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Two men were attacked outside of The Bottle Shop in South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday evening, leaving one seriously injured.

On February 25 at approximately 7 p.m., two local men were rushed in an unprovoked attack by three unidentified men outside the business located at 3950 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

One of the victims, a 36-year-old hispanic man, sustained significant head injuries including lacerations to his face after having been beaten by the three suspects with fists. He was transported to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno with non-life threatening injuries.

Suspected arsonist Wayne Huntsman remains in the county jail in South Lake Tahoe, awaiting his court trial. Huntsman is accused of setting the September, 2014 King Fire which burned almost 100,000 acres near Pollock Pines.

A trial setting conference has been set for March 13 in Department 2 of Superior Court of El Dorado County.

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 press time and the story will be updated when provided.

2/1
1:12 a.m. - Verbal Domestic Dispute - Keller Road - 33-YEAR OLD MAN AND 26-YEAR OLD WOMAN.

11:11 a.m. - Suspicious Circumstances - Pioneer Trail - PRIVATE VEHICLE BEARING FIREFIGHTER DECALS AND RED EMERGENCY LIGHTS WAS BEING DRIVEN BY A 59-YEAR OLD WOMAN.

The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to for the week of January 16 to January 22, 2015. They responded to 164 calls during the 7 day period.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

1/16
DUI on Montreal Rd
Warrant served in the 1000 block of Julie Lane
DUI at 15th St and Eloise Ave
Spousal Abuse in the 3400 block of Sussex Ave

1/17
DUI in the 3900 block of Pioneer Trail
"Other" Misdemeanor in the 3900 block of Pioneer Trail
Resisting in the 900 block of Silver Dollar

A father and son were arrested in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday evening for illegal possession of firearms, ammunition and drugs in the 800 block of Tallac Avenue.

South Lake Tahoe Police Department's SWAT team and SLEDNET detectives served a high-risk warrant on the residence that resulted in the arrest of 55-year old Richard Martin and his 23-year old son Joshua Martin.

Over the last three months, investigators had been examining several different cases that were all affiliated with the Tallac Avenue address where both Martins resided.

The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to for the week of January 2 to January 8, 2015. They responded to 155 calls during the 7 day period.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

1/2
DUI in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

1/3
Felony - Other in the 4100 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Drunk in Public in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Road
Unlicensed Driver in the 3600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Domestic Battery in the 4000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

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The man accused of starting the King Fire earlier this year has been indicted on felony arson charges according to the The El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson.

Wayne Huntsman is charged with felony arson of forest land with multiple special allegations of arson with aggravating factors. He sits in the El Dorado County Jail in South Lake Tahoe with a bail set at $10,000,000.

The California Highway Patrol office in South Lake Tahoe is looking for local senior citizens to take part in their Senior Volunteer Program.

Those that participate will provide a myriad of services for the CHP including deployment of the radar trailer, working with local schools, assisting the office, teaching driver safety to other seniors and participate in ride-a-longs with officers.

There are a few requirements.

1. Be over 55
2. Undergo a background investigation
3. No felony convictions
4. Be of good moral character
5. Be available to volunteer during office hours

The driver of a white Ford sedan who was trying to evade CHP officers in South Lake Tahoe early Tuesday morning ended up booked into the El Dorado County Jail.

South Lake Tahoe may be a small city of around 23,000 residents but it isn't immune to the big city problems of gangs.

Our mountain hamlet has white gangs, a black gang, hispanic gangs, motorcycle gangs and even white supremacists and sometimes they cross racial lines in order to beef up numbers. The gang names won't be mentioned in this article because of the advertising value it would give them as they try and recruit children and new members.

Last week's arrest of three gang members for a home invasion robbery brought the comment to the forefront..."Tahoe has gangs?"

The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to between October 10 and October 16, 2014. They responded to 164 calls during the 7 day period.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

10/10
Spousal Abuse in the 100 block of Highway 50
Violation of Court Order in the 2100 block of South Ave
Unlicensed drier at Lake Tahoe Blvd & Silver Dollar Ave

10/11
DUI in the 2000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Drunk in Public in the 3900 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
DUI Felony at Lake Tahoe Blvd & Tahoe Keys Blvd

Being touted as "The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act" by proponents, Proposition 47 will mandate misdemeanors instead of felonies for “non-serious, nonviolent crimes," unless the defendant has prior convictions for murder, rape, certain sex offenses or certain gun crimes.

