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Jacks Valley Road along the base of the Sierra will be reconstructed starting Monday, June 12.

Q&D Construction, Inc won the contract and began pre-work last week with lowering utilities and mobilizing all the needed equipment.

The project will involve roadway and driveway work from Genoa Lane north to Alpine View Court. On Monday, grinding and pulverizing of the existing surface will start in the Town of Genoa and proceed north. The entire roadway will be repaved during the final construction stages.

The project is expected to be finished at the end of August.

A driver at the corner of Al Tahoe Blvd and Pioneer Trail in South Lake Tahoe ran into the guy-wire for a power pole, cutting power to over 2,000 Liberty Utilities customers Tuesday afternoon.

The driver was not injured.

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Police Departments responded to the one vehicle crash after getting the call at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday June 6.

Power was knocked out in South Lake Tahoe at 12:46 p.m. but was restored by 2:45 p.m. A new power pole was placed on Pioneer Trail by Liberty Utilities crews.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - 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 time of story.

5/21
8:11 a.m. - Suspicious Circumstances - Nez Perce Dr - CITIZEN REPORTED SUSPICOUS CIRCUMSTANCE INVOLVING POSSIBLE VEHICLE BURGLARY. REPORT TAKEN FOR INFORMATION.

8:34 a.m. - Street Crime - Emerald Bay Rd - GANG VALIDATION REPORT.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 249 calls between May 9 - May 15, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests/Citations:

5/9
Burglary in the 900 block of LaSalle Ave
Violation of Court Order Domestic Balance in the 900 block of Edgewood Cir

5/10
Domestic Violence in the 1000 block of Herbert
Petty Theft in the 3900 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Petty Theft in the 3600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Battery in the 3500 block of Spruce Ave

5/11

Eleven youth detained at the Juvenile Treatment Center (JTC) in South Lake Tahoe recently received two certifications: American Heart Association Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).

This was the first time the course was offered to the youth housed at the facility, and not only did they get these important certifications but they also earned school credits.

Through the end of May, the Nevada Highway Patrol, Douglas County Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies have launched Click it or Ticket, an campaign to educate motorists on seatbelt usage. During this time, officers will be joining forces and watching for drivers and occupants in vehicles who are not wearing their seatbelts and/or children who are not properly secured in car or booster seat(s). Law enforcement will be stopping drivers for traffic offenses and issuing citations for seatbelt violations if unbuckled.

The public is invited to the next Tahoe Paradise Improvement District Board of Directors on Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the park's clubhouse.

The following items are on the agenda for discussion and vote:

1. Special meeting in May (possibly May 11) on potential conversion to recreation and park district.
2. Approval of Prop 1 grant applications (due April 28)
3. Tennis/Pickleball Court usage and charges
4. Disc golf at park update
5. RVs in the park
6. Surplus equipment removal update
7. Beach sand project, deck, ADA and ADA Parking

EMERGENCY PROJECTS

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls due to slope damage.

State Route 89 (Placer County/El Dorado County): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from the Tahoe City “Wye” to Alpine Meadows Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and from Valley View Drive to General Creek State Park from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for dead tree removal.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 176 calls between April 4-10, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

4/4
Drug Offense in the 3700 block of Blackwood Road
Spousal Abuse in the 3900 block of Pioneer Trail
Drunk in Public in the 2100 block of South Ave
Battery in the 900 block of Modesto Ave

4/5
Drunk in Public in the 4100 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Transient/Homeless in the 1900 block of Airport Rd
Violation of Court Order in the 800 block of Tahoe Keys

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 221 calls between March 28 and April 2, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

3/28
Domestic Battery in the 2200 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

3/29
Warrant in the 3400 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Transient/Homeless in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Road
Embezzlement in the 3500 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Vandalism in the 900 block of Modesto Ave

3/30
Assault with a deadly weapon in the 3100 block of Fresno Ave

Karen Rae Chapon, 47, of South Lake Tahoe was sentenced Tuesday for the crimes of insurance fraud, mortgage fraud and theft according to Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt.

Chapon is the owner of Tahoe Weddings and Events in Zephyr Cove, Nevada.

