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The following are the 75 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from Nov. 7 - Nov. 13, 2017.

11/7
00:30 - 400 block of Ala Wai Blvd - Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm
07:45 - 1800 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
11:09 - 2900 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - False alarm or false call, other
12:17 - 1900 block of D St - Building fire
10:57 - 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - Dispatched & cancelled en route
13:11 - Barton Hospital - EMS Call, Interfacility Transfer

The following are the 99 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from Oct. 18-29, 2017.

10/18
10:58 - 2100 block of Butler Ave - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
13:21 - 1100 block of Winnemucca Ave - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
14:58 - 2200 block of Dana Ct - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
17:06 - 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
18:01 - 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury

The following are the 62 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from Oct. 11-17, 2017.

10/11

01:01 - 3000 block of Riverside Ave - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
03:42 - 1100 block of Emerald Bay Rd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
06:47 - 3300 block of Woodland Rd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
09:29 - 2800 block of Lakewood Cir - Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)
12:08 - 1000 block of Fern Rd - EMS call, IFT

The following are the 194 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from Sept. 20 - Oct. 10, 2017.

9/20

03:57 - 1000 block of 4th St - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury Yes Yes
09:17 - 4100 block of Lakeshore Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
21:35 - 800 block of Capistrano Ave - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
22:07:01 1100 block of Herbert Ave - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury

There was a fatal motorcycle crash on U.S. 50 about a mile east of Spooner Summit just before noon Saturday, September 30.

The east bound lane was closed for about three hours as emergency personnel responded to the scene and conducted an investigation. Their cars surrounded the victim, keeping passerby from seeing the scene.

The Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) said it was a single vehicle crash and speed is believed to be a factor.

The accident happened about 11:54 a.m. No other details were available.

It was a crash scene that parents never want to see their children involved in. On Sunday, August 27 a recreation vehicle (RV) was making its way down Kingsbury Grade towards Lake Tahoe when it experienced brake failure, crashed and caught fire.

Both occupants were transported to Barton Hospital in South Lake Tahoe with non-life threatening injuries.

Today the mother of the female occupant, Nancy from Simi Valley, Calif., wrote to South Tahoe Now:

The following are the 134 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from August 21-31, 2017.

8/21

00:15 - Tallac Ave at Pasadena Ave - No incident found on arrival at dispatch address
01:51 - 1100 block of 3rd St - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
03:00 - 4000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
04:30 - Barton Hospital - Interfacility Transfer
11:24 - 1500 block of Black Bart Ave - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - A local woman was injured Saturday afternoon and she crashed her van into the light signal at the corner of Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Takela Drive.

The unidentified woman was transported to Barton Hospital with serious injuries.

A traffic signal was knocked off the pole, leaving it dangling over Lake Tahoe Blvd. Caltrans is on their way to South Lake Tahoe from Sacramento to fix the light.

UPDATE 8/29/17 8:00AM - A 63-year-old man has been arrested on charges of Assault with a Deadly Weapon after he allegedly ran over the 18-year-old cyclist he thought stole his son's bicycle.

Esteban Hernandez Cuenca was arrested and is currently in the El Dorado County Jail on $25,000 bail.

The unidentified victim was air lifted to Renown Medical Center with serious injuries. His current condition is unknown.

Both men are from South Lake Tahoe.

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Two separate minor crashes on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe Sunday caused some delays for drivers, but no major injuries were reported.

A driver near Glenbrook on Highway 50 was involved in a single-car rollover, causing damage to the SUV but only minor injuries.

In a second accident, not paying attention to the road ahead resulted in a collision at Marla Bay on Highway 50. Minor injuries in this crash as well.

Both crashes were cleared up fairly quickly.

No other information was made available by the Nevada Highway Patrol.

A two-car accident at Tahoe Keys BLvd. and Highway 50 has traffic jammed up through South Lake Tahoe and send two people to the hospital Friday.

One car was T-boned, their airbag was deployed and South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue had to extricate the driver.

Two people were transported to Barton Hospital with mild to moderate injuries.

Both cars were being hooked up to tow trucks at 12:00 p.m. and traffic should start flowing soon.

The cause is unknown at this time and this is a developing story. More details will be released shortly.

-The following are the 134 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from July 19-31, 2017.

7/19
13:55 - Barton Hospital - EMS- Interfacility Psych Transfer
19:38 - 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - Barbecue, tar kettle
20:55 - 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - False alarm or false call, other
21:27 - 800 block of Emerald Bay Rd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury

7/20
08:02 - 700 block of Lassen Dr - Smoke detector activation due to malfunction

The following are the 63 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from July 7-12, 2017.

