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South Lake Tahoe police seek help locating elderly man
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 06/09/2013 - 3:05pm
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing elderly man who may be suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia.
On Friday South Lake Tahoe Police officers were dispatched to an apartment complex at 3421 Spruce Ave., in reference to a call involving Norman Gary Lambert, 74, said SLTPD Sgt. Shannon Laney.
When officers arrived at the Lambert's residence where he lives along, he was gone. There was no evidence of any crime and apartment management, staff and witnesses report Lamber has appeared to be confused and disoriented, said Laney.
UPDATE: Carson City woman returns home after family and friends report her missing
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 9:56amA Carson City woman whose friends and family reported her missing has returned home and is safe, according to her father. The woman was reported missing after she did not return from Lake Tahoe on Sunday, her father said.
Jaycee Dugard: Cleveland women need opportunity to heal
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 10:34amKidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard says the women who went missing about a decade ago and were found at a Cleveland home need a chance to heal and reconnect with the world.
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Extraordinary endings in kidnapping cases
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 10:25amThe rescue of three kidnapping victims is an extraordinary ending for the child abductees. Such endings are rare, but here are some similar cases of child kidnappings which have occurred in recent years:
Jaycee Dugard: Ms. Dugard was kidnapped in June 1991 in South Lake Tahoe, California at age 11 and remained missing for more than 18 years.
She was discovered in August 2009 after her abductor, Phillip Craig Garrido, a convicted sex offender, brought her to a parole office in Concord, California along with two daughters fathered by him, aged 11 and 15 at the time.
South Lake Tahoe woman admits she lied about kidnapping, robbery after gambling away her paycheck
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 4:22pmA 42-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman admitted to Douglas County authorities Tuesday that she lied about being robbed and kidnapped to hide from her spouse that she had gambled away her entire paycheck.
Wreckage of missing plane found in Douglas County, 2 dead
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 4:19pmWreckage from an airplane that has been missing since early this week was found Thursday afternoon in the Pine Nut Mountains in southern Douglas County, authorities confirm.
At 2:20 pm the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue with the assistance from Lyon County Search and Rescue, Washoe County Sheriff’s Helicopter (Raven) and Civil Air Patrol, located the missing aircraft.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office seeks public help in finding runaway teen
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 11:23am
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a runaway juvenile from Austin’s House, who has been missing since April 9.
Evelynn Ploston, 13, from Winnemucca ran away from Austin’s House in Minden on April 9. At this time her whereabouts are unknown, said Douglas County Sheriff's Sgt. Pat Brooks in a news release.
Polston is described as a white female juvenile, 5 feet-3 in tall, 150 lbs, brown eyes with blond hair. It is unknown who she may be with or what location she is headed to.
Rite of Passage escapee with a warrant turns himself into Douglas authorities
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/28/2013 - 4:40pm
Eighteen-year-old Seth Rogers, wanted by Douglas County Sheriff's Office after running away from the Rite of Passage in February, turned himself into the authorities late Thursday and was booked on a warrant, according to a sheriff's office news release.
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a escapee teenager from Minden's Rite of Passage, who has been missing since February.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office seeks help in finding missing teen runaway
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:34pm
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old female who ran away from her Minden home and has been missing for about a week.
On Feb. 23, Geolyn Balleza ran away from her parent’s home in Minden. She is believed to have run away and is somewhere between Douglas County and the Reno/Sparks area, according to Douglas County authorities.
2 adults, 2 kids missing off N. California coast
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 9:11amMONTEREY, Calif. (AP) -- The Coast Guard was searching Monday for four family members, including two children under 8, who reported in a series of broken distress calls the day before that their sa...
WOLF PACK 7, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 6:26pmAll that was missing was a birthday cake Friday at Peccole Park.Bradey Shipley, though, supplied all the rest of the fun as the Wolf Pack cruised past the Northern Illinois Huskies, 7-3, in front o...
Snowboarder OK after going missing at Squaw Valley
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 11:01amOLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - A snowboarder who went missing Tuesday afternoon at Squaw Valley was found later that evening in good condition, officials said.The 44-year-old Bay area man was reported mi...
Gardnerville woman reported missing
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 6:37pmDouglas County sheriff's investigators are seeking the whereabouts of a 63-year-old Gardnerville woman missing since Friday.Sgt. Jim Halsey said the woman, Kathy Arlana Hammond, was reported mis...
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.
