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Body of missing El Dorado County woman found
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/24/2016 - 9:11pm
The body of a 36-year-old Georgetown woman missing since August 20 was found near her home Wednesday. Jennifer Wilson-Johnston, who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis and memory loss, left her residence on foot Saturday evening and hadn't been seen since.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office issued a press release earlier Wednesday, asking for the public's help in finding Jennifer.
The cause of death is under investigation and foul play in not suspected.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/21/2016 - 9:44am
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
8/14
9:48 p.m. - Disorderly Conduct - Glen Eagles Rd - A 21-YEAR-OLD MALE SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION
8/15
2:56 a.m. - Improper use of vehicle registration - Highway 50 - POSSIBLY ABANDONED VEHICLE DISPLAYED PLATES THAT DO NOT BELONG TO THE VEHICLE.
Pair facing charges including counterfeiting and forgery
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 4:15pm
El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies responded to the call of a disabled vehicle and came away with the arrest of two women on several charges stemming from what was found in that car.
On August 17, 2016, at approximately 6:45 a.m., the deputies went to the car which was in the roadway of Strolling Hills Road at the entrance to Safeway in Cameron Park. Once there they contacted two women, Tanya Starks, 35, and Kimberly Higgins, 47.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/15/2016 - 11:47am
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
8/7
10:48 a.m. - DUI Alcohol or Drugs - Emerald Bay Rd - 35-YEAR-OLD MALE SUSPECT STOPPED INCIDENTAL A REPORT OF A DRUNK DRIVER. SUSPECT DETERMINED TO BE DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
1:18 p.m. - Suspicious Email - Atroari St - SUSPICIOUS EMAIL RECEIVED.
Man dies in Lake Tahoe after jet skiing accident
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/14/2016 - 11:02am
A 22-year-old man from Oakland, Calif., drowned off the shore of South Lake Tahoe on Saturday after a jet skiing accident.
At 6:10 p.m. August 13, a person at the Timber Cover Marina reported an over due jet skier. Officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to the pier where they learned two men had been thrown off a rented jet ski after hitting a wave about 100 yards off the the marina. One man was able to swim back to the jet ski, but the other man, Raeshon Williams, did not. Neither man was wearing a life jacket.
Small fires started this summer at transient camps around South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/13/2016 - 11:36pm
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and other area fire departments have responded to several illegal cooking fires in homeless encampments this summer, some which have spread to burn up to several hundred feet.
The cause of the July 19 fires behind the power station by the Heavenly Gondola and in the Trout Creek area behind Ross are still under investigation, but sources have said they were both most likely started by illegal campfires. Fire crews also responded to transient camp fires on July 27 and August 8 as well as several illegal cooking fires.
Accident and fire keeping roads into South Lake Tahoe busy with backed up traffic
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/12/2016 - 3:22pm
A fire just off of Cameron Park Drive is causing backups on Highway 50 in the eastbound lanes. So far, what we know is that several power poles in the Burdock Road area are on fire. El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies have blocked off traffic on Cameron Park Drive heading south to Burdock.
Highway 50 has resulting traffic, my according to CHP that is a result of people watching the flames and smoke which can be seen from the road.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/09/2016 - 1:19pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
7/31
1:15 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issue - Gentian Circle - VACATION RENTAL VIOLATION
6:45 p.m. - Runaway - South Lake Tahoe - 16-YEAR-OLD MALE RAN AWAY
8/1
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 11:15pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
7/24
12:02 a.m. - Vacation Rental Complaint - Lupine Trail
12:15 p.m. - Carrying a loaded gun - Lake Tahoe Blvd - 33-YEAR-OLD MANE ARRESTED AFTER AN UNREGISTERED FIREARM WAS LOCATED INSIDE OF AN UNSECURED HARD SADDLE BAG OF A MOTORCYCLE.
Bandaged Bandit arrested after another bank robbery
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 2:10pm
A 22-year-old El Dorado Hills man is behind bars on suspicion of robbing several area banks between June 29 and July 25 from Stateline to Folsom with his face covered in bandages, earning him the nickname, the Bandaged Bandit.