7/7

04:17 - 2600 block of Genoa Ave - Special type of incident, Dispatch error
03:40 - Barton Hospital - EMS Interfacility Transfer
11:47 - 1100 block of 3rd St - Central station, malicious false alarm
12:37 - 1000 block of Al Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
15:14 - 2000 block of Marconi Way - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury

The following are the 152 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue department responded to from June 27-July 6, 2017.

June 27
06:16 - 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
09:25 - Champlain Dr at Herbert Ave - Smoke scare, odor of smoke
10:29 - 3400 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
10:46 - 4000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
11:29 - 3800 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury

The man who drowned in Lake Tahoe on the Fourth of July has been identified as 41-year-old William Weaver of Citrus Heights.

Weaver fell from a double kayak he and his wife were on at about 3:30 p.m. according to South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Jim Drennan.

Rescue personnel responded to an area off of Beach Drive where Weaver had been taken by people in the area.

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.

6/25

2:25 a.m. - Death Investigation - Rubicon Trail - DEPUTIES ASSISTED THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IN INVESTIGATING THE SCENE OF A VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. DECEASED MALE 49-YEARS-OLD, DRIVER A 27-YEAR-OLD MALE SUSPECTED DUI.

The following are the 74 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue department responded to from June 20-26, 2017.

6/20
09:26 - 2200 block of Lupine Tr - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
11:00 - Stockton Ave at William Ave - Vehicle accident with injuries
14:40 - Barton Hospital - EMS call, Interfacility Transfer
18:46 - 1400 block of Melba Dr - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
18:54 - 1000 block of Julie Ln - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury

Summer around Tahoe is the perfect time for outdoor activities with family and friends. For some, drinking alcoholic beverages is part of the fun-in-the-sun experience. But excessive alcohol consumption and summer activities don’t mix.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue department responded to 235 calls from May 26 - June 19, 2017.

05/26
10:46 - 1000 block of Al Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
13:44 - 3700 block of Montreal Rd - Medical assist, assist EMS crew
14:24 - 700 block of Eloise Ave - Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other
15:02 - 2100 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
20:48 - 3300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - Vehicle accident with injuries

A driver at the corner of Al Tahoe Blvd and Pioneer Trail in South Lake Tahoe ran into the guy-wire for a power pole, cutting power to over 2,000 Liberty Utilities customers Tuesday afternoon.

The driver was not injured.

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Police Departments responded to the one vehicle crash after getting the call at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday June 6.

Power was knocked out in South Lake Tahoe at 12:46 p.m. but was restored by 2:45 p.m. A new power pole was placed on Pioneer Trail by Liberty Utilities crews.

The following are incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue department responded to 71 calls from May 19-25, 2017.

May 19
10:40 - 1700 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - Smoke detector activation, no fire/ unintentional
13:53 - 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - Assist police or other governmental agency
18:30 - 3600 block of Aspen Ave - No incident found on arrival at dispatch address
21:13 - 1100 block of Stockton Ave - Public service

May 20
07:43 - 600 block of Tahoe Island Dr - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury

Update Wednesday 11:00 a.m.: According to Trooper Dan Gordon of NHP, The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. It was a single vehicle crash. The driver struck a guardrail, then hit a couple of roadway signs before it rolled down an embankment for approximately 10-20 feet. The driver was transported with non-life threatening injuries. It is unknown at this time if the driver was impaired.

Kingsbury Grade was closed for about an hour while the tow truck worked on pulling the vehicle out of the ditch, and then onto the tow truck.

The first South Lake Tahoe Police Department community gathering was a successful one on Saturday as the 50th anniversary of the department was celebrated with hundreds of people at Lakeview Commons. There were rides on both the police and fire boats, a concert, BBQ, interactions with the police K-9s, booths, fingerprinting and an awards ceremony.

Going above and beyond the call of duty was recognized with awards to both staff members and the public.

Through the end of May, the Nevada Highway Patrol, Douglas County Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies have launched Click it or Ticket, an campaign to educate motorists on seatbelt usage. During this time, officers will be joining forces and watching for drivers and occupants in vehicles who are not wearing their seatbelts and/or children who are not properly secured in car or booster seat(s). Law enforcement will be stopping drivers for traffic offenses and issuing citations for seatbelt violations if unbuckled.