TRPA Column: Standing Up to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 1:21pm
Following years of public process and serious discussions to improve one of the strictest environmental plans in the nation, the Sierra Club recently filed suit on the update of Lake Tahoe’s Regional Plan, a blueprint for the region’s long-term sustainability.
One dead after plane wreckage found in Pinenut Mountains
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 6:19pmOne person is dead after wreckage was found from a plane that took off Wednesday night from Minden-Tahoe Airport, a Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman confirmed.
Coroner at site of missing plane's wreckage
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 6:15pmInvestigators and a coroner are at the site of a fatal airplane crash in Mineral Valley east of Carson Valley this evening.Douglas County Sheriff's Spokesman Sgt. Jim Halsey confirmed the wreckage ...
Wreckage of missing aircraft found in Pine Nuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 4:31pmThe pilot of a missing aircraft is feared dead after searchers discovered wreckage in the Pine Nut Mountains on Thursday afternoon.The red and white Cessna 172 piloted by Minden resident Keith Jorg...
Sunset vigil held for Alyssa Byrne
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/18/2013 - 6:00amOf the 50 or so people who attended a somber candlelight vigil for Alyssa Byrne Thursday, no one knew her. But each was affected by the 19-year-old Petaluma resident who went missing following t...
Scientist: Consumers have role in climate change; forecast for Lake Tahoe bleak
Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 2:35am
STATELINE – While China was the No. 1 fossil fuel emitting country in 2011, what is missing from most conversations is who is consuming all the goods that country is producing.
UPDATE: Missing snowboarder found safe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 9:40amUpdated 10:06 a.m. - A Gardnerville man being sought by Douglas County searchers was found safe after he apparently spent the night at the Stagecoach Lodge.Douglas County Search & Rescue spent the ...
Missing snowboarder found alive, stayed overnight at Horizon
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 8:42amA search for missing snowboarder Corey Hoffman ended this morning when the Douglas County Sheriff's Office was contacted by a family member who informed them that Hoffman had phoned his father and advised he had spent the night at Horizon Casino Resort.
Deputies contacted Corey at the Stagecoach Lodge where he had proceeded to, and according to him he was unaware of the search for him. After a lengthy interview with Corey and his brother who had reported him missing, we are unable to determine exactly what transpired.
Official: Calif. teen found dead took off jacket
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 11:28amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Authorities say a California teen who was found dead in South Lake Tahoe after going missing appears to have taken off her ski jacket and become disoriented while walking...
Missing teen found dead in South Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/05/2013 - 6:00amOfficials do not suspect foul playBy Trisha Leonard and Axie NavasTahoe Daily TribuneThe body of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne was found Friday morning in South Lake Tahoe.In a Friday morning p...
Missing teen's body found
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 1:12pmThe body of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne was found Friday morning in South Lake Tahoe.In a Friday morning press conference, Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell said a utility worker in an ...
Missing Petaluma woman Alyssa Byrne found dead outside South Lake Tahoe city limits
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 12:02pm
The body of Alyssa Byrne, missing since attending the SnowGlobe Music Festival and last seen by friends late New Year's Eve night or in Stateline early Jan. 1, was found this morning, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports.
Byrne, 19, was found at 8:30 a.m. just outside the city limits of South Lake Tahoe. A utility worker discovered the remains just off Pioneer Trail, between Black Bart and Al Tahoe. The location is approximately one mile west of the Snow Globe Music Festival, authorities said.
Byrne's body was just off the roadway, but obstructed from view by a snow bank. The on-scene investigation continues and is being led by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
Lake Tahoe News reports the body was found fully clothed and that foul play was not involved.
Missing teen's body found
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 10:51amThe body of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne was found this morning in South Lake Tahoe.In a Friday morning press conference, Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell said a utility worker found By...
Missing teen's body found
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 10:36amThe body of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne was found Friday morning in South Lake Tahoe.In a Friday morning press conference, Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell said Byrne's body was found ...
Friends, family, officials look for leads in missing person case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 5:46pmPolice, family members and search and rescue teams intensified their search for a missing teenager Thursday evening.In a press conference Thursday afternoon, officials stated they had no leads o...
Friends, family, officials look for leads in missing person case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 5:29pmPolice, family members and search and rescue teams intensified their search for a missing teenager Thursday evening.
In a press conference Thursday afternoon, officials stated they had no leads on the the whereabouts of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne, 19, who was reported missing on Jan. 1 after she came to the area to attend SnowGlobe.