An inmate who walked away from work detail at the Stewart Conservation Camp in Carson City on Tuesday has been arrested after crashing a City water truck that he allegedly stole.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) was contacted on Wednesday, March 29 about the attempted theft of a vehicle in northern Douglas County. The reporting party was working on the roof of the Sprint Store on Hwy 395 when he saw the attempt. The suspect was chased away by witnesses, running north towards Fuji Park in Carson City.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 189 calls between March 8-14, 2017.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

3/8
Other Misdemeanor in the 1700 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Transient / Homeless in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Fraud in the 2200 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Spousal Abuse in the 900 block of Modesto Ave

3/9
Warrant in the 3800 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Transient / Homeless in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Warrant in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

Even though the United States Supreme Court declared in 1982 that local school districts have a constitutional mandate to educate all students residing within their jurisdictional boundaries, regardless of their immigration status, actions of President Trump have caused concern among the Latino population of South Lake Tahoe and many other communities.

If you have three-to-five hours a week to help a child, then Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) needs you. Help guide a child through a complex system of social workers, foster parents, and lawyers, while building a consistent, caring, mentoring relationship.

CASAs child advocates are tasked with getting to know a particular child and their specific needs and then communicating those needs, and the child’s voice, to the court. This information is highly critical in the decision-making process of juvenile court proceedings.

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Former South Lake Tahoe Fire Captain Mark McLeod Wygant was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 10 years in prison for transportation of child pornography

Wygant, 46, plead guilty in December.

Following an FBI and SLT Police Department investigation, Wygant was a
arrested on Jan. 29 2015 and has been in custody ever since. He had been immediately placed on administration leave but resigned just days after his arrest.

2/25/17 - Updated information at the end of this story provided by Mendocino Sheriff.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - A fugitive pot plant trimmer suspected in the robbery and brutal killing of an operator of a commercial marijuana farm in Mendocino County was arrested in South Lake Tahoe Friday afternoon.

The Ninth Judicial District Court was given $100,000 to fund a Grand Jury by the Douglas County commissioners during their meeting Thursday in Lake Tahoe.

Funds will be used to cover the jury's costs for the remainder of this fiscal year and next year, and includes their fees, supplies, travel expenses, security costs and attorney fees among other expenses needed to function.

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution at its Tuesday night meeting in support of undocumented students and the benefits of diversity to LTCC’s campus and beyond. This resolution follows the release of a Statement on Diversity from LTCC’s new Superintendent/President, Jeff DeFranco, published in the wake of White House changes to immigration policy.

Here is the full text of the Board’s resolution:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of some of the 218 calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to between January 24 and January 30, 2017.

Calls resulting in arrests:

1/24
Disturbance in the 4100 block of Manzanita

1/25
Unlicensed driver in the 3900 block of Pioneer Trail

1/26
Drunk in Public in the 2100 block of South Ave

1/27
Unlicensed driver at Lakeview Ave and Harrison Ave

1/28
Unlicensed driver on Montreal Rd

Plans for an upgrade to the recreational facilities at Kings Beach State Recreation Area were unveiled during a public meeting last week. The project includes upgrades to the playground, restrooms, picnic areas, boat ramp and parking area, a relocation of the pier and the addition of an event area and stage, all over the next 20 years.

The California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and the California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) held the meeting to get public feedback, and for those unable to attend the comment/feedback period is available online until February 15, 2017.

Lake Tahoe Community College stands with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and its Board of Governors in strongly supporting the values and benefits of diversity and inclusion; not just on college campuses, but in towns and cities large and small across the country. The current White House administration’s recent executive orders regarding immigration, the building of a border wall, and its rhetoric regarding Dream Act students has caused widespread concern among California’s community college students.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The following is a recap of some of the 1038 calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to between December 25, 2016 and January 23 2017.

Calls resulting in arrests:

12/25
Drunk in Public at Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Keys Blvds
Drunk in Public in the 1100 block of Bonanza
Drunk in Public in the 3400 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

12/26
Drunk in Public in the 1000 block of Johnson Blvd
Assault with a deadly weapon in the 800 block of Lakeview Ave

12/27
Drunk in Public in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd

12/28

Detectives from Carson City Sheriff’s Office and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office worked a joint investigation Wednesday involving multiple residential burglaries between the two counties. Three men were arrested as a result of the investigation, a law enforcement captain said.

The investigation, publicly announced earlier Wednesday, led detectives to Dayton where two suspects were located in possession of a large amount of stolen property from several burglaries, said Carson City Sheriff’s Office Capt. Brian Humphrey.