Police Investigating Homicide and Related Suspected Suicide

South Tahoe, CA/NV…On Wednesday, June 20, 2012, around 2:30pm South Lake Tahoe Police Officers responded to the Lone Pine Lodge in South Lake Tahoe to investigate a report of a suspicious circumstance. Management reported hearing a child crying from one of the rooms and became concerned. Officers entered the room and located a deceased woman […]

Suspicious Package Closes Highway 50 for 2 Hours

Suspicious Package Closes Highway 50 for 2 Hours

South Lake Tahoe, CA…At about 5:14 pm, on June 19, 2012, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department received a report of a suspicious package located at the bus stop on Highway 50 in front of the Safeway Supermarket. Officer Ric Martinez responded and found a large dark colored piece of luggage, about two feet wide, […]

Douglas County Sherriff’s Dept Educates Local Youth with G.R.E.A.T. Program

Douglas County Sherriff’s Dept Educates Local Youth with G.R.E.A.T. Program

Minden, NV…On Friday, June 15th, 2012, in a ceremony officiated by Douglas County Sheriff Ron Pierini, twenty-one students from Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School graduated from the nationally acclaimed Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program. The week-long program was instructed by Youth Service Officers Chris Griffith and Teresa Duffy of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. G.R.E.A.T. […]

South Lake Tahoe Man Shot by Unidentified Assailant

On Sunday night, June 17th, 2012 at 11:30 pm, South Lake Tahoe Police officers responded to the area of 6201 Sussex Avenue to investigate an attempted murder by firearm. When officers arrived, they discovered a 19-year-old male victim lying wounded in a residential driveway. The man was alive but suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses […]

Carson Valley Days Sheriff’s Summary

Minden, NV…The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports that the Friday night celebration of the 2012 Carson Valley Days event in downtown Gardnerville was well attended and relatively peaceful. The celebratory crowd seemed no larger than in years past. U.S. Hwy 395 did not have to be closed during the event due to effective crowd control […]

Attempted Murder by Firearm at Whiskey Dick’s Saloon

South Tahoe, CA..An attempted murder by firearm occurred this weekend at Whiskey Dicks Saloon, at 2660 Lake Tahoe Boulevard. At around 1:45am on Sunday morning 6-3-2012, police responded to Whiskey Dicks to investigate the report of a shooting inside the bar. The preliminary investigation revealed that Scott Enerson, a 48 year old local resident of […]

FBI Statement on Seizure of IED Overseas

Washington, DC…As a result of close cooperation with our security and intelligence partners overseas, an improvised explosive device (IED) designed to carry out a terrorist attack has been seized abroad. The FBI currently has possession of the IED and is conducting technical and forensics analysis on it. Initial exploitation indicates that the device is very […]

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