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Cell phone law: Nevada motorists to get warnings beginning Oct. 1
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 1:07pmHere is a reminder from the Nevada Department of Transportation about the handheld cell phone use law, passed this spring by the Nevada Legislature. Officers will begin issuing warnings beginning Oct. 1. The law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2012. It is already illegal to drive while talking on the phone or texting in California.
Warrant receipt details items removed from IHOP shooter's home, vehicle
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 5:40pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - In addition to two weapons and ammunition recovered from IHOP shooter Eduardo Sencion's vehicle, police found dozens of rounds of ammunition, a bulletproof vest and a religious ...
IHOP gunman's mental issues surface in court documents
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 10:58amWithin three hours of a mass shooting last week in which four people were killed and 11 injured, investigators knew they were dealing with a mentally unstable man, according to recently released police testimony seeking search warrants for shooter Eduardo Sencion's two vehicles and his brother and parents' homes, as reported in the Nevada Appeal. Go here for the story.
Crime-free training available
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 10:36amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and South Lake Tahoe Police Department will offer a free Crime Free Multi-Housing Program training to local multi-family housing, manu...
November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:55am
By Heather Gould
Amid voting for favorite websites, blogs, restaurants, American Idol contestants and more, residents of South Lake Tahoe have the opportunity to vote in an actual public election. Elections for the Lake Tahoe Community College board, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board and a ballot measure regarding recreation funds will all be decided by voters on Nov. 8.
Opinion: Police enforcement reduces accidents in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 3:27amOver the summer, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department conducted a directed traffic enforcement program targeting violators in residential neighborhoods. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-police-e...
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.
SIROTA: Ten years later, it's time to 'broaden the context'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 1:12pmTen years ago this week, I, like many living in Washington at the time, was fleeing my office building. In those minutes of mayhem, I knew only what the police were screaming: Get out fast, because...
Man injured in suspected DUI
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 5:21pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - About 7:50 p.m. on Sunday, police arrested a 60-year-old South Lake Tahoe man on suspicion of felony driving under the influence charges after he allegedly struck a man o...
Traffic enforcement to inlcude bicyclists
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 5:11pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police traffic enforcement efforts will be "shifting gears" in the next couple weeks and will include a greater focus on bicyclists, according to a Sunda...
Pedestrian hurt, South Tahoe man in jail on DUI charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 7:58pmA man walking on Ski Run Boulevard near Forest Avenue in South Lake Tahoe was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle. South Lake Tahoe police officers did not have specifics on the injured ...
LIVE COVERAGE: Victim names in IHOP shooting may be released at 9 a.m.
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:25amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Officials may release the names of victims in Tuesday's Carson City IHOP shooting at a press conference at 9 a.m. today in Carson.Police believe Eduardo Sencion killed...
Lake Tahoe customer of Carson City shooter — 'This came out of ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:37amSouth Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News the police report is being given to Carson City officers to assist them with their investigation into the Sept. 6 shooting spree at the IHOP i...
4th victim in Carson City IHOP killing dies
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:37amUpdate 3:45pm: Lt. David Stevenson of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department said his department was contacted earlier Tuesday to contact the brother of the Carson City IHOP shooter, but that the man ...
Four dead, six injured in Carson City IHOP shooting; Two military personnel among dead
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 12:24pm
12:10 p.m. update: The Associated Press is reporting that the Carson City Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the shooter in the Carson City IHOP incident has died of his self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Update 11:45: At least three people, two uniformed members of the National Guard, have died in a shooting this morning shortly before 9 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes, IHOP, in Carson City, according to Sheriff Ken Furlong. In all, 10 people were shot, with three dead as of 11:30 a.m.
The suspected shooter, reportedly using an automatic weapon, apparently shot himself and is clingling to life, Furlong said during a press conference. Three police chaplains have also been called in to respond to and speak with families of the shooting victims. The shooting on South Carson Street has the roadway closed at both sides of Highway 395 and at Eagle Station Lane.
A couple inside the restaurant, Howard and Evelyn MacDonald from Southern California who were visiting family from Carson City, both managed to escape with other customers out of the back door of IHOP when bullets began flying. The MacDonalds said they had been eating their breakfast when they heard several shots being fired, windows breaking and an employee who came out of the kitchen yelling "Get out now!" said Howard MacDonald.
"I'll never forget that sound," said Ellen MacDonald.
