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Douglas County Sheriff's Office: Seven arrested during New Year's celebrations at Stateline
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 7:06pm
STATELINE, Nev. - An estimated crowd of 5,000 to 6,000 people gathered at Stateline to ring in the new year Monday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO).
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/30/2018 - 10:03pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
12/21
Coroner says El Dorado County woman's death a homicide
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/30/2018 - 12:30am
The death of the 60-year-old grandmother whose body was found by her son on December 18 has been deemed a homicide as a result of blunt force trauma.
Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) arrived at the home of Helen Hoover McKinney at approximately 8:00 p.m. Once inside they found the victim inside the residence in the town of El Dorado.
Investigators have determined there was no forced entry to the home and the victim's 2017 Nissan 370Z was missing. McKinney's last known contact with family or
friends was on November 29.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office plans strong presence in Stateline on New Year's Eve
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/28/2018 - 7:00am
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is preparing for the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration at Lake Tahoe starting on Monday, December 31, 2018.
Due to the high volume of celebrants within the Stateline casino core area during this event, U.S. Highway 50 may be closed to vehicle traffic in the evening if necessary for public safety. If that should occur, vehicle traffic will be diverted around the Stateline casino core area using upper and lower Lake Parkway Drive. In past years, the road has closed anywhere from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
South Lake Tahoe prepares for SnowGlobe - Important road closure and noise information
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 8:18pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Thousands of music fans and dozens of performers are headed to South Lake Tahoe for the 8th annual SnowGlobe Music Festival from December 29-31. Before they get here, hundreds of workers are spending many hours preparing the scene from the delivery and installation of stages, tents, electrical cables, ski jumps, trailers, vehicles and port-a-potties.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/24/2018 - 1:08am
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
12/12
El Dorado County grandmother's death suspicious; Deputies searching for her car
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/22/2018 - 11:08pm
A 60-year-old grandmother of six from El Dorado, California was found dead in her home on December 18 and deputies are investigating her death as suspicious.
Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's office say they responded to the home Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. where they found Helen McKinney dead and her car missing.
The victim’s son found her body.
An investigation was conducted and it was found that McKinney’s vehicle was missing from her home. Her cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy but is suspicious due to the fact that the vehicle is missing.
Davis man identified as Echo Summit fall victim
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 8:15pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The man who died after falling off a cliff on Echo Summit December 9, 2018 has been identified as 21-year-old Tanner Dixon from Davis, Calif.
At 5:15 p.m. on the 9th, deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) were called to an area on Highway 50 near Echo Summit after a bicycle and personal belongings were found alongside the road. Deputies found footprints in the snow leading from the bicycle toward the edge of the cliff.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/16/2018 - 10:22pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
12/2
8:13 a.m. - Doctor's Case, Lake Tahoe
12/5
Body of man found at bottom of cliff below Echo Summit
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 4:11pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Sunday, December 9 at 5:15 p.m., a good Samaritan called authorities to alert them of a suspicious find at a turn out on Highway 50 on Echo Summit. A backpack was found on the side of the road with footprints leading from that spot to an outcropping above Christmas Valley and SR89 in Meyers.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 8:10pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
11/28
12:43 p.m. - Burglary - Rubicon Trail, Tahoma - A CABIN WAS BURGLARIZED.
South Lake Tahoe pair off to prison after abusing their two young children
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/07/2018 - 3:56pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Danielle McGlothin and Lance Logan are heading to state prison after being sentenced for abusing their two young children, ages one and three.
On October 19, 2017, staff at the 3 Peaks Resort in South Lake Tahoe discovered two small children without clothes on, roaming the parking lot unattended. Staff attempted to return the boys to their parents after the kids were almost hit by a car. The parents, McGlothin and Logan, appeared to the staff to be under the influence of drugs and police were called.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/02/2018 - 2:52pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
11/21
Two Tahoe area bears get trapped in school food closest and CHP facility.
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 10:30am
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two local bears found themselves in places that normally don't see bears--Rideout Elementary School in Tahoe City and the Donner Pass Highway Patrol office. In both instances, the doors closed behind them and the bears found themselves trapped inside.
On Saturday November 24, a bear decided to visit the school's food closet and ransack it in search for a good meal.
"This bear decided he was NOT going to miss out on Thanksgiving dinner!" the Placer Sheriff's Office joked on their Twitter page.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/25/2018 - 4:14pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
11/14
Credit card stolen from South Lake Tahoe used at multiple stores
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 6:42pm
Authorities are looking for a man suspected of using a stolen credit card at the Stateline CVS on November 7 and 10, and at the Carson City Home Depot, Target and Walmart on November 11.
The credit card used to shop was from a purse stolen in South Lake Tahoe on November 3.
The manager at the CVS told deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office the male suspect's name is possibly "Rick."
Please contact Investigator Freeman if you have any information regarding the identity of the subjects in the photographs above. Reference case number 18SO36584.
