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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to January 30 - February 3, 2020.

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ARRESTS (4):
31-year-old female arrested for felony domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm, false imprisonment, and preventing a witness or victim by threat or force.
47-year-old male arrested on a Douglas County warrant.
40-year-old female arrested for public intoxication, battery on a peace officer, and resisting arrest.
58-year-old male arrested for trespassing.

TRAFFIC STOPS (11)

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 and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.

Calls Added to Last Week's Report:

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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 and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.

Calls Added to Last Week's Report:

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The ringing in of the new year was celebrated several different ways across the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.

At Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe, a season-long celebration concluded with a New Year's Eve celebration attended by an estimated 6,500 people. The festivities included a 9:00 p.m. fireworks show on the gondola, concerts and special activities all day long.

CARSON CITY, Nev. - A Carson City man who died from multiple gunshots Friday in what is being investigated as a possible homicide on Washoe Tribe land had previously been arrested in 2018 on El Dorado County warrants out of South Lake Tahoe for alleged lewdness with a child and indecent exposure.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are some of the calls officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department recently responded to.

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ARRESTS (2)
49-year-old male arrested for indecent exposure.
25-year-old male arrested for assault and battery.

TRAFFIC STOPS (8)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (31):
Alarm: 1000-block Heavenly Village Way
Alarm: 3600-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Assist Outside Agency: Saddle Rd/Pioneer Trail
Assist Outside Agency: 800-block Lakeview Ave.
Attempt to Contact: Murietta Dr/Al Tahoe Blvd.
Battery: 4000-block Cedar Ave.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A South Tahoe High School (STHS) woodshop teacher has been arrested for misdemeanor sexual misconduct.

Nathan Crnich, 39, was arrested Thursday morning for alleged sexual advances on multiple students and is currently in the El Dorado County Jail on $150,000 bail.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 30-year-old man from Kentucky is behind bars after allegedly stealing an El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) patrol car from South Lake Tahoe.

During shift change on Wednesday morning at their South Lake Tahoe office, a deputy noticed their loaded patrol SUV was missing from the parking lot. EDSO immediately began to track the SUV and found it to be traveling westbound on US50 past Echo Summit so they advised CHP, Placerville Police Department (PPD) and EDSO units on the west slope.

As soon as word spread that El Dorado County Deputy Brian Ishmael was shot and killed in the line of duty on October 23, multiple federal agencies were mobilized and went to work to not only find out who was directly responsible for the death, but also to uncover those in charge of the illegal marijuana grows at the forefront of the case.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to October 17 - 29, 2019.

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ARRESTS (5):
25-year-old male arrested for public intoxication, shoplifting, and violation of probation.
34-year-old male arrested on warrants out of Placer County: 1 violation of probation, and 2 failure to appear bench warrants.
26-year-old male arrested for violation of probation and trespassing.

There has been another arrest in connection with the shooting death of El Dorado County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Ishmael.

The supervisor of two marijuana gardens in the rural communities of Somerset and Georgetown, Jorge Lamas, was arrested in Yuba City on October 25 by the U.S. Marshals Service. Lamas is a resident of that Northern California town.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to October 7 -16, 2019.

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ARRESTS (2)
72-year-old male cited and released for possession of an altered shopping cart.
32-year-old male cited and released for driving on a suspended license.

TRAFFIC STOPS (14)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (31):
Alarm: 1100-block Emerald Bay Rd.
Assist Outside Agency: 2600-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Assist Outside Agency: Lake Tahoe Blvd/River Dr
Assist Outside Agency: 700-block Tuolumne Dr.

MINDEN, Nev. - An alleged theft investigation at a WalMart in Douglas County led to the arrest of 23-year-old Gardnerville resident Steven Williams with the assistance of the South Lake Tahoe K-9 unit.

The incident started on Friday morning when deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) responded to the Walmart on Grant Avenue for an alleged theft investigation. They learned the suspect was driving a white sport utility vehicle.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to September 5 - 19 , 2019.

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ARRESTS:
71-year-old female arrested for trespassing and shoplifting.
21-year-old male arrested for DUI.

TRAFFIC STOPS (44)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (148):
Abandoned Vehicle: 1200-block Lester St.
Abandoned Vehicle: 2300-block Helen Ave.
Abandoned Vehicle: Spruce Ave/Glenwood Way
Abandoned Vehicle: Gilmore Lake/Spruce Ave.
Alarm: 3300-block Woodland Rd.
Alarm: 700-block Stanford Ave.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Hospital nurses went from the operating room to the picket line Friday morning, saying their 15 months of union contract negotiations with their employer have not done enough to address health benefits for nurses.

The nurses with their signs spread out on the four corners of Lake Tahoe Boulevard and 3rd Street as well as across the street from the hospital on South Street.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to August 29-September 4, 2019. There were 74 traffic stops, 312 other calls for service, and 19 arrests.

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ARRESTS:
34-year-old female arrested for bringing a controlled substance into a jail, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance.
24-year-old male arrested for DUI.
44-year-old female arrested for DUI.

TRAFFIC STOPS (14)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (33):
Alarm: 3700-block Regina Rd.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two El Dorado County men have been arrested on multiple charges after leading law enforcement on a chase through South Lake Tahoe and Meyers Friday afternoon.

At 1:12 p.m., the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) was notified of a reckless driver on US50 near Heidi's Restaurant. The person who called it in said the car was a Lexus 4-door and it was heading west.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to August 8-12, 2019. There were 253 traffic stops and other calls for service, and 22 arrests.

August 8

ARRESTS (0)

TRAFFIC STOPS (23)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (41):
Alarm: 3200-block Pine Hill Rd.
Assist Outside Agency: 1000-block Al Tahoe Blvd.
Assist Outside Agency: 3900-block Pioneer Trail
Attempt to Contact: 1000-block Tahoe Island Dr.
Barking Dog: 2600-block Rose Ave.
Battery: 2100-block South Ave.
Brandishing: 800-block James Ave.

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 and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.

Some of those recently added to last week's log:

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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - On Thursday, July 25 the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) responded to the Johnson Lane area of Minden at 10:15 p.m. after being dispatched to a reported shooting. A man had allegedly shot a firearm at his roommates. No one was injured in the shooting and the roommates were able to get to safety.

MINDEN, Nev. - Three California residents were arrested by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) on Sunday, July 21 at the Power Dam camping area.

Jeremy Stritenberger, 43, and Riki Scibelli Eltingham, 40, were arrested after a stolen Toyota Tacoma was found at the camping area on Washoe Road. The Toyota and a log splitter were reported stolen in Yuba City, Calif. Deputies located large amounts of property and personal effects inside the vehicle that they believe to be stolen in separate crimes.

7:30 p.m. update: An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Felony Hit and Run Causing Injury. Rafael Aliberth Corte-Zulloa is currently in the El Dorado County Jail on a $10,000 bail hold.

The car SLTPD had been looking for was found in the 800 block of Los Angeles Avenue in South Lake Tahoe less than an hour after the crash, leading to the arrest of Corte-Zulloa.

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 and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.

Some of those recently added to last week's log:

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