Across the parking lot at Locals' BBQ, owner Ralph Swagler said witnessed much of the shooting. He said that he and his son were inside his restaurant when he saw a man pull into the IHOP parking lot i a blue minivan, where he began shooting outside the restaurant. Swagler said he then saw a body on the ground next to a motorcycle, as the male shooter began shooting from the front of the restaurant to the inside. Swagler said the weapon was a fully automatic assault-style weapon, in which he said the man fired off an entire clip, reloaded and then walked inside the IHOP and began shooting.
The shooter then walked outside restaurant, saw Swagler and his son as they attempted to lock the Locals' BBQ door, then began shooting at the restaurant, he said. And then Swagler said the gunman began shooting at the H&R Block office next door.
Stray bullets have been found all over the area, in between the McDonald's building and Casino Fandango, as well as throughout the IHOP parking lot.
Law officers from agencies around Northern Nevada are responding to scene, with officers asked to respond to Carson Tahoe and Renown Medical Center in Reno to speak with and identify the victims, according to police scanner dispatch.
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Two military personnel among dead in Carson City shooting
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 10:44am
At least three people, two whom are U.S. military personnel and were in full uniform, have died with the gunman reportedly near death after a shooting this morning shortly before 9 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes, IHOP, in Carson City, according to Sheriff Ken Furlong.
The suspected shooter, reportedly using an automatic weapon, apparently shot himself and is clingling to life, Furlong said during a press conference. Three police chaplains have also been called in to respond to and speak with families of the shooting victims. The FBI is not investigating and members of the U.S. Army National Guard are on the scene.
The shooting on South Carson Street has the roadway closed at both sides of Highway 395 and at Eagle Station Lane.
A couple inside the restaurant, Howard and Ellen MacDonald from Southern California who were visiting family from Carson City, both managed to escape with other customers out of the back door of IHOP when bullets began flying. The MacDonalds said they had been eating their breakfast when they heard several shots being fired, windows breaking and an employee who came out of the kitchen yelling "Get out now!" said Howard MacDonald.
"I'll never forget that sound," said Ellen MacDonald, adding that it was gunshots followed by screams.
Across the way at Locals' BBQ, owner Ralph Swagler said he witnessed much of the shooting. He said that he and his son were in the restaurant when they saw a man pull into the IHOP parking lot, where he began shooting outside the restaurant. Swagler said he then saw a man on the ground next to a motorcycle, as the male shooter began shooting from the front of the restaurant to the inside. Swagler said the weapon was an assault-style weapon, in which he said the man "fired off an entire clip, reloaded and then walked inside and began shooting."
The shooter then walked outside restaurant, saw Swagler and his son as they attempted to lock the Locals' BBQ door, then began shooting at the restaurant, he said. And then the shooter walked over to the H&R Block building and shot at it but did not go inside, Swagler said.
Stray bullets have been found all over the area, in between the McDonald's building and Casino Fandango, as well as throughout the IHOP parking lot.
Law officers from agencies around Northern Nevada are responding to scene, with officers asked to respond to Carson Tahoe and Renown Medical Center in Reno to speak with and identify the victims, according to police scanner dispatch.
Gun shells have been found as far as the Casino Fandango. At least one more patient has been airlifted to Reno with one other shooting victim being taken by ground ambulance.
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K-9 Trials in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 5:20am24 at 9am the South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association will host the 2011 K9 Trials at Babe Ruth Little League Field, 1100 Lyons Ave., South Lake Tahoe. This event is sanctioned through the Western ...
Police release additional photos in suspected Bijou arson
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:11amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police have released additional surveillance photos of two men suspected of running from a possible arson at the Bijou Center last week.After receivin...
2 sought in S. Tahoe arson seen at concert hours before fire started ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 2:57amThe two people who police believe started last week's fire at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe were caught on other surveillance tape. The two men are on video taken at MontBleu casino in Stat...
Police looking for man in S. Tahoe missing woman case
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 8:34pmMarie Hanson of South Lake Tahoe vanished after attending what she had described as a “peace rally” in the remote Washington forest on July 6. Police are ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../police-lookin...
2 sought in S Tahoe arson seen at concert hours before fire ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:59pmThe two people who police believe started last week's fire at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe were caught on other surveillance tape ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../2-sought-in-s-tahoe-arson-see...
