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Howie's Top 20 favorite Christmas movies
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 10:14am
Christmas started early for this guy once the pandemic hit. I put my Christmas lights up over the 4th of July and for a short while started watching Christmas movies too to try and get that feel-good feeling happening. Okay, I also did it because I wanted to watch movies where no one was wearing a mask and hugging one another without fear of being exposed. I’ve always enjoyed movies for their pure escapism and who doesn’t want to escape what we’ve been through already ya know? I also like being wrapped around a movie completely.
South Lake Tahoe man arrested on alleged firearm and battery charges
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/14/2020 - 12:09pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 24-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was arrested on multiple charges Sunday after police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at 12:33 a.m.
According to Lt. Travis Cabral of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD), they got a call that Alan Isaias Martinez-Perez was holding a woman hostage at gunpoint in her home.
The female victim said Martinez attempted to escape out a window and threw his pistol and rifle ammunition outside prior to arrival of SLTPD, but he never made it out. Police surrounded the residence and Martinez surrendered.
Man wanted by US Marshals arrested in South Lake Tahoe after pursuit
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/01/2020 - 10:18pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Detectives from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) were assisting the U.S. Marshals office in locating a wanted felon who was thought to be in the South Lake Tahoe area.
Matthew Core, a 38-year-old man from the Sacramento area had been in federal custody in the Sacramento jail when he was released due to COVID-19, then went on the run according to SLTPD Detective Sgt. Travis Cabral.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/17/2020 - 2:20pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
Added to Last Week's Log - http://southtahoenow.com/story/05/10/2020/el-dorado-county-sheriffs-report
5/9
4:33 p.m. - Vacation Home Rental - Crystal Air Dr - COVID
Felon detained after South Lake Tahoe SWAT operation at Upper Truckee River
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 10:16am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There was an early morning SWAT operation near the Upper Truckee River in South Lake Tahoe on Friday after police received photos of a homeless felon living in the area with a rifle.
The pre-planned South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) operation went into a homeless encampment near the bridge at the end of Ponderosa Street and Sunset Drive at 6:24 a.m. on October 4. They used flash-bang distraction devices during the operation.
Full response by law enforcement after man with rifle reported at Nevada Beach
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/18/2019 - 6:20pm
STATELINE, Nev. - Deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) were called out to Nevada Beach Sunday at 1:30 p.m. when a caller into dispatch said there was a man on the beach with an assault-style rifle.
The beach was immediately shut down and facilities were searched. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department was called out to assist at the beach.
Tahoe Douglas Fire asked people to stay out of the area in a Twitter post - "There is currently a situation at Nevada Beach. Please stay clear. Law enforcement on scene." One hour later they tweeted all was clear.
Arrests for robbery, extortion and drugs made after Spooner Summit incident
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/01/2019 - 10:11pm
Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies made arrests Sunday on Highway 50 West near Spooner Junction for multiple felony charges including drug trafficking and warrants for robbery and extortion.
Arrested were Damien Malone Munoz, 21, Anthony Gabriel Munoz, 22 and Talina Hicks, 18, all from Carson City. Highway 50 westbound was closed briefly because of the incident.
Man in custody after found running with rifle on U.S. 50 Spooner
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/30/2019 - 6:37pm
Westbound Highway 50 was closed briefly at Spooner Junction early Sunday evening after a report of a man with a rifle running on the roadway. Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol arrested the man at gunpoint and recovered a rifle.
The highway reopened at around 5:50 p.m. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies made a felony traffic stop shortly afterward.
It is unknown at this time if the two incidents are related.
Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report contains Martinez-Guzman confession
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/26/2019 - 12:58am
A probable cause arrest report released Friday by the Carson City Sheriff's Office on 19-year-old murder suspect Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman contains a confession under Miranda.
According to the arrest report, Guzman told investigators that firearms stolen from the house of Jerry and Sherri David, the elderly South Reno couple found murdered in their home, were buried in the area of Sedge Road in East Carson City.
SnowGlobe 2018 - Police arrests and medical calls down; ABC citations up
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 9:54pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An estimated 20,000 visitors attended the 8th annual SnowGlobe Music Festival in South Lake Tahoe which was held over three days, December 29-31, 2018.
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) called this year's event the best they’ve had from a violation and enforcement standpoint. They said there were no significant problems or issues of any kind.
South Lake Tahoe man with gang ties arrested with loaded assault rifle
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 1:10pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - What started out as car crash involving a suspected drunk driver turned out much differently for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) on New Year's Eve.
