jury duty
El Dorado County Superior Court limiting access in response to COVID-19
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/19/2020 - 4:21pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Due to the current public health crisis, the El Dorado County Superior Court will be limited access to courthouses, effective immediately. They currently plan to resume normal operations on April 17, 2020, though with the rapidly unfolding coronavirus situation, this could change.
Courtrooms will be practice social distancing, including at least two seats between people in the gallery. Members of the public are strongly discouraged from attending court proceedings unless they are statutory support persons or those who have been subpoenaed.
School and building closures Monday on West Slope of El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/27/2019 - 11:44pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The PG&E power shutdown has prompted County officials to close several departments. The following County departments will be closed Monday, October 28, 2019 due to power outages:
Agriculture
Airports in Georgetown and Placerville
Building A
HHSA - Briw Road Campus
HHSA - Spring Street Campus
HHSA - Veterans Hall
Placerville Jail
Libraries (Cameron Park, Georgetown, Placerville, Pollock Pines)
Parks
Union Mine Facility
Probation
Child Support Services
Public Defender
District Attorney
Letter to the Editor: Beware of scary and violating phone scam
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 11:23pm
I felt it was important to make as many people aware of scam and psychological horror that was perpetrated on my wife just a few days ago.
Jury Duty and fine scams continue to prey on senior citizens and other area locals
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 3:31pm
Douglas County residents continue to receive scam phone calls about missed court dates and jury duties, resulting in two residents being scammed out of over $5,,000 each, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO).
Jury Duty scam targeting Douglas County Residents
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/06/2016 - 7:58pm
A person, or persons, impersonating deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, are targeting local residents in what has become a common phone scam.
The scammers call the resident and inform them that they failed to show up for jury duty, and has an active warrant. The impersonator even states dates of notices and case numbers.
The impersonator instructs the residents to wire money or to purchase a pre-paid credit card and they will call back to obtain the credit card numbers.
Jury scam alert issued by El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Sat, 09/03/2016 - 12:28pm
If you are a past or prospective juror in El Dorado County, you may be the subject of a scam, and county officials are reaching out to the public to warn them.
Jurors will never be contacted by phone regarding failure to serve jury duty. All communication regarding failure to serve jury duty is done via U.S. mail or personal service.
No court jury staff or El Dorado County Sheriff’s staff ask past or prospective jurors to pay a fine or provide financial details including; credit card numbers, bank account(s), social security numbers or other personal information.
Scammers targeting El Dorado County residents
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/24/2015 - 11:02pm
During the past two weeks, several El Dorado County residents have been the target of scam artists attempting to obtain money from them. The scammers are not from the area and use internet based phones which allow them to select a local area code. They have been identifying themselves as local law enforcement and tell the call takers that they have missed jury duty and that a warrant has been issued for their arrest. The scammers tell the victims if they don’t pay, they will be arrested for the warrant. In most cases the caller has told the victim the amount of the warrant was $5,500.00.
South Lake Tahoe Police Warn Residents of Jury Duty Scam
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/14/2014 - 10:29am
Several residents of the South Lake Tahoe community were scammed out of thousands of dollars over the weekend by fraudulent phone callers identifying themselves as law enforcement officers. The callers, who apparently sounded very convincing and knew names of local judges, court clerks and officers, told the unsuspecting citizens that there were warrants for their arrest due to failing to respond to a jury duty summons.
