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Soroptimist Club of Tahoe Sierra celebrates women in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 11:18am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Just as they have for the past 43 years, the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra Club is honoring women and youth in the South Lake Tahoe community. They recently held their annual awards celebration and honored four young women from South Tahoe Middle School and South Tahoe High School as well as four women from the community.
For the GIVE Award, honored were Alexi Haven, Tovah Jordan, Esty Zanetti, and Maiella Riva. The Ruby Award was given to Suzanne Boyer and the Live Your Dream Award was given to Heather Wilson, Olga Zepeda and Kelly Meyer.
South Lake Tahoe Police Blotter
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/23/2020 - 12:46am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to February 4 - February 20, 2020.
2/4
ARRESTS (2):
71-year-old male arrested for public intoxication.
34-year-old male arrested for public intoxication, violation of probation, and on a felony warrant out of Nevada County for violation of probation.
TRAFFIC STOPS (4)
OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (24):
Alarm: 800-block Emerald Bay Rd
Assist Outside Agency: Tata Ln/Lake Tahoe Blvd
Assist Outside Agency: 3400-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Pair arrested in South Lake Tahoe when found in car stolen from Pleasanton
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 2:01pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two men were arrested on Saturday night at the Ski Run Marina on suspicion of driving a stolen automobile.
The Pleasanton, California police called the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) on January 11 to advise them that a car stolen in their town had a tracking device that placed it in South Lake Tahoe.
Local Soroptimists seek girls in grades 8-12 as G.I.V.E. award candidates
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/21/2019 - 10:16am
Are you, or do you know of, a young woman in grades 8-12 who volunteers in the community or at school?
The Soroptimist International clubs of Tahoe Sierra and South Lake Tahoe recognize young women annually through their G.I.V.E. award program (Girls Into Volunteer Experience).
An award of $100 is given to winners of this award and the Soroptimists also give $100 to the organization of the winners' choice.
South Lake Tahoe bank robber faces long prison term after pleading guilty to 19 robberies
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 10:21pm
An Oakland, California man pleaded guilty to being a serial bank robber who committed 19 heists across the Bay Area and Northern California, including South Lake Tahoe, between March 2018 and February 2019.
Duane Kurt Makela, 50, pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco Thursday to ten armed bank robberies, seven unarmed bank robberies, and two attempted bank robberies.
South Lake Tahoe Police Blotter
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 7:30pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the call logs for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department May 2 - May 6, 2019.
May 2
ARRESTS (2):
46-year-old male arrested on an Alameda County warrant for failure to appear on DUI charges.
29-year-old male arrested for public intoxication.
TRAFFIC STOPS (15)
OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (37):
Animal Incident: 1300-block Ski Run Blvd.
Attempt to Contact: 3000-block Riverside Ave.
Burglary: 900-block Lodi Ave.
Burglary: 900-block Bigler Ave.
South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston hanging up his hat
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/05/2019 - 12:27am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Fire Chief Jeff Meston is retiring from South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) on February 28, five years and five months after he came out of retirement to head up the department.
On Friday, February 1, Meston submitted his resignation to the City.
"When I was hired by CM (City Manager) Kerry I promised to spend between 3-5 years with the City Fire Department and bring them as far as I could to be a “world class” fire department," Meston said in his resignation letter.
He feels he's accomplished what he set out to do.
South Lake Tahoe firefighters join others in 9/11 climb of Pyramid Peak
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 11:48pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two members of the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue family joined members of other agencies on a 9/11 climb up the 9,983-foot Pyramid Peak Tuesday.
Captain Kim George and Engineer Brenan Davis took 13,784 steps on the 4.7 miles hike that involved a gain of 4,000 feet in elevation.
Personnel from El Dorado County Fire, Alameda County Fire and Berkley Fire Departments also participated. They wore jackets and helmets on the climb that honored the 343 firefighters from the New York City Fire Department who lost their lives on 9/11/01.
Column: Funds needed to make fire response proactive instead of reactive
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 7:20pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Last October, California experienced a series of devastating wildfires that destroyed property and took lives. In a four month period the State endured fires and floods from San Diego to Mendocino that destroyed over 11,000 homes and commercial structures and killed 64 Californians. Local Government fire and rescue personnel and equipment comprised up to 80 percent available resources for mutual aid throughout the State. The City of South Lake Tahoe Fire Department along with other fire agencies around the basin engaged in these critical fire fights.
Underwater ROV locates bodies of man missing in Lake Tahoe and boy in Stampede Reservoir
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 11:51am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The body of Dan Pham, the man missing in Lake Tahoe after a kayaking trip, has been found by an underwater search team just a few days after they found the body of 11-year-old Marcos Vasquez.
On June 8, 2017, Pham, whose full name is Pham Dan Vu Thanh, called a friend at 9:15 a.m. to tell him he was going kayaking and camping in the Lester Beach area. As of 6:15 p.m. that evening there had been no word from Dan.
Search continues for missing kayaker on Lake Tahoe's West Shore
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/12/2017 - 4:26pm
The search continues for Dan Pham, the Bay Area man who went missing on Thursday, June 8 after embarking on a kayak trip from Lester Beach towards Emerald Bay. The search was suspended for two days due to bad weather but boats were back on the lake Monday to search for Pham.