Officers responded to a report of a traffic collision in the 800 block of Los Angeles Avenue on December 31. Upon arrival they found that a Chevrolet Silverado had struck a parked car and a bear box. The driver, 33-year-old Victor Alfonso Ramos-Eucendo of South Lake Tahoe, appeared to be intoxicated.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/04/2018 - 9:19pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
10/24
Nolen Buchanan found guilty on three counts of 1st degree murder
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/13/2018 - 4:04pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An El Dorado County jury of five women and seven men deliberated about two hours Wednesday, coming back with a quick verdict in the case of Nolen Keith Buchanan, the Benicia, California teen that had been accused of killing his family and setting their cabin on fire to cover his tracks.
Nolen Buchanan murder trial in South Lake Tahoe nearing end
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 11:08pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - At 10:00 a.m. on September 13, 2015, Garden Valley Fire Department personnel responded to a wildland fire in the community of Greenwood in western El Dorado County, on Highway 193 between Cool and Georgetown. Upon arrival they found a residence still smoldering, but burned to the ground.
In the ashes were found the charred remains of Adam Buchanan, 38, his fiancée Molly McAffe, 37, and their 8-year-old son Gavin Buchanan. All three were shot before the cabin was burned down.
Man convicted of attempted murder after shooting in Meyers
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/09/2018 - 4:46pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - On March 7, 2018 after a two week trial, a South Lake Tahoe jury convicted Ignacio Madrigal Arizaga of Galt, California of Attempted Murder; Shooting at an Occupied Vehicle; Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and, Illegal Possession of Ammo by a Convicted Felon.
He faces 41 years to life in state prison when he is sentenced on April 2, 2018.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/11/2018 - 12:29pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
2/2
9:07 a.m. - Vehicle Theft - Kaska St - DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE REPORT OF A BURGLARY WHICH RESULTED IN THE THEFT OF A VEHICLE.
El Dorado County man sentenced after domestic violence conviction
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 8:58pm
A Cameron Park man will be spending the rest of his life in prison after he was sentenced this week after being found guilty of crimes including
criminal threats, domestic violence, multiple counts of assault with a firearm on a peace officer and special allegation(s) related to the use of a firearm and inflicting great bodily Injury on a peace officer in the line of duty.
Michael Allen Hoffer, 47, was sentenced twice, once for 45 years and 4 months and the other for consecutive 25 years to life.
Social media threat to South Tahoe High School unfounded
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 3:10pm
Law enforcement responded to a home in Meyers on Monday, January 15 after receiving a report about a tenth grade South Tahoe High School (STHS) student posting a possible threat on his Snapchat account about bringing a gun to school and shooting people.
Sheriff D'Agostini says DOJ "less than honest" about new ammunition vendor licenses
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/29/2017 - 3:05pm
12/29/17 10:45PM Update: Press releases and letters between Sheriff D'Agostini and Robert D. Wilson, California Deputy Attorney General were exchanged today after South Tahoe Now first posted this story. The Sheriff has suggested that the Department of Justice has not been honest with their response to the media about the situation.
Chautauqua of Virgil Earp: The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral By Larry Ford
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 2:19pm
Event Date:
July 20, 2016 - 6:30pm Larry Ford will present “Virgil Earp: The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Wednesday, July 20, at 6:30 pm.
Location
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Highway 88, Minden, NV 89423
United States
38° 56' 28.2588" N, 119° 46' 46.4556" W
See map: Google Maps
South Lake Tahoe drive-by shooting suspect arrested on multiple felony charges
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 9:32am
The hunt is over for the suspect in the October 14 drive-by shooting in South Lake Tahoe that sent a 19-year-old man to the hospital.
Samuel Tovar, 43, was arrested after a high-risk search warrant was served at 816 San Francisco Avenue at 10 p.m. Friday, October 4. Inside they found Tovar, who had been avoiding law enforcement since the shooting.
Eight men indicted for manufacturing and selling rifles illegally
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 8:50pm
A federal grand jury returned a 70-count indictment today against eight men, charging them with various firearms offenses involving manufacturing and dealing firearms without a license, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and ATF Special Agent in Charge Jill A. Snyder announced.
Three Sacramento area friends stop potential terrorist attack in Belgium
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/22/2015 - 10:34pmThree Americans, all with ties to the Sacramento area, helped stop a potential terror attack. On a train from Amsterdam to Paris, they subdued a man with an automatic weapon.
One serves in the Air Force, another recently served in Afghanistan in the National Guard, another is studying physical therapy in California - and all three Americans are being hailed as heroes for tackling and disarming a gunman they happened to encounter on a high-speed train between Amsterdam and Paris.