Sierra House Elementary fire caused by power cord overload
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/20/2018 - 7:28pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A fire at Sierra House Elementary School on November 11, 2018 was caused by an electrical overload due to “daisy chain wiring” of two power cords in a classroom.
When firefighters from Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD) arrived at the school at 9:35 p.m. they found smoke once the front doors were opened and flames observed as they turned the corner near the "upper pod" wing.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/18/2018 - 6:39pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
11/7
Douglas County Sheriff's deputies graduate from state academy
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/15/2018 - 3:13pm
Two deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office were honored by Sheriff Ron Pierini today for their recent graduation from the State of Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Law Enforcement Academy.
Deputies Maciej Stebel and Spencer McLaughlin graduated November 15, 2018 after attending the academy for the past four months.
Multiple agencies respond to fire at Sierra House Elementary
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/12/2018 - 1:49am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - An automatic fire alarm was triggered by a fire inside Sierra House Elementary school at 9:35 p.m. Sunday, November 11, bringing out a full response from fire fighters around the lake and law enforcement.
Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD) was the first on the scene and saw smoke coming from the school which is located at Pioneer Trail and Remington Trail. Once inside they found fire in what is known as the upper pod at the school.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/11/2018 - 5:21pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
10/31
8:04 a.m. - Information - Al Tahoe Blvd
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue crew headed to growing Camp Fire in Butte County
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/08/2018 - 12:50pm
Four South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue personnel are headed to the growing Camp Fire in Butte County. They are filling an immediate request for help and Engine 3 from south Lake Tahoe will be part of a Strike Team.
Captain Tyler Jack, Engineer Steven Monday, Firefighter/Paramedic Scott Blasser and Firefighter James Berthinier will be on the team.
SLTPD and DCSO go undercover to investigate Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley drug trafficking
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/07/2018 - 12:24am
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) and Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) Street Enforcement Team have conducted a joint investigation over the last nine months into the trafficking and sales of heroin and methamphetamine in the area.
Missing Placerville boy spotted in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/06/2018 - 8:26pm
A 13-year-old boy missing from the Placerville area was spotted near Motel 6 in South Lake Tahoe Tuesday, but by the time law enforcement he had left the area.
Patrick Siebenthaler ran away after school on September 24,. 2018 He has done that before and normally returned after a day or two, but this time he hasn't been seen or heard from in over five weeks. Patrick fled without having any extra clothing, money or supplies to utilize as one may do when it's planned.
Body of hiker missing in Alpine County found at bottom of cliff
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 12:08am
Search and Rescue teams located the body of missing hiker Bradford Dozier on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the base of a cliff in Alpine County.
A search was initiated after Dozier left on a hike to the Carson Pass area on October 27. His car was found on Sunday at the Evergreen Trailhead. It appears Dozier died after falling 200 feet as he attempted to free climb steep terrain on the north side of Peak 9626 according to the Alpine County Sheriff's Office.
Dozier was described by family and friends as an avid and strong hiker who enjoyed climbing peaks in the Sierras.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/04/2018 - 9:19pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
10/24
Reward offered in Stateline storage unit thefts
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 4:43pm
STATELINE, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is searching for two suspects in connection to recent commercial burglaries at the Stateline Storage units on Kingsbury Grade in Stateline, Nev.
All known victims have been notified of the thefts, but it doesn’t mean they have found all the victims yet. DCSO is not releasing the number of units affected.
Armed robbery suspect identified as man killed after shooting at police
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 3:32pm
11/1/18 update: More details have come to light surrounding the officer involved shooting of an armed robbery suspect in Meyers on Monday.
There were three warrants for the arrest of Billy Jo Johnson on Monday, one from each South Lake Tahoe, Douglas County and Carson City. Law enforcement from each agency were working together on their cases in an attempt to locate and arrest the 34-year-old Johnson.
Search underway in Alpine County for missing hiker
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:12am
ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - Search and rescue teams were out in Alpine County on Tuesday, searching for a missing hiker.
55-year-old Bradford Dozier was last seen in Sacramento on Saturday morning. Family members said he was heading to the Carson Pass area to go hiking and hasn't been heard from since.
Dozier's car was found on Sunday at the Evergreen Trailhead but his actual destination is unknown.
Officer involved shooting leaves one man dead and two roads closed
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/29/2018 - 2:17pm
10/30 Update: The shooting suspect from the officer involved shooting on October 29, 2018 has been positively identified as 34-year-old Billy Jo Johnson of Gardnerville, Nev.
Next of kin notifications have been completed.
This is still an active investigation and no further information is available at this time.
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7:15 p.m. update - The suspect who died after the pursuit had a felony warrant for arrest for a PC 211, Robbery with a Firearm.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/28/2018 - 10:55am
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
10/17
Drug Take Back Day in South Lake Tahoe Saturday
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/24/2018 - 10:47am
Event Date:
October 27, 2018 - 10:00am
Removing unused, unwanted and expired medications from homes is a huge step in preventing pill abuse and theft, and the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will be holding a Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Safeway parking lot.
