murder
Man charged with murder in pedestrian's death
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 4:10pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a man on suspicion of murder Thursday afternoon for allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol and cocaine in...
Sanford pleads not guilty in Swanson killing
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 6:00amThe man accused of killing a 16-year-old South Shore gas station attendant more than 30 years ago pleaded not guilty to murder during an arraignment Friday in Placerville.Andrew Evan Sanford, 50...
Letter to the Editor: Murder suspect's arrest dredges up memories
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 6:00amIt is very difficult to celebrate the capture of the ruthless killer of Richard Swanson with the loss of a fine, intelligent, ambitious and good-looking young man whose future was cut short.It was ...
In light of arrest, community reflects on 31-year-old murder
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 7:30pmPolice have captured a suspect in one of the most haunting cold cases in South Lake Tahoe's history.Carmichael resident Andrew Evan Sanford, 50, was arrested March 28 on suspicion of killing 16-...
Details remain vague with arrest in nearly 32-year South Lake Tahoe murder of Richard Swanson
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 1:39pm
Authorities have arrested a Carmichael, Calif., man suspected in the 1980 South Lake Tahoe gas station robbery and murder of 16-year-old Richard Swanson.
After nearly 32 years, On March 28, Andrew Sanford, 50, was arrested and booked in the Sacramento County Jail for the alleged murder of Swanson. The robbery and homicide happened on Aug. 14, 1980 in South Lake Tahoe at what was then the Shell Gas Station located at the “Y” on the corner of Lake Tahoe Blvd and Emerald Bay Road. Details of the case have been kept tightly under wraps.
Suspect in 1980 S. Lake Tahoe murder case behind bars
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 2:59pmArrest made in 31-year South Lake Tahoe Richard Swanson murder case; Carmichael, Calif. man faces charges
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 1:46pm
A Carmichael, Calif., man has been arrested in the 31-year-old murder case of Richard Swanson, South Lake Tahoe police report.
On March 28, 2012 Andrew Sanford, 50, of Carmichael, was arrested and booked in the Sacramento County Jail for the murder of Richard Swanson. The robbery/homicide occurred on Aug. 14, 1980 in South Lake Tahoe at what was then the Shell Gas Station located at the “Y” on the corner of Lake Tahoe Blvd and Emerald Bay Road, according to a press statement.
Arrest made in 31-year-old murder case
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:52pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On March 28, Andrew Sanford, 51, of Carmichael, Calif. was arrested on suspicion of the murder of 16-year-old Richard Swanson on Aug. 14, 1980, according to a statemen...
El Dorado authorities arrest Cameron Park man after woman found dead
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 8:31pmEl Dorado County authorities have arrested a 45-year-old Cameron Park man in connection with the apparent murder of a woman found Monday morning.
Todd Alan Winkler, 45, was arrested Monday night and is being held in El Dorado County Jail without bond for reasons related to the homicide, said Lt. Bryan Golmitz.
Cold cases share similarities to alleged Naso crimes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Among the files of South Lake Tahoe's cold cases lies the murder of 17-year-old Kathleen Keohane in 1976.Keohane's body was found beneath the Truckee River Bridge. Her...
Movie Review: 'Contraband' a so-so thriller with Mark Wahlberg as macho-in-chief
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 10:07amThe 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.
Secret Witness program key to closing cases
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:33pm
More than five years after the parents of a slain South Lake Tahoe teenager asked local authorities for help in solving the 1980 murder of their son, the case remains active and some remain hopeful the case could be solved.
Information that surfaced two years ago about the murder of Richard Swanson turned the cold case into an active one, with retired FBI agent Jeff Rinek and South Lake Tahoe police investigator Chuck Owens continuing their search for the killers.
South Tahoe man charged in roommate's death
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/30/2011 - 6:34pmA South Lake Tahoe man is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 31 on murder charges. Brad Macewan, 55, is accused of killing his roommate Patrick Lee Rego , 52, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-tahoe-man-...
Murder suspect back in police custody
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:28amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Brad Macewan, who was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder, but then released earlier this year, is back in custody and will face charges, said El Dorado County ...
Friends recall Florence Donovan-Gunderson; witness describes shooting as tragedy hits South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 7:57am
A gunman who opened fire inside a Carson City restaurant has torn a hole through the South Lake Tahoe community, taking the life of a long-time local woman, maiming her disabled husband, and sending shock waves in the community after learning the gunman has family business ties in town.
The brutal murder that happened inside the International House of Pancakes this week claimed the lives of three U.S. Army National Guard personnel and Lake Tahoe Keys resident Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67. Shooter Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City turned the automatic weapon he was packing on himself and left both communities stunned and asking questions about why such a senseless act of violence happened.
Murder suspect released
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A man who was arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate has been released from jail pending further investigation.Brad Macewan, 55, was released from El Dorado County...
South Tahoe murder suspect released from jail
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:46pmA spokeswoman for the El Dorado County District Attorney's Office told Lake Tahoe News her office is waiting for the police department to finalize reports before they would contemplate issuing a c...
Stateline man arrested in connection with 1982 murder
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmBy Jesse B. Gill, San Bernardino Sun. Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 51-year-old man in Douglas County they suspect killed a 62-year-old Yucaipa man in 1982. On Oct. 2 that year, deputies arri...
Stateline man charged in California cold case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 5:39pmMINDEN, Nev. - A 50-year-old Stateline man - taken into custody by a Douglas County sheriff's deputy who stopped to help two men by the side of the road - has been charged with murder in a 30-ye...
S. Tahoe man arrested in death of roommate
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amThe roommate of a South Lake Tahoe man who was found dead in their house Monday morning has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge. Brad Macewan, 55, of South Lake Tahoe was booked into El Dor...
S. Tahoe man arrested in death of roommate
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 12:52amThe roommate of a South Lake Tahoe man who was found dead in their house Monday morning has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-man-arrested-in-death-o...
Police arrest murder suspect
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 12:06pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police have arrested a 55-year-old man in connection with the killing of his roommate earlier this week.Brad Macewan was arrested on suspicion of second degree murder sho...