On July 25 at 2:35 p.m., the US Bank on White Rock Road in El Dorado Hills was robbed by a suspect who fled into a wooded area southeast of the bank. Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office and California Highway Patrol officers and helicopter started searching the area.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/25/2016 - 9:09pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
7/17
12:07 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issue - High Meadows Trail - VACATION RENTAL VIOLATION
3:30 p.m. - Petty Theft - Al Tahoe Blvd - SUSPECT STOLE BMX BICYCLE FROM 13-YEAR-OLD BOY
3:40 p.m. - Death Investigation - South Lake Tahoe - 69-YEAR-OLD MALE DECEASED
Woman airlifted to Reno after Lake Tahoe boating accident
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/24/2016 - 5:07pm
Updated Story 7/25/16:
A 22-year-old woman from Oregon is in serious condition at Renown Medical Center in Reno after having her leg caught in the propeller of a boat on Lake Tahoe Sunday afternoon. The boat with twin propellers had been pulling her on an innertube, but upon re-entering the boat the unidentified woman's legs were caught in the props.
Quick response to two fires burning near Heavenly Gondola
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/19/2016 - 5:49pm
6:50 p.m. update - The gondola is no longer threatened by the Montreal Fire. The fires are contained at this time and expected to be controlled soon. Wrap up of fire activity is expected at 9:00 p.m. but personnel will remain on the scene to watch overnight.
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El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/17/2016 - 2:12pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
7/10
8:01 a.m. - Disorderly Conduct: Alcohol - Remington Trail - 46-YEAR-OLD MALE ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION.
12:02 p.m. - Missing Person - Tahoe Paradise - 15-YEAR-OLD BOY REPORTED MISSING.
4:25 p.m. - Death Investigation - South Lake Tahoe - 65-YEAR-OLD MAN DECEASED.
Man runs 65 miles to South Lake Tahoe to show support for law enforcement
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/16/2016 - 8:13pm
It is dark. It is 2:00 a.m. on Friday, July 15 at the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) in Placerville. It is early, but not too early to prevent a group of people to come see Camino resident Hervé Leconte leave on his 65-mile run to the EDSO building in South Lake Tahoe.
Sheriff asking for public's help in finding woman missing in Pollock Pines
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 3:09pm
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a deaf woman who went missing in the Pollock Pines area back on July 8.
Kimberly Gillespie, 42, was last seen possibly walking in a rural area east of Pollock Pines. She is a white female adult, 5’2″ tall and weighs approximately 140 pounds. Kimberly has brown hair, brown eyes and has disabilities that affect her memory and mobility.
She was last seen wearing a sleeveless shirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes.
Woman drowns while rafting on American River near Kyburz
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/11/2016 - 10:27am
A San Francisco woman died on the South Fork of the American River near Kyburz while rafting on Saturday, July 9.
Elaine Yi Mau, 32, was camping at the China Flat Campground with friends when they took rafts into the nearby river. At 4:09 p.m., the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office was told of a rafting accident involving Mau. She had been on a raft with someone who fell off, and when he surfaced, Mau was gone.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/10/2016 - 12:02pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
7/3
1:45 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issue - Lodgepole Trail - UNLICENSED VACATION RENTAL
3:33 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issue - Del Norte St
4:14 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issue - Prospector Trail
5:58 a.m. - Death Investigation - South Lake Tahoe - dEATH OF 90-YEAR- OLD MAN
Latest Lake Tahoe fatality identified
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/05/2016 - 4:53pm
The man whose unconscious body was found on June 25 near a jet ski on Lake Tahoe has been identified.
