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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the call logs for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department May 29 - June 4, 2019.

5/29
ARRESTS:
41-year-old male arrested for public intoxication.
36-year-old male arrested for felony resisting arrest.
37-year-old female arrested for felony child endangerment.

TRAFFIC STOPS (6)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (31):
Alarm: 2000-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Annoying Phone Calls: 2400-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Bears: 600-block Roger Ave.
City Ordinance: 800-block Capistrano Ave.
Civil Problem: 1000-block Julie Ln.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the call logs for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department May 22-28, 2019. Officers have seen a large influx of transient/homeless calls, burglary, theft, and location checks in the city hot spots. Some of the "regular" transients have returned to the basin for the summer, creating some additional illegal camping warnings, trespass arrests and warnings, and public intoxication calls.

5/22

ARRESTS:
41-year-old male arrested for felony domestic violence and on a warrant out of Santa Clara County for failure to appear.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) is taking a first, big step toward helping address the lack of affordable student housing in the community by leasing a five-unit apartment building near Ski Run Blvd.

The college's trustees gave authority to school administration to sign a five-year lease with the owner of that apartment building during their meeting Tuesday evenings. The lease starts on July 2, 2019.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the call logs for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department May 16-21, 2019.

5/16
ARRESTS:
33-year-old male arrested for public intoxication, violation of probation, and a local warrant for violation of probation.
36-year-old male arrested for felony domestic violence.

TRAFFIC STOPS (8)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (28):
Abandoned Vehicle: B St/Bonanza St.
Abandoned Vehicle: 1900-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Alarm: 1000-block Al Tahoe Blvd.
Alarm: 1300-block Wildwood Ave.
Alarm: 2100-block Eloise Ave.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The current staffing level of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) is 30 authorized, sworn officers, and even with this low number they are rarely at full staffing. During the summer of 2018, the department handled an average of 99 calls per day and had 196 incidents where no officer was available to respond immediately, and about 15 times a day they told callers to 911 the officer would be delayed.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the call logs for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department May 14-15, 2019.

5/14

ARRESTS:
45-year-old male arrested for felony threats, felon in possession of a firearm, and assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm.
36-year-old male cited and released for driving on a suspended license.

TRAFFIC STOPS (5)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (38):
Abandoned Vehicle: Eloise Ave/7th St.
Abandoned Vehicle: Ski Run Blvd/Terry Ln.
Alarm: 2300-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Alarm: 3600-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the call logs for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department May 7 - 13, 2019.

5/7

ARRESTS (4)
Resisting in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Warrant in the 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Warrant in the 4100 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

TRAFFIC STOPS (16)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (37):
Alarm: 3900 block Larch Ave
Assist Outside Agency: 3600 block Spruce Ave
Bike Stop: 1000 block Johnson Blvd
Bike stop: Pioneer Trail & Lake Tahoe Blvd
BOLO: Tallac Ave & Lake Tahoe Blvd
Detail: 3300 block Sandy Way

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:

5/2

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - One could feel the air let out of a South Lake Tahoe courtroom as visiting Judge Gary Mullen read his decision to the five defendants, their five lawyers and family members in attendance, one that tossed out their request to drop murder charges against all of the suspects in the robbery and murder in 2016 of Dennis Wright.

Judge Mullen declared California Senate Bill 1437 unconstitutional. The bill was signed by then-California Governor Jerry Brown in September 2018 and changed the liability for accomplices to felony murder.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Officials found 300 neglected animals, including more than 100 dogs and numerous cats, birds, horses, pigeons, ducks, roosters, hens, and goats on a property in Shingle Springs on May 2, 2019.

With the extra demands on the animal shelters in transferring and caring for these animals, the shelters in South Lake Tahoe and Diamond Springs are closed through Tuesday, May 7. Over the past five days, El Dorado County Animal Services has been safely removing the animals from the Shingle Springs property.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the call logs for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department April 29 - May 1, 2019.

April 29

ARRESTS (1):
25-year-old male arrested for DUI.

TRAFFIC STOPS (13)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (26):
Abandoned Vehicle: 3700-block Blackwood Rd.
Assist Outside Agency: 2300-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Assist Outside Agency: 2400-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Battery: 3400-block Spruce Ave.
Bears: 3700-block Verdon Ln.
Civil Problem: 3400-block Spruce 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:

4/17

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to April 17 - 22, 2019.

April 17

ARRESTS (1):
28-year-old male arrested for violation of probation and resisting arrest.

TRAFFIC STOPS (18)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (37):
Alarm: 3400-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Alarm: 900-block Ski Run Blvd.
Alarm: 1100-block Emerald Bay Rd.
Child Molestation: Location Redacted.
Civil Problem: 3300-block Sandy Way
Disturbance: 3200-block Apple St.

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Authorities responded in full force Thursday morning to a home in the 500 block of US 50 in Zephyr Cove after a crisis call led them to believe a teenage girl was in labor and in danger.

At 6:43 a.m. on April 18, deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) were dispatched to a residence in Zephyr Cove after the Live Violence Free crisis hotline center received a concerning call. The unidentified caller said they were a pregnant 13-year-old who believed she was in labor and had previously been raped by her father.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Now has been posting the call logs from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department for years, and while that will still continue the format is changing. After today we will post complete logs Tuesday-Friday with Tuesdays being a list of the weekend calls.

The following is a full recap of all activity for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department from April 5 - 15, 2019.

April 5-7

ARRESTS (11):
36-year-old male arrested for disobeying a court order.
45-year-old male arrested for loitering on private property and resisting arrest.

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:

4/6

The following is a recap of activity for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department from March 20 - April 6, 2019. They had 469 calls during this period. The last report for March 14 - March 19, 2019 can be seen HERE.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

3/20
Drunk in Public in the 1000 block of Fremont

3/21
Stalking in the 2200 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Welfare Check in the 800 block of Gardner St

3/22

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:

3/27

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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.

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

3/13

The following is a recap of activity for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department from March 4 - March 13, 2019. They had 463 calls and DMV checks during this period. The last report for February 20 - March 3, 2019 can be seen HERE.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

3/4
Drug Offense in the 1000 block of Reno Ave
City Property Involved in the 1800 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Vandalism in the 900 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Unlicensed Driver in the 900 block of Ski Run Blvd

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:

2/28

The following is a recap of activity for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department from February 20 - March 3. They responded to 405 calls during this period. Last week's report for February 8- February 19, 2019.

Calls Resulting in Arrests/Citations:

2/20
Embezzlement in the 1300 block of Ski Run Blvd
Resisting in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Battery in the 2100 block of South Ave
Warrant in the 1200 block of Emerald Bay Rd

2/21
No Arrests

September 11th, 2001 terrorists shocked the nation as Americans all across the country watched the twin towers fall. The tragic events that day changed the lives of many Americans. Some lost their mothers, fathers, sisters, friends, and brothers, and for some, like Officer Traci Trapani of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD), the events of that day were a call to duty to protecting the general welfare of the American public against all enemies, both foreign and domestic.