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Time to Ramp up Invasive Species Control Projects at Lake Tahoe

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[Joanne S. Marchetta]

Over the last two decades, the Lake Tahoe Region has become a national leader in fighting the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) that threaten to harm its world-renowned environment and the $5 billion recreation-based economy it supports.

The Lake Tahoe Region is working with other partners throughout the American West to better safeguard waterbodies and improve national invasive species policies. We are also working with the boating industry to help manufacturers design watercraft that are less likely to carry AIS and are easier to inspect and decontaminate.

Ben Franklin said, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This is especially true for invasive species that outcompete native species, and, once established, become incredibly difficult and costly to manage or eradicate.

Fortunately, Lake Tahoe’s watercraft inspection program has overseen the safe launch of tens of thousands of motorized boats at Lake Tahoe since its creation in 2008. Along with the Tahoe Keepers program that trains people to inspect and decontaminate their own hand-powered watercraft, it has successfully prevented the introduction of any new invasives in the lake.

With this critically-important frontline prevention program working and sustainably funded through boater fees and contributions from the states of California and Nevada, now is the time to ramp up programs to better manage or eradicate the invasive species that are already in the lake before they can spread or do more harm.

The $415 million Lake Tahoe Restoration Act that Congress passed in December will help on this front. The legislation authorizes up to $45 million in federal funding over seven years for projects to combat invasive species at Lake Tahoe, and TRPA and its partners are working to secure those funding appropriations.

We have seen the impacts invasives can have, with invasive aquatic plants like Eurasian watermilfoil and curly leaf pondweed fouling marinas, beaches, and swimming areas. Non-native warm water fish that follow the spread of these weeds further impact the lake’s ecology and populations of native species.

Work done in Emerald Bay shows we can successfully fight the spread and harmful impacts of these invasive aquatic weeds. Through a labor-intensive project with light-blocking bottom barriers and weed pulls by divers, partner agencies restored six acres of shoreline that were being choked by aquatic invasive weeds. Several years later, iconic Emerald Bay remains weed-free.

Today, the Tahoe Keys are ground-zero in the fight against these invasive aquatic plants and warm water fish. Weeds have overtaken as much as 90 percent of the 172 acres of canals and lagoons in this South Shore neighborhood. Clearing the canals and lagoons with mechanical harvesters each summer has failed to stop the spread of the weeds, which have grown back thicker each year. It also creates small fragments of weeds that threaten to carry infestations to other parts of the lake.

Working with numerous public agency partners and researchers, the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association is creating an Integrated Management Plan that identifies ways to better manage the aquatic weeds.

The plan is looking at improved mechanical harvesting and fragment collection methods, the use of bottom barriers, and scuba-assisted weed pulls. It is also investigating potentially new treatment methods at Lake Tahoe, such as the possible use of aquatic herbicides.

The Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association this month applied for permits from the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board and TRPA for a pilot project that would test the use of federally-approved aquatic herbicides at nine sites in dead-end lagoons in 2018. The association is proposing to install a barrier between the test sites and the lake and other safety and monitoring measures to ensure that the herbicides, which break down with exposure to sunlight and other natural processes, do not reach the lake.

While these herbicides are used to control invasive aquatic weeds in other parts of California and the United States, they have never been used at Lake Tahoe. And the application for this pilot project to test their use has raised some public questions about the risks it could pose for communities, drinking water, and the environment at Lake Tahoe.

Over the next year, TRPA looks forward to working closely with the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association, other partner agencies and researchers, and the public to fully consider all the risks that could be associated with this potentially new approach to controlling invasive aquatic weeds at Lake Tahoe, as well as the potential benefits.

To protect the environment, the economy, and the natural resources we all treasure, our Region must continue to work together and innovate for new solutions to better protect Lake Tahoe from the harms of invasive species.

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Joanne S. Marchetta is executive director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

 

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El Dorado Union High School  Approves 2-Year Student Calendars (2017-18, 2018-19)

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The 2-Year Student Calendars for the El Dorado Union High School District’s (EDUHSD) Comprehensive Schools and the 2-Year Student Calendars (2017-18, 2018-19) for the Virtual Academy were approved by the EDUHSD Board of Trustees on February 14, 2017.

2017-18 Calendar:
- 8/7/17 Start of school (Monday)
- 5-day Thanksgiving Break (Monday-Friday)
- 15-day Winter Break (12/18/17-1/5/18)
- 5/25/17 School ends (Friday), before Memorial Day

2018-19 Calendar:
- 8/6/18 Start of school (Monday)
- 5-day Thanksgiving Break (Monday-Friday)
- 15-day Winter Break (12/17/18-1/4/19)
- 5/24/18 School ends (Friday), before Memorial Day

We would like to thank everyone who was involved in the process for their feedback, thought, and commentaries regarding the selection of student calendars.

To view the calendars online, visit: http://www.eduhsd.k12.ca.us/Calendars.

 

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Psychosis Webinar on Tuesday

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[Nami El-Dorado]
 
Is It Real or Not Real - Do I Have Psychosis?

[Psychosis - the technical term for a delusion or a hallucination]

If you think your brain is playing tricks on you – you’re not alone. We’ve created a webinar to help guide you or someone you know through what might be some confusing experiences.

You will learn:
• What is psychosis?
• How we developed tools to identify if someone was at risk of developing psychosis.
• How people are turning to the internet and technology to get help and information. 
• And what are some personal experiences from someone who struggled with psychosis and found help. 
• Providers and advocates will gain knowledge on up to date training on current status of identifying and supporting young people who are experiencing psychosis for the first time.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 11:00:00 AM PST - 12:30:00 PM PST

Register Now 

There are many causes of psychosis, drug abuse being a common cause.