A passerby found 21-year-old Jawahar Kaliyamurthy floating near the unoccupied jet ski east of Meeks Bay at about 11:38 a.m. on the 25th, called for help, pulled the man from the water and began CPR.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 2:12pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
6/24
1:13 p.m. - Burglary - Highway 50 - A VEHICLE WAS BURGLARIZED
1:49 p.m. - Search and Rescue - Pacific Crest Trail - SEARCH AND RESCUE INITIATED FOR AN INJURED 55-YEAR-OLD FEMALE HIKER ON PACIFIC CREST TRAIL SOUTH OF ECHO SUMMIT.
Six-hour stand off ends at Motel 6 in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/02/2016 - 10:59pm
An almost six-hour long standoff in the parking lot of the South Lake Tahoe Motel 6 parking lot has ended, with no suspect in custody, though a warrant has been issued for 31-year-old Sean Wanamaker.
South Lake Tahoe Police officers were called to the area Saturday afternoon after a person said a man got into an argument with someone in the parking lot, and that he brandished a handgun, then went into a trailer parked at the motel.
El Dorado Hills bank robber appears to be same as South Shore suspect
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 5:42pm
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) is working on the strong possibility that a man who robbed the Chase Bank in El Dorado Hills on Friday is the same man who robbed the US Bank on Kingsbury Grade on Wednesday. Lt. Jim Byers of EDSO told South Tahoe Now that the moment the photo of the suspect came out, deputies in South Lake Tahoe saw the resemblance and notified him.
Man found dead behind Barton identified as South Lake Tahoe resident
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 11:44am
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the man found dead in the forest behind Barton Hospital on June 25.
The decomposing body of 29-year-old Inyowen John Shelton, a resident of South Lake Tahoe, was found by people walking in the area Saturday. It is still unclear to law enforcement how he died and the death is called “suspicious.”
Many friends were leaving comments of disbelief and sadness on Facebook once they heard the 2004 South Tahoe High graduate was the man who died.
Firefighters gain on Trailhead Fire: 50% contained, burns 5,444 acres
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 7:12am
8:30 p.m. update 7/4/16: Firefighters working on the Trailhead Fire in El Dorado County gained a lot of ground Monday, getting a containment line around 50 percent of the fire. So far, 5,444 acres have burned.
Sheriff investigating death of man whose body found near Barton
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/27/2016 - 10:10pm
The El Dorado County Sheriff's office responded to a report of a possible dead person on June 25, 2016 at 4:21 p.m. in the 1200 block of Winnemucca Avenue in South Lake Tahoe.
Upon arrival, deputies found a deceased male in a moderate state of decomposition.
At this time, the case is being investigated as a suspicious death, and no identification or cause of death has been determined.
This is an active investigation and anyone with any tips can call Detective Simon Brown at (530)642-4717.
Man's body found in Lake Tahoe near watercraft
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/27/2016 - 6:21pmThree agencies are working to find out why a man died in Lake Tahoe this weekend.
On June 25, deputies El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) responded to the call of an unresponsive man in the water east of Meeks Bay. There was an unoccupied jet ski nearby.
According to Bernadette Smith of Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the unidentified man was loaded onto the Placer county Marine 6 and transported to Cave Rock, CPR in progress during the ride, but without success. He was pronounced deceased.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 6:19pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
6/19
12:27 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issue - Koru St
3:14 a.m. - Violation of Restraining Order - South Lake Tahoe - 50-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR RESTRAINING ORDER VIOLATION
3:03 p.m. - Grand Theft - Emigrant Rd - A SUSPICIOUS CIVIL MATTER OCCURRED
Placer County Sheriff's Office ends search for UNR student Marc Ma
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/23/2016 - 7:23pm
The Placer County Sheriff's Office has ended their search for University of Nevada (UNR) football player Marc Ma of Hawaii who went missing during a paddle board outing on June 10.
Ma fell from a paddle board as he and fellow UNR football players encountered strong winds and choppy waves off the west shore of Lake Tahoe.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/19/2016 - 5:51pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
6/12
12:00 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issues - Shawnee St - 21-YEAR-OLD MALE SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER ACCUSED OF COMMITTING SEVERAL VIOLATIONS RELATED TO VACATION RENTAL HOME.
