South Lake Tahoe Police Department

Injuries and absences from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department have been more of a concern to officers than a recent schedule change, according to testimony this week.South Lake Tahoe police off...

Two new officers were sworn in Monday, Nov. 26, at South Lake Tahoe Police Department.Officers Jason Cheney and Kevin Whalen were sworn in during a ceremony conducted by Chief Brian Uhler. Both ...

Two new officers will join the South Lake Tahoe Police Department force. They will be sworn by Chief Brian Uhler in in a brief ceremony 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26. Both are veteran officers of California law enforcement, who have passed through a highly competitive process to be selected for employment at South Lake Tahoe Police Department.

I would like to thank everyone who donated to the 22nd Annual Tahoe Toy Run and to the Toy Run Committee for all their hard work. Special thanks to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and South ...

This information release is being sent as an update to a fraud alert press release sent out on September 19. Since that release the South Lake Tahoe Police Department has been contacted by South West Gas who advised they do indeed have three private contractors working in South Lake Tahoe. There are two contractors and one Inspection Company that work with customers on various weatherization programs.

The three companies are:

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department received information of a scam to access retiree’s financial information. A person falsely presents themself as a representative from the local gas company and offers to set up an appointment to review the customer’s financial records. The representative claims they can lower the gas bill, if they can review the financial documents.
The public should know Southwest Gas will not ever send anyone out to review personal financial information of customers.

On Sept. 7, the South Lake Tahoe Police responded to a radio call of a burglary which had occurred at an art supply store in the City of South Lake Tahoe. During the investigation officers were advised that cash and approximately $3000 worth of spray paint and markers had been stolen.
On Sept. 8, victims of vandalism began calling the Police Department to report that buildings, signs and vehicles had been tagged with graffiti.

UPDATE 1:39PM: South Lake Tahoe Police have issued a press release regarding Tuesday's hit and run accident. The victim, a 38-year-old man, remains in an intensive care unit at Renown Medical Center in Reno. South Lake Tahoe Police have commended citizens for their part in locating the suspect.

UPDATE 3PM: South Lake Tahoe authorities say a 49-year-old man dressed in dark clothes was struck and killed by a van after attempting to cross Lake Tahoe Boulevard outside of the crosswalk.
More details have been released by South Lake Tahoe Police Department regarding Tuesday night's fatal accident that shut down Lake Tahoe Boulevard / Highway 50 from Pioneer Trail to Midway for about three hours. The driver of the van that hit the pedestrian has been cleared of any wrong-doing, according to Sgt. Brad Williams. The investigation is continuing and the identity of the pedestrian is being withheld pending notification of family members.

On Friday, August 10, at 11:07pm, South Lake Tahoe Police responded to the area of the 3100 block of Nevada Avenue on a report of gunshots being fired. Police arrived in the area and located a vehicle and an occupied residence both of which had damage consistent with gunfire. Witnesses stated that a black Dodge Charger and possibly a black SUV or truck were scene in the area.

A South Lake Tahoe man faces an attempted murder charge and two others are being sought in what authorities said was a gang-related shooting in June that involved a pedestrian and a vehicle.
On Friday, authorities obtained a warrant and arrested Cesar Caro, 19, at his South Lake Tahoe home. He faces charges of attempted murder in the June 27 incident. His bail was set at $150,000.

South Lake Tahoe Police responded to a reported burglary of Patient To Patient, a marijuana collective on July 9 in the 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd. The investigation revealed that two suspects broke into the collective during the night time hours of July 8, 2012.

UPDATE 11:45AM: Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports the following from the incident Wednesday night that involved several adults and teenagers. A sheriff's deputy was injured in the melee. Several were arrested: Here is what was filed by Sgt. Jim Halsey regarding the incident:

According to the National Fire Protection Association, on a typical Fourth of July, fireworks cause more fires in the U.S. than all other causes combined. We have now reached the 5th anniversary of the devastating Angora Fire which ravaged our community. The large scale wildfires in Colorado and New Mexico should serve as warnings to us all. After experiencing a very mild winter, our area faces a dangerous wild land fire season. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department has increased its vigilance in enforcing state and city fireworks laws to protect public health and safety.

UPDATE 6:11PM: One person was stabbed and a suspect is at large and being sought by South Lake Tahoe police Friday evening.
The stabbing happened at about 3:46 Friday afternoon in the area of 11th and Eloise. The suspect is described as late teens, a white male, without a shirt, wearing plaid white and blue shorts, a Boston Celtics ball cap being worn backwards, with a backpack and carrying a knife. The stabbing may have stemmed from an incident where the victim, a 22-year-old man, was riding a bicycle and the suspect was on a skateboard. The victim was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital with a stab wound to his arm, said South Lake Tahoe Police Lt. David Stevenson.

A man found dead and hanging from a tree Friday in an apparent suicide may have been involved in a homicide being investigated since Wednesday, South Lake Tahoe authorities report.

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department released more information involving Sunday night's shooting in which a 19-year-old man was injured from multiple gunshot wounds. Police are still looking for the suspect.

UPDATE 2:51PM: Go here for the latest news update by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.
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A man was reportedly shot at around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night in South Lake Tahoe, according to local police department dispatch via scanner.
The man was reportedly hit by "bird shot" in the back of the head and was said to be conscious. It was unclear if bullets penetrated the man's head or if he was hit by shrapnel. The incident happened in the 2600 block of Sussex Avenue. The suspects were said to have fled in a silver-colored SUV. They were identified as 2 to 3 white males, according to officers at the scene.

UPDATE 8:50AM; Here is the latest from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department regarding the armed standoff overnight. The woman was detained by authorities at around 5 a.m.

Armed Standoff with Barricaded Suicidal Subject

UPDATE 11:51AM: Michaela Vandenberg, who had been reported missing on the morning of May 15, was found unharmed on the evening of May 15. South Lake Tahoe Police Department utilized available resources to locate the woman, according to the city's website.

The Avoid the 6 — El Dorado County DUI Task Force will be deploying DUI saturation patrols throughout into a number of cities supporting routine DUI patrols on Cinco De Mayo starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2012.  Additionally, CHP will be deploying saturation patrols onto freeways and in unincorporated county jurisdictions to stop, test and arrest impaired drivers who fail to use a designated driver.

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.

For the second time this year, the Wells Fargo Bank at South Lake Tahoe, located inside the Raley’s supermarket in the Heavenly Village Shopping Center, was robbed.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in locating family members of elderly twins, Patricia and Joan Miller, 73, who were found dead in their South Lake Tahoe home on February 26. The nature of their deaths hasn't been determined, however, foul play has been ruled out, said Sheriff's Lt. Bryan Golmitz. The cause and manner of death is still being investigated by El Dorado County Sheriff’s detectives and the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.