Helicopter, ground searches no help in locating missing woman
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 4:00pmMissing Petaluma woman’s friend: She wasn’t acting like herself
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 1:32pmOfficials: No leads on missing teen
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 1:06pmDouglas County Sheriff's Office is offering a $1,000 reward for information about a teen who came to the area to attend SnowGlobe and has reportedly been missing since New Year's Eve.In a press ...
Search continues for missing teen
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 11:35amUpdate: Tahoe Search and Rescue joined Douglas County Sheriff's Office Thursday morning in the search for the 19-year-old woman who was reported missing on Jan. 1, according to Sheriff's Deputy ...
FBI joins in search for missing Petaluma woman at South Shore Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 10:26am
UPDATE 2:40PM: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with several agencies including the FBI, are actively searching for 19-year-old Alyssa Byrne of Petaluma, Calif., who was at South Lake Tahoe attending a music festival and was last seen by friends on the gaming floor of the Horizon Casino in Stateline between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1.
The sheriff’s office in conjunction with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Eldorado County Sheriff’s Department, FBI, Douglas County Search and Rescue and air support from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office are working to ascertain Alyssa’s whereabouts.
No leads have been generated to the circumstances of Alyssa’s disappearance.
Alyssa is 5 foot 3inches tall, 125 pounds with black hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black snow boots, and black yoga-type pants with her hair pulled back. She was last seen by friends on the gaming floor of the Horizon Casino on 01-01-13 at approximately 1230-100 am.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Douglas County Dispatch at (775) 782-5126.
A Secret Witness reward of $1000.00 has been established for any information as to the whereabouts of Alyssa.
Reward offered to help locate missing SnowGlobe attendee
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 9:17amReno woman found safe; Petaluma woman remains missing
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 8:21pm
UPDATED: The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the 21-year-old Reno woman reported missing, Chantel Good, has been found and is safe. Still missing is a 19-year-old Petaluma woman, Alyssa Marie Byrne.
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Teen reportedly missing since New Year's Eve
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 5:27pmPolice and family members are looking for a teen who came to the area to attend SnowGlobe and has reportedly been missing since New Year's Eve.Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne, 19, and three frien...
American journalist missing in Syria
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 3:02pmBEIRUT - An American journalist has been missing in Syria since he was kidnapped more than one month ago, his family said Wednesday, less than two years after he was held by government forces in Li...
Petaluma woman who attended SnowGlobe at South Lake Tahoe reported missing
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 2:48pm
South Lake Tahoe Police and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office are asking help in locating a Petaluma woman who attended the SnowGlobe Music Festival and has been reported missing by family.
Alyssa Marie Byrne, 19, attended the three-day SnowGlobe event in South Lake Tahoe this past weekend. On New Year's Eve night she never made it back to her hotel room and was last seen in the Horizon Casino Hotel lobby in Stateline. Cell phone records indicate she used her phone prior to midnight, authorities said.
Ganong posts career-best World Cup finish
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 6:00amVAL GARDENA, Italy - After missing all of the 2011-12 season with a torn Achilles, American Steven Nyman stormed out of the 39th start position to steal a victory on a foggy, snowy Saslong Class...
Woman recovering from frostbite after six nights in Hope Valley
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:17pmA Gardnerville woman is recovering from mild frostbite at a Carson City hospital after spending six nights in Hope Valley.
Gardnerville resident Paula Lane, 46, and boyfriend Roderick Paul Clifton, 44, were reported missing after they left Citrus Heights, Calif., on the afternoon of Nov. 29.
On Wednesday, Lane was found along Burnside Lake Road by her brother, who took a frontloader from a nearby state transportation shed and drove up the road.
Lane is at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center recovering after she arrived there 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Woman missing in Sierra drive found, hospitalized
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 9:41amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a Nevada woman has been found and taken to a hospital after she and a Nevada man disappeared after leaving a Sacramento suburb during bad weather on a driv...
Missing 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 Gardnerville couple located; 1 dead, 1 alive
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 10:15pmRelative: couple missing since Thursday found; headed to Carson Tahoe Hospital
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 10:43pmHOPE VALLEY, CALIF. - A family member of Roderick Clifton called KOLO 8 News Now Wednesday night saying the couple missing since last Thursday has been found and are headed to Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City.
CHP still cannot confirm whether the couple, Roderick Clifton and Paula Lane, has been found. Sergeant Joe Sherry just saying he was notified at 8:30pm Wednesday night that, " A female subject had made contact with somebody at Sorenson's Resort. She had said that they were in a collision. I don't have a name on her."
