Suspicious Package Found at South Y Center, South Tahoe High on Lock Down

Update at 12:55 pm: At noon Thursday, a K-Mart employee overheard two youth in the store talking about planting a device. Once they departed, the employee searched for something out of the ordinary. He walked past the vendor mailboxes in between K-Mart and Raley's and thought he heard a ticking sound and called the SLT Police.

Aaron Crawford, the South Tahoe High on site officer responded first. He has extensive experience with bombs, and based on what he could hear at the mailboxes he felt the situation warranted more investigation.

Tahoe Douglas Bomb Units have responded as well as South Lake Tahoe Police and Fire Departments. Once the second bomb unit is in place they will know more about what is happening at the mailbox.

As a precaution, due to its proximity, South Tahoe High is on lock down. According to students, they have to stay in their classrooms and not go anywhere on campus, including the Student Union for lunch.

The parking lot at the South Y Center is closed to the public but vehicles can travel on both Highway 50 and Lake Tahoe Blvd at this time.