint investigation over the last nine months into the trafficking and sales of heroin and methamphetamine in the area.
Las Vegas Grand Jury indicts 36 for international cyber crimes
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/18/2018 - 12:19am
A federal indictment was unsealed last week, charging 36 individuals for their alleged roles in the Infraud Organization, an Internet-based cybercriminal enterprise engaged in the large-scale acquisition, sale, and dissemination of stolen identities, compromised debit and credit cards, personally identifiable information, financial and banking information, computer malware, and other contraband.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/31/2017 - 11:51pm
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.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
12/20
3:37 p.m. - Disorderly Conduct - Koru St - ADULT MALE WAS FOUND WANDERING A PUBLIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ACTING IRRATIONALLY. SUBJECT STATED HE WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF "MUSHROOMS".
12/21
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 10:13am
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.
8/20
1:40 a.m. - Discharging Firearm - Chippewa St - 25-YEAR-OLD MALE SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR FIRING A HANDGUN INSIDE OF HIS RESIDENCE AND BEING DRUNK IN PUBLIC. A REPORT WAS GENERATED FOR DOCUMENTATION.
Use of counterfeit bills on the rise in El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/17/2017 - 11:10pm
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) is reporting a significant increase in the amount of counterfeit currency being passed along the Highway 50 corridor. The bills found to be fake have consisted mainly of $20 and $100 dollar bills.
The suspects have passed the bills at El Dorado County businesses in exchange for products or in the purchase of gift cards.
According to EDSO Sgt. Tasha Thompson, Safeway stores in particular seem to be targeted, and use of the fake bills at self-checkout stations has been a common occurrence.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/28/2017 - 10:41am
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.
5/21
8:11 a.m. - Suspicious Circumstances - Nez Perce Dr - CITIZEN REPORTED SUSPICOUS CIRCUMSTANCE INVOLVING POSSIBLE VEHICLE BURGLARY. REPORT TAKEN FOR INFORMATION.
8:34 a.m. - Street Crime - Emerald Bay Rd - GANG VALIDATION REPORT.
Sheriff seeks suspects who passed counterfeit $100 bills on South Shore
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 1:40pm
Three men are being sought by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office for the allegedly passed counterfeit $100 bills at the CVS pharmacy in Stateline, Nev., on September 30.
Seven counterfeit bills were passed in three separate incidents by the three suspects. The transactions occurred at 12:07 a.m., 4:17 a.m. and 6:24 a.m. In all three incidents the men purchased Visa gift cards in varying amounts and received cash back in change.
At the 12:07 a.m. transaction, the suspect is described as a male, possible Hispanic, in his mid-30’s, wearing a black hat, black sweatshirt.
Three arrested in Carson City counterfeiting operation
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/24/2016 - 7:34pm
Three people were arrested Wednesday in connection with a counterfeit money operation after a search warrant was served at a local motel, a Carson City Sheriff's Office detective said.
Investigators arrested Conrad Hilbmann, Lorrie Lockwood and Kathleen Lockwood. All suspects were charged with counterfeiting, possession of a financial forgery lab, possession of forged bills, uttering a forged instrument, conspiracy to commit forgery and possession of a controlled substance.
During the investigation, more than $3,000 in counterfeit US currency was seized.
Pair facing charges including counterfeiting and forgery
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 3:15pm
El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies responded to the call of a disabled vehicle and came away with the arrest of two women on several charges stemming from what was found in that car.
On August 17, 2016, at approximately 6:45 a.m., the deputies went to the car which was in the roadway of Strolling Hills Road at the entrance to Safeway in Cameron Park. Once there they contacted two women, Tanya Starks, 35, and Kimberly Higgins, 47.
South Lake Tahoe Police Blotter
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/12/2016 - 10:09pm
The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 194 calls between May 3 and May 9, 2016.
Calls Resulting in Arrests:
5/3
"Other" Misdemeanor in the 2400 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
5/4
"Other" Midemeanor in the 2100 block of South Ave
Unlicensed driver in the 2900 block of Sacramento Ave
5/5
Warrant in the 3100 block of Harrison Ave
5/6
El Dorado County teen latest victim of counterfeit hydrocodone
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/31/2016 - 8:42pm
An 18-year-old El Dorado Hills resident is the latest victim of a rash of overdoses from pills made to look like the prescription painkiller, Norco.
In Sacramento County, six deaths are attributed to the pills, and the death of county resident George Berry is now the seventh suspected victim. The pills ingested are actually Fentanyl, which is 80 times as potent as morphine and hundreds of times more potent than heroin.
Counterfeit bills on rise in El Dorado County; One arrest made
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 7:19pm
Several counterfeit bills have been used for transactions on the west slope of El Dorado County, even days after the arrest of one suspect. On May 8, the Sheriff Deputies were called to the Round Table Restaurant in Pollock Pines after a man tried to buy food with a counterfeit $100 bill. He and a woman left before deputies arrived but a description of the pair and their vehicle was provided to EDCSO.
Counterfeit ring broken up in El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/02/2015 - 8:19pm
El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies arrested five Bay Area residents on Thursay who are accused of being part of a counterfeit credit card ring.
On April 30, 2015 at about 1:00 p.m., deputies responded to Red Hawk Casino for a fraudulent use of a credit card. Red Hawk casino security reported two persons inside the casino attempted to use forged or stolen credit cards in an attempt to obtain cash. One was described as an adult Hispanic man and the other as an adult African American woman.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Log
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/14/2014 - 6:34pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
11/30
12:06 a.m. - Cholula St - COUPLE INVOLVED IN A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION RESULTING IN NO INJURIES. THE COUPLE, A 39-YEAR OLD MAN AND 36-YEAR OLD WOMAN, WERE SEPARATED FOR THE EVENING.
Full Text of President Obama's State of the Union address; GOP response
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 6:47pm
The following is the complete text of President Obama's State of the Union address as written.
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
State of the Union Address
"An America Built to Last"
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Washington, DC
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Movie Review: 'Contraband' a so-so thriller with Mark Wahlberg as macho-in-chief
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 9:07amThe action-thriller "Contraband," now playing at the Hollywood Horizon Stadium in Stateline, stars Mark Wahlberg as Chris Farraday, a reformed former ace smuggler living in New Orleans with with wife Kate (Kate Beckinsale) and two sons (largely ignored) making home burglar alarms as a business.