Lockdowns at college, school and hospital in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 6:34pm
There were three incidents in South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday that resulted in lockdowns at Lake Tahoe Community College, South Tahoe Middle School (STMS) and Barton Memorial Hospital.
At noon, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) received a call concerning a man carrying a rifle, walking away from the area near Barton Hospital towards the meadow behind Grocery Outlet. They did not locate anyone at that time, but this incident relates to the third one received.
June Activities in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/10/2014 - 9:01pmJune 04-08 Bret Ernst / Gilbert Lawand @ Improv @ Harvey's
June 05-07 Dyer Maker @ Cabo Wabo
June 05 Kelly Anne Miller @ Cottonwood Bar and Grill
The Steve Labella group @ Moody's Bistro
Stan Charles / Ryan Davis (Scarecrow Project) @ The Passtime Club
June 06 Merry Gold / Connor Party @ Heavenly Village
The Prophets of Addiction, Judas Thieves @ Whisky Dick's
The Deckheads @ Bar of America
Bonfire: a tribute to AC/DC / Coop da Loop, Zach Rawlinson @ Crystal Bay Club
June 07-08 Valhalla Renaissance Faire
June 07 Neil Sedaka @ Harrah's
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office: Marine veteran commits suicide after messaging on Facebook
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 07/12/2013 - 7:21pmOn Friday the El Dorado Sheriff’s Office received information that a suicidal man was in the forest behind Heavenly Ski resort. The man had posted a Facebook video of himself, which depicted him in this forested area, leaving a message to his family.
The man gave the GPS coordinates of his location on the the video. Other recent Facebook postings depicted the subject with a handgun wearing a military gas mask, and other photos of a .308 scoped sniper rifle and military backpack.
Brotherhood motorcycle member arrested for felony weapons, assault crimes, drug paraphernalia
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 3:59pm
On Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 the SLTPD SWAT team executed high risk search and arrest warrants at 2493 William Avenue, and took 46-year-old Anthony Corbin into custody for several felonies.
Anthony Corbin is a confirmed member of the South Lake Tahoe Brotherhood Motorcycle Club. In mid-March Corbin was identified as the suspect who severely beat a 34-year-old South Lake Tahoe man.
Marijuana trafficker with El Dorado County grow operations sentenced to more than 17 years in prison
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 3:11pmA Fresno man was sentenced Monday to prison on marijuana trafficking and conspiracy charges, in which he had grow operations in El Dorado, Placer and Tehama counties and then he and partners distributed the marijuana throughout the country.
Uriel Ochoa-Espindola, 44, received a sentence of 17.5 years, according to U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner.
Below is a U.S. Justice Department news release:
20 Nev. lawmakers attend invitation-only NRA event
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 10:33amNearly one-third of Nevada's 63 lawmakers attended an invitation-only event the National Rifle Association hosted Saturday at a Las Vegas shooting range, organizers said.Some 20 lawmakers from sout...
NV officials defend incentives for video game firm
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 10:35amLAS VEGAS - Top Nevada economic development officials are defending a decision to offer incentives to a video game company under attack by the National Rifle Association.NRA Executive Vice Presiden...
NRA calls for armed police officer in every school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 12:45pmWASHINGTON - Guns and police officers in all American schools are what's needed to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings," the National Rifle Association declared Friday, taking a no-retreat s...
Letter to the editor: Leaders need to take charge
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 6:00amHow much longer will our presidents, Supreme Court justices, senators and representatives allow themselves to be held hostage by the National Rifle Association, a group representing only about 1 pe...
Proposed Legislative Discussion On Assault Weapons Derailed By Nevada Committee Vote
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 2:16pmCARSON CITY — If there was any question about whether the gun debate is a controversial topic in Nevada as well as nationally, a clear answer was provided Tuesday at a meeting of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice.
A proposed discussion on assault weapons was removed from the agenda by a vote of the panel before it could even begin.
Tahoe Valley school locked down briefly; distraught man inside home with gun surrenders to police
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 11:08am
Tahoe Valley Elementary School was briefly locked down at around 10:30 a.m. after a report of a distraught man with a gun inside a home in the 800 block of Tahoe Island Drive.
The man walked out of a home, speaking on a phone, and was detained by South Lake Tahoe police and El Dorado County sheriff's deputies. According to police scanner traffic, Tahoe Valley school was locked down, briefly, as authorities circled the perimeter of the home, cutting off traffic in the area.
