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South Lake Tahoe Police Blotter
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/09/2019 - 10:38pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are some of the calls officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department recently responded to.
11/13
ARRESTS (2)
49-year-old male arrested for indecent exposure.
25-year-old male arrested for assault and battery.
TRAFFIC STOPS (8)
OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (31):
Alarm: 1000-block Heavenly Village Way
Alarm: 3600-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Assist Outside Agency: Saddle Rd/Pioneer Trail
Assist Outside Agency: 800-block Lakeview Ave.
Attempt to Contact: Murietta Dr/Al Tahoe Blvd.
Battery: 4000-block Cedar Ave.
Update: Smoke continues to come to Lake Tahoe from fires in the west
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 11:01pm
A number of fires across northern and eastern California continue to bring hazy conditions and degraded air quality to northeast California, the Sierra, and western Nevada. According to the National Weather Service in Reno, areas at greatest risk for unhealthy to very unhealthy air quality are from Sonora Pass to South Lake Tahoe and Carson City.
Current status of fires burning in Northern California and Nevada
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/05/2018 - 8:30am
Smoke from fires west of Lake Tahoe is expected to come into the basin again today, but Sunday morning is clear. Here is an update on most fires in Northern California and Western Nevada.
Temporary moratorium on VHR permits in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/24/2017 - 10:43pm
The South Lake Tahoe City Council voted Tuesday night to stop issuing permits for vacation home rentals (VHRs), at least temporarily.
Estimated 3,500 homes and businesses destroyed in NorCal fires; Red Flag Warning in place
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/11/2017 - 4:12pm
Overnight fire conditions were very active on several fronts forcing additional
evacuations across Northern California. Firefighters are battling 22 large
wildfires that have burned nearly 170,000 acres. Firefighters are bracing for
the winds to shift this evening and increase in speed. 17 people are confirmed
to have died in the wildfires this week. 11 people alone died in the Tubbs Fire,
making it the 6th deadliest fire in our state’s history.
While damage assessment continues on all the fires, it is estimated that at
Evacuation orders still in place as over 115,000 acres burn in California
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 10:03am
17 large wildfires that started in the past 24 hours continue to burn across California and have burned over 115,000 acres. The winds that fanned these fires Sunday night and Monday morning have decreased significantly, but local winds and dry conditions continue to pose a challenge. With the decrease in the winds combined with cooler weather, firefighters made good progress overnight. Sheriff officials have confirmed that 11 people have died as a result of the wildfires in Sonoma, Mendocino, Napa and Yuba counties.
73,000 acres burn in California in 12 hours- 1,500 structures burn, 20,000 people evacuated
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 2:31pm
Overnight significant winds fanned over a dozen fires across Northern California. 15 new wind whipped wildfires in nine counties have already burned over 73,000 acres in the past 12 hours. Firefighters have been challenged with winds gusting in excess of 50 mph causing extreme rates of spread and volatile burning conditions.
Final suspect in murder of NorCal pot grower arrested in New Jersey
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/12/2017 - 9:16pm
One by one detectives from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department have been rounding up all six suspects wanted for the brutal November 11, 2016 murder of Jeffrey Quinn Settler, 35, a commercial marijuana grower.
Suspect in murder of Mendocino commerical pot grower arrested in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/24/2017 - 6:52pm
2/25/17 - Updated information at the end of this story provided by Mendocino Sheriff.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - A fugitive pot plant trimmer suspected in the robbery and brutal killing of an operator of a commercial marijuana farm in Mendocino County was arrested in South Lake Tahoe Friday afternoon.
South Lake Tahoe man arrested on suspicion of murder in New Hampshire
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 4:29pm
A South Lake Tahoe man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a manhunt took authorities from Mendocino County to New Hampshire.
5,000 lightning strikes in Sierra and Reno area; Scattered thunderstorms in forecast
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/02/2015 - 10:03am
There were over 5,000 lightning strikes in the Sierra and Western Nevada on Saturday, many of those causing small fires. Those areas are being monitored. Mendocino County has seven lightning caused fires currently burning and Humboldt county has over 70 fires also caused by lightning.
Water guzzling marijuana plants adding to California drought issues
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/30/2015 - 10:11pm
California cannabis growers may be making millions, but their thirsty plants are sucking up a priceless resource: water. Now scientists say that if no action is taken in the drought-wracked state, the consequences for fisheries and wildlife will be dire.
"If this activity continues on the trajectory it's on, we're looking at potentially streams going dry, streams that harbor endangered fish species like salmon, steelhead," said Scott Bauer of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Update: Over 500,000 acres burned in the West
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/02/2014 - 11:31pm
8/5/14 9:15 a.m. update: Rains in Northern California on Monday did little to penetrate the canopy of the raging fires according to Bald Fire Inicident Command, but the fire did burn less actively. As of Tuesday morning, the lightening caused fire has consumed 39,850 acres and is 30% contained. Nearly 1,000 fire fighters are on the fire.
The other large fire near the town of Burney, the Eiler Fire, is now 20% contained and it has burned 28,600 acres. The estimate date for full containment is August 20th and for the Bald Fire, August 17th.
Anti-tax group sues to end state fire fee, wants refunds
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 3:21pmThe Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced Thursday that it is suing to end a $150 annual state fire fee imposed on California's rural residents and obtain refunds for those who have already paid.
The group alleges in Sacramento Superior Court that the fee, which the state began collecting in August, amounts to a tax that was illegally approved without the necessary two-thirds majority of lawmakers.
Mendocino County suspends pot permit program
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 10:28amSANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - Mendocino County's permit process for medical marijuana cultivation has been suspended pending the outcome of a Southern California court case that challenges the legality...
