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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…On May 31st, 2012 at approximately 2:00 pm, officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, along with several members of the SLTFD, responded to the scene of a traffic collision between a bicycle and a tractor-trailer truck at the intersection of Lyons Ave. and US Hwy 50 in SLT. Upon arrival, […]
Tahoe South, CA/NV…On Sunday, 5/20/2012 at approximately 0036 hours, Officers responded to Mo’s Place at 3600 Lake Tahoe Blvd for a report of a fight between unruly patrons and security staff. When officers arrived, they learned that the business owner had been punched and knocked unconscious by a patron who had been asked to leave […]
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 […]
South Tahoe, CA/NV…On April 19, 2012, about 1015 pm, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, and the Douglas County Bomb Squad responded to a report of a possible improvised explosive device being thrown into a marijuana collective business located at 2314 U.S. Hwy. 50 in South Lake Tahoe. The investigation […]
In Nevada, every 8 hours, six minutes someone is raped. Throughout the month of April, The Sheriff’s Office will be supporting the Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence campaign that promotes Sexual Assault Awareness in northern Nevada. “Sexual assault is an important issue throughout the country,” says Sheriff Mike Haley. “We want the public to be […]