Movie Review: 'The Grey' tells a fine but grim story of men stranded in the Alaskan wilderness
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 8:12pmThe action-thriller film "The Grey," currently on view at the Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe, is a stark story of men in wilderness and their efforts to survive. Liam Neeson is the de facto leader after a jet carrying oil field workers crashes in the Alaskan wilderness. It is directed by Joe Carnahan, who also directed 2006's "Smokin' Aces" which was set at South Lake Tahoe and filmed inside MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.
Police: IHOP weapon fully automatic assault rifle
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 8:41amCarson City, Nev. - Eduardo Sencion was armed with a fully automatic assault rifle when he killed four people and injured seven at a shooting at the Carson City IHOP last month, according to Sherif...
IHOP Shooting: Trying to answer the 'Why?'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 5:42pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - The IHOP windows are boarded up and the property is surrounded by a fence now. Just three days ago a gunman armed with an assault rifle, unloaded at least two 30-round magazines...
Outdoors with Don Q: Visit a great website known as Modern Sportsman
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 5:07pmBy Don Quilici
If you are a sportsman or a sportswoman who hunts, fishes, camps, owns dogs, reloads ammo, cooks wild game, photographs, etc., you might want to take the time to visit www.modernsportsman.proboards.com.
About now, you're probably asking yourself, “What in the heck is this?
Gunman identified as South Lake Tahoe employee with history of mental health issues
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 6:31pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A gunman armed with an AK47 rifle opened fire on and inside an IHOP restaurant Tuesday in south Carson City, injuring eight people and killing three and himself. Among the de...
Carson City gunman kills 3, self in IHOP attack; 8 hurt
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 6:18pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A gunman armed with an AK47 rifle opened fire on and inside an IHOP restaurant Tuesday in south Carson City, injuring eight people and killing three and himself. Among the dead ...
Carson City IHOP shooting: Gunman named, four confirmed dead, eight wounded; shooter worked at South Shore
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 3:48pm
5:30 p.m. Update: Press conference concludes with a few more details. Officials state that shooter Eduardo Sencion had two other weapons at his vehicle, another rifle and a handgun. Neither were used in the incident. The FBI stated that there doesn't appear to be any connection to terrorism.
Sencion was born in Mexico, and had a U.S. passport. The Lake Tahoe News reports Sencion, 32, of Carson City is the owner, along with two brothers, of Mi Pueblo market in South Lake Tahoe on Pioneer Trail. Click here to read the story.
Three victims were killed inside the restaurant, two male National Guard members, and a civilian woman. Two female and one male National Guard members were wounded. Ten of the victims were shot inside the restaurant, while one woman standing outside next to a motorcycle was shot and wounded.
Sheriff Kenny Furlong said they are still working to determine the shooter's motive, saying it is too early to tell if the National Guard members were intentionally targeted.
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3:30 p.m. Update: Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong released the name of the person suspected of shooting 11 people at the IHOP restaurant on South Carson Street this morning.
The person's name is Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City. He allegedly shot himself after shooting 11 people, and died about two hours later.
Furlong said he works at his family's business in South Lake Tahoe, and that he might have had some "mental issues."
Three of the 11 victims have died, including two uniformed National Guard members. Three of the wounded were also National Guardsmen.
The other victim who died was a civilian female, according to Furlong.
The investigation into why Sencion carried out the shooting is still underway.
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Carson City IHOP Shooting: Four dead, including two National Guard personnel, six wounded (W/TRANSCRIPT)
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:43pm
By Kirk Caraway, Jeff Munson and T. Costa
Update 2:00 p.m.: Here is what we know at this point:
Four people are dead, including the gunman who shot himself and died later at the hospital. Two of the dead where a man and women in the National Guard, who were in uniform.
There is a press conference scheduled for 3 p.m.
A few minutes before 9 a.m., a lone gunman armed with automatic AK-47-type assault rifle drives up to the IHOP on South Carson Street, and begins shooting in the parking lot. Locals BBQ owner Ralph Swagler said he saw the man drive up, and then empty a clip of ammo outside the IHOP, then reloads and goes inside, where he fires more shots very rapidly and exits within a few seconds.
Swagler said the gunman then saw his son locking the door of their business and opened fire at them. He also allegedly fired shots at the H&R Block office next door. Sometime after, the gunman shot himself, and died later at the hospital.
LIVE COVERAGE: Gunman, 2 others dead in IHOP shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 9:22amCARSON CITY, Nev. - A gunman armed with an automatic rifle opened fire on and inside an IHOP restaurant Tuesday morning in Carson City, killing two National Guardsmen in uniform and one other pe...