2:48 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issues - Marshall Trail
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/12/2016 - 8:53am
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
6/4
6:31 a.m. - Arrest for stored property on Montreal Rd - A 59-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS ARRESTED.
3:46 p.m. - Vague Threats - Al Tahoe Blvd - A 33-YEAR-OLD MALE INMATE ACCUSED ANOTHER INMATE, AGE 18, OF MAKING THREATS.
Search called off for UNR football player missing in waters of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/11/2016 - 7:01pm
Search teams have suspended the search for a paddle boarder who went missing Friday night off of Obexer’s Marina on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office reported Saturday, June 11 that two days of searching have not recovered Marc Ma, a 20-year-old football player for the University of Nevada Reno (UNR).
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/05/2016 - 3:19pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
5/29
1:15 a.m. - Battery to a person - Meyers
1:41 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issue - Turnback Lane - VACATION RENTAL REPORT FILED AGAINST 32-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
4:45 p.m. - Driving on a suspended license due do previous DUI - Lake Tahoe Blvd - 51-YEAR-OLD MALE ARRESTED
El Dorado County man arrested on exploitation and assault charges
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 2:19pm
Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in Diamond Springs on Tuesday, May 31 at 10:00 a.m.
Upon arrival, they discovered that Luis Javier Calderon, 33, had taken a knife from the home's kitchen and went into a bedroom where a 14-year-old female relative was sleeping. Calderon held the knife to her neck and made her stand and remove all of her clothing, according to a EDSO press release.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/29/2016 - 6:17pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
5/22
7:13 p.m. - Grand Theft - Tionontati St - HEAVENLY AVALANCHE RESCUE DOG POSSIBLY STOLEN FROM UNSECURED BACKYARD.
5/23
3:12 p.m. - Missing Person - Elks Club Rd - R/P REPORTED A MISSING PERSON.
5/24
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/23/2016 - 9:30pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
5/15
7:59 a.m. - Failure to register as an arsonist - South Lake Tahoe
11:00 a.m. - Search and Rescue - Lake of the Woods - SEARCH AND RESCUE INITIATED FOR AN INJURED 71-YEAR-OLD MALE HIKER.
Reno man dies in Echo Summit motorcycle accident
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/16/2016 - 3:32pmThere were two motorcycle accidents over the weekend on the same stretch of Highway 50 near Twin Bridges, resulting in fatality and another person being injured.
On Saturday, May 14 at approximately 5:47 p.m., a 49-year-old Martin Gastanaga of Reno was riding his motorcycle eastbound when he, for unknown reasons, lost control of the bike on a curve, and was ejected.
The California Highway Patrol says the driver was traveling 50 mph just east of Twin Bridges.
Gastanaga died at the scene.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 5:08pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
5/8
6:19 p.m. - Domestic Dispute - Wintoon Drive
5/9
11:35 a.m. - Burglary - Johnson Pass Rd - REPORTING PARTY REPORTED A BURGLARY
5/10
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 6:21pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
5/1
12:55 p.m. - Vandalism - Cold Creek Trail - 25-YEAR-OLD MALE SUBJECT ARRESTED AFTER HE DESTROYED A BEDROOM
7:30 p.m. - Dumping on Government Property - Bridge Rd - UNKNOWN SUBJECT(S) DUMPED TRASH IN A STATE PARK
5/2
Report of gunshots brings out law enforcement to Meyers
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/03/2016 - 10:44pm
El Dorado County Central Dispatch received a call about gunshots heard in the Meyers area on Monday, May 2 at 9:53 p.m. The caller, a passerby in the area of South Upper Truckee and the Old Meyers Grade said they heard 12-15 gunshots.
A Sheriff deputy responded at 10:08 p.m. and didn't hear or see any suspicious activity in the area.