Classes about crime-free housing complexes
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 2:07amCrime Free Multi-Housing Program is offering two free training classes with the support of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Classes are Sept. 12 from 8am...
2 arson suspects caught on video
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 2:26am25 at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe. Officers are hoping the public can help identify the men. When police and fire units arrived about 3:45am they found a trash can on the outside of the busin...
Police K9 Trial in September
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:09pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Police K9 Association will hosting the fourth annual Police K9 Trial on Sept. 23-24, 2011.The patrol dog competition will be held Sept. 24 at the Bab...
Crime-free program celebrates one year
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office and South Lake Tahoe Police Department are celebrating the one year anniversary of partnering in their support of the Crime Free Multi-Hou...
Police release surveillance photos of Thursday arson
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police are hoping to identify two men seen fleeing from a suspected arson at the Bijou Center early Thursday morning.Surveillance images from El Dorad...
DUI checkpoint results in arrests
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Wednesday DUI checkpoint netted four arrests for suspected drunken driving, according to a Friday statement from police. One person was also arrested for possession of ...
Man arrested in hammer assault
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 5:56pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon last week after he allegedly hit a neighbor in the head with a hammer.About 2:50 a.m. ...
Arson suspected in Thursday fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 5:52pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police are investigating a possible arson at the Bijou Center early Thursday morning.The fire started about 3:30 a.m. after an unknown suspect poured a f...
DUI checkpoint Wednesday, saturation patrols though Labor Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 2:39pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police will conduct a DUI checkpoint from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Aug. 24 in support of a national impaired driving crack down that runs through the Labor Day h...
Police suspect overdose in Thursday death
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 6:15pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police are investigating the Thursday death of a 26-year-old woman as a possible drug overdose.About 12:30 a.m., police responded to the 700 block of Tat...
Dugard kidnappers deny committing other abduction
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 9:30amHAYWARD, Calif. (AP) - Police have questioned the California couple convicted of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard about the high-profile abduction of a 9-year-old girl in the San Francisco Bay area more...
South Tahoe police increase DUI enforcement
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:41amSouth Tahoe police increase DUI enforcement. Posted by admin in News on August 17th, 2011 | no responses. Avoid the 6 El Dorado County DUI Task Force will join nearly 10000 other law enforcement agenc...
2 people arrested in South Tahoe kidnapping of infant
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 5:54amThe incident started in South Lake Tahoe and ended in Douglas County. On Aug. 13 at about 3:30pm the Douglas County sheriff's deputies were contacted by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and ...
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...
S. Tahoe considers doing away with 3 fire division chief jobs ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amBy Kathryn Reed. A fire department without upper management except for a chief who divides his time with the police department. That is one scenario on the negotiating table in South Lake Tahoe. ...La...
Man dies from injuries in Nifty Fifty Trolley ... - Lake Tahoe News
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 3:19pmJohn Hunsberger, 60, of South Lake Tahoe died from the injuries he sustained this month when he stepped from a Nifty Fifty Trolley, according to police ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../man-dies-from-injur...
Officers investigating possible homicide in South Lake Tahoe ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 3:19pmSouth Lake Tahoe police officers are investigating the death of a 52-year-old ... covering all of our bases,” Police Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../officers-inv...
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...
Man involved in trolley accident dies
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 11:02amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A man who was involved in a trolley accident early this month near the "Y" has died, according to South Lake Tahoe police Lt. David Stevenson.The man hit his head on the ...
Police investigating possible homicide
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 4:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police are investigating the Monday death of a South Lake Tahoe man as a possible homicide.About 3:15 a.m., police responded to a home on the 3700 block of Forest Avenue ...
Neighborhood traffic enforcement program moves to Tahoe Keys
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A recently implemented neighborhood traffic enforcement program moved to the Tahoe Keys neighborhood this week, said South Lake Tahoe police Sgt. Shannon Laney in a Monda...
Tahoe woman reported missing in Washington
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police and Skamania County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the disappearance of a South Lake Tahoe woman following the Rainbow Festival in Washingto...
Sex offender re-arrested
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/28/2011 - 10:12amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child pornogra...
Sex offender re-arrested after alleged federal violation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 5:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child porno...
Change of address leads to sex offender arrest
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 7:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a registered sex offender on a felony probation violation this week after he allegedly failed to report a change of address, according to a statement f...