The reason Prop 47 got this name is because a fund bearing it's name will be created by the estimated savings of $150M to $250M the state will receive by not having to prosecute crimes that would become misdemeanors.

For the week between Sept. 19 and Sept. 25, 2014, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 164 calls.

Calls resulting in arrests:

9/19
Driving on a suspended/revoked license in the 1000 Emerald Bay Road
Petty Theft in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Road
DUI in the 3800 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

9/20
Being Under the Influence of Drugs in the 1200 block of Ski Run Blvd
Drunk in Public in the 900 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Drunk in Public in the 3900 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Warrant in the 900 block of Lodi Ave

Honorable Dylan Sullivan was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to fill retiring Judge Daniel B. Proud's seat on the El Dorado County Superior Court. She won the June primary to become the Judge for Office 5, so this announcement moved up her start date by four months.

Judge Sullivan has been specifically assigned to department 7 by Presiding Judge Suzanne N. Kingsbury, due to her training and experience, to assist the Court in effectively implementing criminal justice realignment in El Dorado County. She was sworn in by Kingsbury on September 19.

The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to for the week of September to September 11, 2014. They responded to 144 calls during the 7 day period.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

9/5
DUI at the corner of Lodi and Lake Tahoe Blvd
Battery in the 2900 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Warrant in the 2400 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Warrrant in the 3600 block of Primrose Rd
Felony - other in the 1300 block of Johnson Blvd
DUI in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

9/6

The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to between August 23 and September 4, 2014. They responded to 418 calls during the 13 day period.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

8/23
Drunk in Public in the 4100 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Unlicensed Driver in the 3900 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Warrant at Herbert Ave and Lloyd Ave
Driving on a Suspended or Revoked License in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Petty Theft in the 4000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Warrant in the 2000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to between July 1 and July 20, 2014.

Calls resulting in arrest:

7/1
Violation of Domestic Violence Court Order in 4000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Battery, Domestic Violence in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

7/2
Drunk in Public in 900 block of Park Ave
Warrant attempt in the 1100 block of Bowers Ave
Warrant in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Rd
Under the Influence of Drugs in the 700 block of San Jose Ave

Fraudulent Disabled Person Placards (DPP) are on the rise in California and the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is cracking down those people applying for and using them.

During the 11 day period from June 20 to June 30, 2014, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 315 calls.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

6/20
Warrant in the 2100 block of South Ave
Drunk in Public in the 3900 block of Manzanita Ave
Auto Theft, location not given
Drunk in Public in the 1000 block of Heavenly Village Way

6/21
Trespassing in the 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
DUI in the 2200 block of Dunlap Dr
DUI in the 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

6/22
Drunk in Public in the 3700 block of Aspen Ave
Drunk in Public at Friday & Cedar Avenues

During Ray Nutting's sentencing on six misdemeanor charges stemming from loans received for the purpose of getting bailed out of jail, Judge Timothy Buckley ordered Nutting to vacate his County Supervisor seat for District 2.

Buckley also sentenced him to three years of probation and 30 days of community service.

Douglas County Sheriff's Investigators have spent the last several months investigating the thefts of solar energy equipment around the region. On Tuesday they arrested 40 year-old Geoffrey Earl Meudt of Reno (a former Douglas County resident) for possession of stolen property, which is a felony charge.

Between November of 2013 and April of 2014 there were five separate thefts of solar panels and associated solar system components in Douglas County.

The equipment was sold by Meudt to unsuspecting buyers who thought the items were the result of a solar energy upgrade project in Reno.

An armed man walked into the Kings Beach branch of the Plumas Bank Friday morning, demanding money of two clerks. He then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect, identified as 55 year old Brent Muir of Carson City, was sighted near Sand Harbor by FBI agents responding to the robbery from South Lake Tahoe.

On Tuesday, April 29th, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department conducted a series of compliance checks regarding local sex registrants. Six locations were checked against the addresses disclosed by sex registrants as the place where they live. Four persons were contacted during this sweep, and four arrests were made.

Committing welfare fraud and avoiding prosecution in El Dorado County is difficult thanks to the diligence of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) and District Attorney's Office who are working together to identify, investigate and prosecute cases. Last year alone, their administrative oversight and teamwork resulted in the referral of over 200 cases and the recovery of over $340,000.