A check of the area did not reveal anything of concern. No further shots were reported but the deputy remained in the area for an extended period of time just to make sure.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/01/2016 - 7:23am
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
4/24
2:37 p.m. - Operating Motorcycle without proper license - Lake Tahoe Blvd - 37-year-old-male cited
6:00 p.m. - Manufacturing of Controlled Substance - Plum St - A BHO LAB EXPLOSION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. - Suspect is a 36-year-old man.
4/25
Officer hanging up her shield after 29 years with SLTPD
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 9:11pm
What does a police officer do after they retire?
Hunt for Bigfoot, of course.
That is what South Lake Tahoe Police Officer Donna Kingman said she'll be doing after hanging up her shield after 29 years of working in the community. Her official last day is April 30, but Thursday was her last shift working in uniform.
Of course, she won't be hunting for Bigfoot in cold, shaded areas as she'll be seeking sun and a life of being "footloose and fancy free."
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/24/2016 - 9:37am
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
4/17
12:50 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issue - Player Drive
8:03 a.m. - Contempt of Court - Melba Drive - 24-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ARRESTED FOR A VIOLATION OF A COURT ORDER OCCURRED.
12:50 p.m. - Petty Theft - Black Bart Ave - R/P REPORTED A PETTY THEFT REPORT FROM HER VEHICLE.
El Dorado County man jailed for alleged elder abuse
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/23/2016 - 5:34pm
A Shingle Springs man was arrested Friday on suspicion of elder abuse after deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a verbal dispute.
Upon arrival at the home located on South Shingle Road, deputies found 47-year-old Charles Bigby on the room of the home at 3:15 a.m. doing construction work. The man told deputies there were no issues at the house, and no dispute.
Search and Rescue teams help two groups of stranded hikers at waterfalls
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 10:48am
With the warmer weather and melting snow, more hikers are headed to the back country, and with that migration the El Dorado County Search and Rescue teams are getting busy.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/17/2016 - 8:07am
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
4/10
7:02 a.m. - Found Property - A WALLET WAS RETURNED
4/11
11:31 a.m. - Death Notification - Johnson Blvd - 73-YEAR-OLD MAN DECEASED
12:30 p.m. - PREA report Al Tahoe Blvd (Prison Rape Elimination Act)
El Dorado County Sheriff's deputy involved in three-car crash
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/15/2016 - 8:42am
Normally it is law enforcement that responds to vehicle crashes, but this time, it was an El Dorado County Sheriff's deputy who needed assistance.
Three cars were involved in the 6:30 p.m. accident on Monday, April 11, 2016 at the intersection of Lake Tahoe Blvd. and Tata Lane.
Scams on the rise on the South Shore, targeting people as tax returns come in
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/14/2016 - 4:57pm
Just as people are seeing some extra cash in their pocket with tax returns being processed, scams are on the rise in South Lake Tahoe, and elsewhere, trying to cash in on the extra dough.
In South Lake Tahoe last week, a woman who was selling furniture was caught up in a scam that ended up costing her $1,500, the same price she was selling the items for. According to El Dorado County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Seligsohn, scams are getting more sophisticated such as the vacation rental scams, but the sold furniture scam this victim fell for is very common.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/10/2016 - 9:07pm
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
4/3
9:49 a.m. - Vehicles Towed - Gallo Dr - VEHICLES TOWED PURSUANT TO COUNTY ORDINANCE.
5:21 p.m. - Search and Rescue - Cascade Falls - SEARCH AND RESCUE INITIATED FOR A LOST 26-YEAR-OLD FEMALE HIKER AT THE CASCADE FALLS OFF THE CASCADE TRAIL.
4/4
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/03/2016 - 9:04am
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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.
3/27
El Dorado County teen latest victim of counterfeit hydrocodone
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/31/2016 - 9:42pm
An 18-year-old El Dorado Hills resident is the latest victim of a rash of overdoses from pills made to look like the prescription painkiller, Norco.
In Sacramento County, six deaths are attributed to the pills, and the death of county resident George Berry is now the seventh suspected victim. The pills ingested are actually Fentanyl, which is 80 times as potent as morphine and hundreds of times more potent than heroin.
