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Marijuana focus at third home invasion robbery in El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/08/2015 - 11:05pmEl Dorado County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a home invasion robbery on December 4 at 7:00 a.m. on Meadow Circle in Rescue. The woman who called in the report told the 911 operator that one person had been stabbed.
Once deputies arrived they found three occupants at the home, including one male who was bleeding. They were all escorted to a safe place where medics could evaluate them.
CHP busts marijuana grow house in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 7:57pmA California Highway Patrol Sergeant on routine rounds through the Tahoe Keys came across a large and sophisticated indoor marijuana grow.
Marijuana grow houses becoming a problem in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/26/2014 - 11:59pmThere are an estimated 500 unpermitted, illegal marijuana grow houses on the South Shore according to local law enforcement. In the city limits, South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler estimates there are 300 houses where marijuana is growing illegally with another 200 in the El Dorado County portion of the South Shore according to SLEDNET’s Matt Underhill. (SLEDNET stands for South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team, a joint drug enforcement task force)
South Lake Tahoe Grow House Burglarized: Suspect Arrested and Officer Injured During Pursuit
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/04/2014 - 10:48amSouth Lake Tahoe Police officers responding to 911 calls about a male breaking into a Bonanza Avenue residence on Tuesday ended up in a pursuit of an armed suspect. He was arrested and one officer was injured.
When officers arrived at the residence they saw the suspected burglar and gave chase to the suspect, who was carrying bags of stolen items from the residence.
The chase took them through yards and over a fence to a meadow near D Street and Highway 50. The suspect then attempted to pull a gun from his waistband but lost control of the 9 mm semiautomatic weapon.