This is the local's 16th opportunity in the past eight years to get rid of their potentially dangerous medication on the South Shore.
Car used in Carson City armed robbery stolen from South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/23/2018 - 4:41pm
The car used by the man who robbed a Carson City frozen yogurt shop on Monday was stolen in South Lake Tahoe the previous day according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on October 22, an unknown man walked into the Frutilandia yogurt and ice cream shop on Highway 50 East and pointed a handgun at an employee, demanded cash, then fled with an undisclosed amount of money.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/21/2018 - 5:31pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
10/10
Mountain lion cub euthanized after wandering into Pollock Pines bakery
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/17/2018 - 8:32pm
Was it the cakes, cupcakes or muffins that brought a mountain lion cub into a Pollock Pines bakery on Monday? A local baker found the 40-50-pound feline inside the shop after it walked through the doors.
Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) arrived at the bakery after a passerby met the bakery employee outside the shop and called 911.
According to EDSO Sgt. Anthony Prencipe, about 10 people had gathered outside the bakery to watch the unlikely customer.
Sue Novasel responds to claims about "disturbing hate" signs
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/15/2018 - 5:39pm
The following is in response to the removal of an anti-Sue Novasel campaign sign and an investigation by the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's Office. The DA's office made the following statement - "No charges will be filed because the sign was posted in a right of way, which is improper. Any public employee may remove a sign that is posted in a prohibited area, such as this one.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/14/2018 - 8:52am
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
9/27
7:04 p.m.- Impersonate a Police Officer - Apache Ave
9/28
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/07/2018 - 11:22pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
9/26
Locals headed to Hollywood for statewide movie industry award ceremonies
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 6:12pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County and the South Shore are a big part of the Hollywood scene with movies, television shows and commercials filmed often in the area. It takes a lot of partners to make location shoots successful and to recognize those that go above and beyond to make filming successful the California On Location Awards (COLA) are given out.
The COLA nominations were announced this week by the Film Liaisons in California Statewide (FLICS) and one will find nominees from the county and South Lake Tahoe.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 10:08pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
9/19
San Francisco man arrested after allegedly stabbing girlfriend at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/25/2018 - 11:10pm
The Placer County Sheriff's Office has arrested 27-year-old Justin Moe of San Francisco after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend while she slept in the Blackwood Canyon area of Lake Tahoe.
On Monday, September 24, deputies responded to the area after the victim said the suspect stabbed her, then fled barefoot into the woods wearing a southwestern pattern blanket.
Sheriff K9s responded to search the area to search with deputies. Moe was eventually caught by the Placer Sheriff Off-Highway-Vehicle (OHV) team.
Domestic dispute leads to arrest after 5 pounds of pot found in stolen car
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/24/2018 - 7:23pm
Two California residents were arrested Monday, September 24 outside the Gardnerville Walmart after the stolen vehicle they had been traveling in was found containing five pounds of marijuana.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/24/2018 - 12:17am
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
9/12
Body of man missing in Lake Tahoe recovered
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 11:32am
The body of the 33-year-old man who went missing in Lake Tahoe on September 8, 2018 was located by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office underwater remote operated vehicle (ROV) and then recovered on Monday, September 17.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 10:47pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
9/6
Fire damages South Lake Tahoe home during dangerous red flag conditions
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 11:23pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Had it not been for the quick response by first responders, a fire at a South Lake Tahoe home Wednesday could have been much worse due to the dry conditions and high winds.
Lake Valley Fire Protections District (LVFPD) crews responded to a structure fire off of Lodgepole Trail. Upon arrival crews found the home in flames and additional resources were called to the scene to prevent further spread of fire to neighboring homes and vegetation.
"The cause of the fire is under investigation but appears to be accidental," said Kileigh Labrado of LVFPD.
Search called off for person reported missing in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/10/2018 - 6:24pm
11:00 a.m. update 9/11/18 - Douglas County Sheriff's Office is reporting that two men went into the water and that one, a man in his 30s, has not been found at this time. The other man was transported to the hospital.
On Monday, underwater drones and K9s were used in the water along with law enforcement boats to aid in the search.
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LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Multiple agencies spent Sunday night and most of Monday searching for a person who reportedly jumped off a boat near Nevada Beach.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 8:54pm
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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
8/29
Hiker missing near Skunk Harbor in Lake Tahoe found Sunday morning
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 10:37am
A call was made to Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) 911 on Saturday, September 8 at approximately 3:30 p.m., alerting them of a missing man in his 60s at Lake Tahoe. The caller, the man's wife, said her husband had left around noon to go hiking in the area of Skunk Harbor on the east shore of Lake Tahoe and she hadn't heard from him.
Pair sought in robbery at Hard Rock Lake Tahoe; Reward offered
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/06/2018 - 10:31pm
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects they believe are responsible for a robbery at the Hard Rock Casino in Lake Tahoe on August 21.