Man who brought kidnapped woman to South Lake Tahoe spending 40 years in prison
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 9:34pm
Matthew D. Muller, a 40-year-old disbarred lawyer from Orangevale who often spent time at his family cabin in the South Lake Tahoe area, was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for the kidnapping Denise Hoskins at the Vallejo home she shared with her boyfriend on March 23, 2015.
Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief retiring after 36 years of service
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/27/2016 - 8:40pm
Engineer test. Check. Hire an Assistant Chief. Check. Negotiate new three year contract with union. Check. Retire ....Almost check.
The board on the wall in Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Ben Sharit's office has a list of to-dos, things he had to accomplish before he could retire. On Thursday, June 30, he will be able to check them all off.
Ben Sharit, the Chief since 2011, will leave his post after being in the EMT, paramedic, firefighter business since 1980.
Man jailed in South Lake Tahoe last year arrested in SF for alleged child abduction
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/25/2015 - 7:57pm
A man arrested in South Lake Tahoe one year ago has been charged in last week's attempted kidnapping of a toddler who was riding on a MUNI bus in San Francisco with his mother.
On November 17, 2015, 45-year-old Sudesh Singh allegedly grabbed the one-year-old boy as his mother was waiting on a bus for a transfer slip. Singh ran onto the bus and took the child, put him into his arms and ran away, according to officials.
The mother chased after them and freed the screaming toddler from Singh, who was a stranger to both of them, police said.
Man arrested in South Lake Tahoe indicted on kidnapping charge
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/01/2015 - 9:49pm
A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Matthew D. Muller, a 38-year-old disbarred lawyer from Orangevale, charging him with one count of kidnapping.
Muller is charged with kidnapping physical therapist Denise Hoskins at the Vallejo home she shared with her boyfriend on March 23 and keeping her captive for two days before dropping her off near her mother's house in Huntington Beach. He allegedly demanded a $15,000 ransom.
Man tracked to South Lake Tahoe after robbery pleads no contest
Submitted by paula on Sat, 09/19/2015 - 11:31pm
Matthew Muller, the man who was tracked to South Lake Tahoe after a home invasion robbery in Dublin, plead no contest to the crime this week in Alameda County Court.
FBI affidavit alleges man found hiding out in South Lake Tahoe confessed
Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/04/2015 - 3:34pm
A Sacramento County man accused of kidnapping a Vallejo woman in March allegedly confessed to the crime in a recorded jailhouse interview and said he did it alone, according to an FBI affidavit filed in federal court.
Matthew Muller, 38, of Orangevale, is charged with kidnapping physical therapist Denise Hoskins at the Vallejo home she shared with her boyfriend on March 23 and keeping her captive for two days before dropping her off near her mother's house in Huntington Beach.
South Lake Tahoe Chiropractor to adjust inmates at San Quentin
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/06/2015 - 10:57am
Dr. Joshua Welch of South Lake Tahoe will be joining a dozen other chiropractors in giving inmates adjustments at the 11th Annual San Quentin TRUST Health Fair on Saturday, August 21. TRUST stands for Teaching Responsibility Utilizing Sociological Training.
Man arrested in South Lake Tahoe linked to Vallejo kidnapping
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/13/2015 - 7:46pm
A disbarred attorney arrested in South Lake Tahoe has been accused of kidnapping 29-year old Denise Huskins of Vallejo, CA on March 23, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today.
Man arrested in South Lake Tahoe on Bay Area home invasion and assault charges
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 11:14am
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office helped investigators from the Dublin (CA) Police and Alameda County Sheriff's office arrest a 38-year-old man in South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, June 9. Dublin Police had a warrant for the arrest of Matthew Daniel Muller, a suspect in an attempted home invasion robbery that resulted in the assault of the homeowner.
Muller, a resident of Orangevale, CA, was found in his family vacation home on Genoa Avenue in the county portion of the South Shore.
Over four million Californians have suspended driver's licenses
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 6:08pm
Unpaid traffic fines and mushrooming fees have left 4.2 million Californians with suspended driver’s licenses — more than one-sixth of the licenses issued statewide — with poor people the hardest-hit, according to a newly published study that criticizes policies that take drivers off the road because of debts they can’t pay.
Two Hiking Groups Get Lost In South Lake Tahoe Area Friday; Both Found Safe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/17/2014 - 5:16pm
El Dorado County Sheriff's Search and Rescue teams were called out twice on Friday evening, once to the Cascade Falls area and the other to Vikingsholm.
The first call came in just before 5 p.m. on Friday, March 15. Two women from Illinois were hiking near Cascade Falls and became lost. They called 911. While waiting to be located, the women came across other hikers who assisted them in returning to the camp ground where they were met by Search and Rescue at approximately 6 p.m. No injuries were reported.
Chief Probation Officer Appointed for El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/23/2013 - 10:31pmThe County of El Dorado and the Judges of the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado, are pleased to announce that Brian Richart has accepted appointment as El Dorado County’s new Chief Probation Officer. A unique position under California law, the Chief Probation Officer is appointed by the judges of the Superior Court, with the Board of Supervisors setting the salary and benefit levels. Due to the importance of this position, the Superior Court worked collaboratively with the Sheriff’s Department and county officials to select the best possible candidate.
