home invasion
Three suspects arrested after attempted home invasion robbery in Meyers
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/18/2021 - 8:18pm
MEYERS, Calif. - Three men were arrested early Saturday morning following an attempted home invasion robbery at a Meyers residence.
Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) were dispatched to a home at 4:34 a.m. January 16 after dispatch received a call from the residents. They said two men entered their home and attempted to conduct a robbery while using violence. EDSO said the residents resisted and there was some "physical conflict" between two or three residents and the two suspects.
The two suspects then left the home in a vehicle driven by a third suspect.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office: Gardnerville man fatally shot was attempting a home invasion
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 4:14pm
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has identified a 36-year-old Gardnerville man who died Saturday from apparent gunshot wounds.
Joshua McCarthy, 36, was reportedly involved in a physical confrontation with a homeowner in the 1400 block of Bumblebee Drive while attempting a home invasion, during which the homeowner shot McCarthy, according to a Douglas County Sheriff's Office news release.
McCarthy was not known to the homeowner.
Names released in officer involved shooting in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/06/2018 - 7:42pm
The names of the two South Lake Tahoe police detectives involved in last Monday's officer involved shooting have been released.
Armed robbery suspect identified as man killed after shooting at police
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 3:32pm
11/1/18 update: More details have come to light surrounding the officer involved shooting of an armed robbery suspect in Meyers on Monday.
There were three warrants for the arrest of Billy Jo Johnson on Monday, one from each South Lake Tahoe, Douglas County and Carson City. Law enforcement from each agency were working together on their cases in an attempt to locate and arrest the 34-year-old Johnson.
Man who brought kidnapped woman to South Lake Tahoe spending 40 years in prison
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 9:34pm
Matthew D. Muller, a 40-year-old disbarred lawyer from Orangevale who often spent time at his family cabin in the South Lake Tahoe area, was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for the kidnapping Denise Hoskins at the Vallejo home she shared with her boyfriend on March 23, 2015.
Suspects sought in beating and robbery of elderly Gardnerville man
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 12:41pm
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating suspects in a home invasion robbery and beating of an elderly man in the Gardnerville Ranchos on October 30.
The violent crime occurred at 12:38 a.m. when the victim was awakened by the unknown masked suspects forcing their way into his Kimmerling Road home where he lives alone.
Approximately four masked subjects entered the residence, held down the elderly victim and demanded to know the whereabouts of his valuables. The elderly victim, who is in poor health, was beaten unconscious.
Marijuana focus at third home invasion robbery in El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/09/2015 - 12:05am
El Dorado County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a home invasion robbery on December 4 at 7:00 a.m. on Meadow Circle in Rescue. The woman who called in the report told the 911 operator that one person had been stabbed.
Once deputies arrived they found three occupants at the home, including one male who was bleeding. They were all escorted to a safe place where medics could evaluate them.
Another El Dorado County home invasion robbery nets pot and cash
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/30/2015 - 9:04pm
There have been two home invasion robberies in El Dorado County in the last nine days, and in both cases the thieves were after money and marijuana.
On November 28 at 1:15 a.m., sheriff's deputies responded to a home invasion robbery in the 3000 block of Winter Creek Road in Mount Aukum. The unidentified male caller said his wife was the victim and she was home alone. He went home and met deputies there.
Processed marijuana stolen during El Dorado County home invasion robbery
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/23/2015 - 7:38pm
11/24/15 update: The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office arrested both Ross and Stone on warrants issued by El Dorado County. When contacted, both Ross and Stone were armed with loaded firearms. They were taken into custody without incident and some of the stolen property from the Greenwood robbery was recovered. Ross and Stone were booked into the Sacramento County Jail on weapons and drug charges. They were also booked on warrants from El Dorado County. They are both in custody at the Sacramento County Jail in lieu of $350,000 bail.
Man arrested in South Lake Tahoe indicted on kidnapping charge
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/01/2015 - 9:49pm
A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Matthew D. Muller, a 38-year-old disbarred lawyer from Orangevale, charging him with one count of kidnapping.
Muller is charged with kidnapping physical therapist Denise Hoskins at the Vallejo home she shared with her boyfriend on March 23 and keeping her captive for two days before dropping her off near her mother's house in Huntington Beach. He allegedly demanded a $15,000 ransom.
Man tracked to South Lake Tahoe after robbery pleads no contest
Submitted by paula on Sat, 09/19/2015 - 11:31pm
Matthew Muller, the man who was tracked to South Lake Tahoe after a home invasion robbery in Dublin, plead no contest to the crime this week in Alameda County Court.
Man arrested in South Lake Tahoe linked to Vallejo kidnapping
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 7:46pm
A disbarred attorney arrested in South Lake Tahoe has been accused of kidnapping 29-year old Denise Huskins of Vallejo, CA on March 23, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today.
Man arrested in South Lake Tahoe on Bay Area home invasion and assault charges
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 11:14am
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office helped investigators from the Dublin (CA) Police and Alameda County Sheriff's office arrest a 38-year-old man in South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, June 9. Dublin Police had a warrant for the arrest of Matthew Daniel Muller, a suspect in an attempted home invasion robbery that resulted in the assault of the homeowner.
Muller, a resident of Orangevale, CA, was found in his family vacation home on Genoa Avenue in the county portion of the South Shore.
Gangs are a problem in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/29/2014 - 12:03am
South Lake Tahoe may be a small city of around 23,000 residents but it isn't immune to the big city problems of gangs.
Our mountain hamlet has white gangs, a black gang, hispanic gangs, motorcycle gangs and even white supremacists and sometimes they cross racial lines in order to beef up numbers. The gang names won't be mentioned in this article because of the advertising value it would give them as they try and recruit children and new members.
Last week's arrest of three gang members for a home invasion robbery brought the comment to the forefront..."Tahoe has gangs?"
Home invasion robbery leads to the arrest of three suspected South Lake Tahoe gang members
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/20/2014 - 10:49pm
Three South Lake Tahoe men are sitting in the El Dorado County Jail tonight on charges ranging from participating in a criminal street gang, conspiracy to commit a crime, burglary, robbery to manufacturing a controlled substance.
The charges stem from a home invasion robbery on October 11. Four men forced their way into a home in the Ski Run Blvd area, assaulted the victim and stole personal property. The victim reportedly knew the perpetrators.
