drive by shooting
Police make arrest in South Lake Tahoe drive by shooting
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/03/2017 - 4:25pm
Kevin Gonzales, an 18-year-old local man, has been arrested in connection with a drive by shooting that occurred on December 28 at the Pioneer Inn in South Lake Tahoe.
Gonzales was arrested two days later after an investigation by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) was launched into the shooting which took place at 10:00 p.m. at the motel, located on Pioneer Trail.
Suspects being questioned in South Lake Tahoe drive-by shooting
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 3:28pm
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.
SLT Police Chief on Officer Hounsell, auto theft, violent crime and winter driving
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/04/2015 - 1:21pm
Tragedy at the Police Department. The department is deeply appreciative of the support given to the family of Mark Hounsell who was killed, along with his wife Jeanne and her friend Laura Fisher, in a motor vehicle accident. They are survived by 4 children who have been the recipients of beautiful and heartfelt support from the entire community. The fund for the Children is now approaching the goal of $130,000. See this at: https://www.gofundme.com/hounsellchildren
South Lake Tahoe man wounded in drive-by shooting
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:03am
A 19-year-old man was shot in the leg overnight, apparently the victim of a drive-by shooting near the intersection of Highway 50 and Ski Run Boulevard. Officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department were called to Barton Hospital just after midnight on the report of a man with a gunshot wound.
The unidentified man's injury is not life threatening according to SLTPD Lt. David Stevenson.
Since the shooting, police have recovered a truck near the "Y" that is suspected of being involved in the crime.
