missing woman
Amador County man arrested in Reno after Pine Grove woman's body found
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 12:02am
1/22/21 UPDATE: The murder suspect Jerry Lee Adams Jr. has been arrested in Reno. For the past two days, investigators from the Amador County Sheriff's Office followed up on multiple tips regarding the suspect's whereabouts. On Friday, January 22, 2021, they developed information that Adams was possibly in the Reno area. This information was provided to the Reno Police Department and at approximately 4:00 p.m., Adams was located inside a Reno area casino and arrested for the murder of Savana Lee Burger.
Missing woman may be in South Lake Tahoe or Carson City area
Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 11:14pm
Carson City sheriff's investigators are asking for the public's assistance in locating a 56-year-old woman who has been reported missing.
Sara Reyes is suspected to be homeless in the Carson City, Reno and South Lake Tahoe areas. She was reported missing Sunday, Sept. 10. She has been entered into the national missing persons data base.
Body found in Truckee River near Verdi identified as missing woman
Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/23/2017 - 7:39pm
A body found in the Truckee River on Thursday night has been positively identified by the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office as 32-year-old Sarah Duncan, the woman who went missing Wednesday after falling into the river.
She was seen falling from a raft in the Truckee River near Crystal Peak Park. A search by the Swift water rescue teams from Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and the Reno Fire Department took place Wednesday afternoon.
Search called off for woman missing in Truckee River near Verdi
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/21/2017 - 9:42pm
6/22/17 11:00 p.m. update: The Washoe County Sheriff's Office HASTY team has located the body of a woman in Truckee River about two miles east of Crystal Peak Park. It is not confirmed if it is the body of Sarah Duncan who went missing in the same area on Wednesday. The Washoe County Medical Examiner needs to confirm identification.
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Swift water rescue teams from Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and the Reno Fire Department spend Wednesday afternoon in the Truckee River, searching for a missing woman.
Friends and family meeting in South Lake Tahoe to search for missing woman
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/08/2017 - 8:53pm
Friends, family and volunteers will gather on Sunday, April 9 to participate in a search for the 62-year-old woman who went missing from a South Lake Tahoe motel Monday.
Police seeks public's help in finding South Lake Tahoe at-risk woman
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/15/2016 - 2:16pm
2:40 p.m. update: Tara Dawn Johnson has been located. She was discovered walking in the area of Lake Tahoe and Al Tahoe Boulevards just before 2:00 p.m. Thursday. She was wet with the rain and cold, but otherwise seemed healthy. Her dog Bart was with her and he is fine as well.
Johnson explained she had walked away of her own accord and found shelter on her own last night. There appears to have been no foul play involved in this case. Johnson has been released back to her care giver.
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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.
Missing woman's car found near Emerald Bay
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/20/2016 - 1:41pm
The car belonging to Carolyn Batchelor, the Zephyr Cove woman missing since February 15, has been found near Emerald Bay, but there is still no sign of the 69-year-old woman.
The California Highway Patrol located the vehicle in the area of Inspiration Point, overlooking the bay near South Lake Tahoe. El Dorado County Sheriff's Office and Search and Rescue team, along with Douglas County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue are searching the area where Batchelor's car was found.
Woman found on roof at Edgewood Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/31/2015 - 10:38am
4:30 p.m. update 12/31/15:
The woman who was a focus of a search in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday was found by Douglas County Sheriff's Search and Rescue.
At 3:30 p.m., April Torres was located on the roof top of Edgewood Tahoe Golf Resort. She has been transported to Barton Hospital. Her medical condition is unknown.
MontBleu surveillance employees spent the day searching through their films and the last time she was seen on film was when she left the casino on foot and went to the corner of the Loop Road and Highway 50.
The investigation continues.
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South Lake Tahoe Police Seek Public's Help in Finding Missing Woman
Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/20/2014 - 11:23pm
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is requesting help from the community in location Ruth Anne Scudder, a 28-year-old voluntarily missing adult. She has a mild mental handicap, which causes the police to consider her at risk. Her family reported that Ruth left their shared South Lake Tahoe residence two weeks ago, on Wednesday June 4th and has not been seen by her family since.
Police Seek Public's Help in Finding South Lake Tahoe Woman
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/02/2014 - 6:39pm
5/5/14 Update: Ruth Anne returned home safely. No other information available at this time.
South Lake Tahoe Police are looking for Ruth Anne Scudder who hasn't been seen since Tuesday morning when she left her Lakeview Avenue home.
Scudder has moderate mental retardation which may affect her judgement. She also speaks slowly.
Police said she frequents BlueGo bus services for transportation.
She is described as being 5'4" with blonde hair, blue eyes and weighs 135 pounds. It is unclear what clothing she was wearing when she left her residence.
Douglas County authorities ask for help in locating missing woman
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 5:32pm
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigators are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 63-year-old woman. Kathy Arlana Hammond was reported as a missing person by a friend on Sunday, Feb. 17. Hammond was last seen at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15.
Hammond is reported to be mentally unstable, and has threatened suicide in the past. Hammond is reported to be driving a 4-door 1993 Subaru Legacy sedan, teal green in color, bearing California license plate 3CKF797.
Helicopter, ground searches no help in locating missing woman
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 4:00pmMissing woman found alive in Alpine County, body of boyfriend found
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 7:26amA woman was found injured in Alpine County after she and her boyfriend car got stuck in the snow for nearly a week. The body of her boyfriend was found nearby. The couple The couple, Roderick Paul Clifton and Paula Lane, was last seen leaving Citrus Heights for Gardnerville, Nev. on Thursday, Nov. 29. They were reported missing by relatives when they didn't answer their cell phones.
Missing Woman Michaela Vandenberg located
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 6:51pmUPDATE 11:51AM: Michaela Vandenberg, who had been reported missing on the morning of May 15, was found unharmed on the evening of May 15. South Lake Tahoe Police Department utilized available resources to locate the woman, according to the city's website.
Police search for missing woman
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 6:32pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 23-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman who went missing from outside her work Tuesday morning.Michaela Vandenberg was...
Remains found confirmed by family as Marie Hanson; Services on Saturday at Sierra Community Church
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 2:04pm
Update 7:14PM: Marie Hanson's family has confirmed through Facebook that the remains found Sunday at the site in Washington are Marie's. Services will be held this Saturday, October 15th at Sierra Community Church, Sierra Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe at noon. More info to follow.
UPDATE 3:52PM: Searchers have found skeletal remains and jewelry in an area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest where a South Lake Tahoe woman, Marie Hanson, was last seen during the Rainbow Family gathering. The Skamania County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Monday that searchers would continue to look for other evidence to link the remains and jewelry to Hanson, 54, reported missing by family since July 9. Go here for the story.
Vigil for missing woman's birthday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 8:53amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Marie Hanson's family will be holding a candlelight vigil for her 55th birthday this Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. at Regan Beach.The family encourages the community to...
Police looking for man in S. Tahoe missing woman case
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 8:34pmMarie Hanson of South Lake Tahoe vanished after attending what she had described as a “peace rally” in the remote Washington forest on July 6. Police are ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../police-lookin...