Methamphetamine Psychosis


The main characteristic of meth psychosis is the presence of prominent hallucinations and delusions (APA, 1994). The diagnosis of methamphetamine psychosis is made after performing a thorough history, physical exam, urine drug screen, and "reality testing."

Clients who are psychotic will be unable to provide a history themselves, so this information will need to be obtained from significant others. The term ”spun” is used by the meth culture for a user who has overdosed on meth and induced a state of psychotic confusion. The user should be assessed for the following manifestations of psychosis:

Hallucinations: Hallucinations, or false perceptions, may be associated with any of the five senses.

  • Auditory: This is the false perception of sound and the most frequent type of hallucination. Most frequently the user "hears voices." Command hallucinations are “voices” that may issue commands for violence to others. For example, the user hears voices telling him to kill himself or others. Obviously, this places the user and/or health care professional in a potentially dangerous situation.
  • Visual: Seeing a person, object or animal that does not exist in the environment. For example, a user sees a lion coming toward him.
  • Olfactory: This is the false perception of smelling odors that are not present in the environment. For example, a user smells his "brain rotting."
  • Tactile: This is a false perception of the sense of touch, often of something on or under the skin. Formication (US Dept. of Justice, 1996) is an advanced form of methamphetamine hallucination during which the user feels bugs on his skin. The user scratches at the “bugs” trying to remove them, gouging the skin and leaving scars. These scars indicate that the user has experienced formication or “crank bugs."
  • Gustatory: A false perception of the sense of taste. For example, a user refuses to eat because he tastes poison in his food.

 

It is difficult to distinguish the hallucinations of schizophrenia from those of drug use. According to MacKenzie and Heischober (1997), the hallucinations of schizophrenia usually are auditory, whereas those for chronic methamphetamine use are more commonly visual or tactile. Kaplan and Sadock (1994) discuss the difference between paranoid schizophrenia and an amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder. An amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder includes a predominance of visual hallucinations, generally appropriate affect, hyperactivity, hypersexuality, confusion and incoherence and little evidence of disordered thinking. The affective flattening and alogia (inability to speak) of schizophrenia are generally absent in amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder. If the healthcare worker is uncertain about the cause of the hallucination, a urine drug screen should be obtained.


Delusions: Delusions are false personal beliefs that are inconsistent with the person's intelligence or cultural background. Delusions cannot be corrected by reasoning. Some common delusions include:

  • delusions of persecution: The individual feels threatened and believes that others intend to harm him in some way. For example, the user thinks that the CIA intends to kill him.
  • delusions of grandeur: The individual has an exaggerated feeling of importance, power or knowledge. For example, a user thinks that he is in control of the state.
  • delusions of reference: The individual thinks that unrelated events or happenings are somehow connected to him or her, usually in a negative way. For example, a user watching TV thinks the news broadcaster is trying to get a message to him.
  • delusions of being controlled: The individual believes certain objects or persons have control over his/her behavior. For example, the user believes the president of the United States has control over his behavior.
  • somatic delusions: The individual believes his/her body or parts of the body are changing or being distorted. The user believes his brain is rotting.

Paranoia: The individual has extreme suspicion of others, their actions or perceived intentions. For example, a user sees a duck on the river and thinks the police have placed a camera in the duck to watch him.

Obsessions: According to MacKenzie and Heischober (1997), compulsion or repetitive behaviors are manifestations of chronic meth use. Users may become obsessed or perform repetitive tasks such as cleaning, assembling and disassembling objects or washing hands several times in a 15 minute period. Other repetitive tasks include formication, grinding of teeth, and pulling out hair. MacKenzie and Heischober (1997) recommend careful evaluation of patients who have histories of any compulsive behaviors, including compulsive sexual behaviors.

 

 

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Update: Police Release Composite Sketch of Placerville Trail Sexual Assault Suspect

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PLACERVILLE — The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has released a composite sketch of the man they believe sexually assaulted a woman as she walked on a trail with her child.

The male is described as being 14 to 20 years old, a dark skinned Hispanic, standing approximately 5’7” tall and weighing 130 pounds. The male had dark hair and brown eyes. 

The trail, just off Missouri Flat Road, is where investigators say the suspect approached the woman around 1 p.m. January 27.

See original story details HERE

 

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Folsom Armed Robbery leads to Placerville's El Dorado High School LOCKDOWN and Local Captures

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Four men were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with a robbery at a Folsom convenience store, but the search for the suspects led to the lockdown of El Dorado High School in Placerville, police said.

Men were seen about 5:30 a.m. taking money and goods from the Circle K at 95 Natoma Street, Folsom police said.  Only one suspect was located during a nearby apartment complex where the men had last been seen.

The investigation led officers to Placerville, where police searched for the additional robbers.

Two suspects were found near Coloma Court, but another robber got away.  This lead to the nearby El Dorado High School being placed on lockdown during the search. That lockdown was lifted about an hour later when the final suspect was caught.

All four suspects, identified as Noah Jordan Belcher, 18, Geofry Edward Hamil, 22, Seth James Johnson, 20 and Alex David Simon, 20, were arrested on robbery-related charges and booked into the Sacramento County Jail.

 

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Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 2-17-17

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The following people are on the arrest log of February 17, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:    

VIDAL AGUILAR
JN1700763    VIDAL    VICTOR    AGUILAR    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PP    20170217    INCUSTODY    28    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(B)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT    

DAVID BAILEY
JN1700761    DAVID        BAILEY    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    RELEASED    22    PCHP
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(A)/23152(B)    M    DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS    $5,000.00

HEATHER BARTLEY
JN1700771    HEATHER    RAE    BARTLEY    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    RELEASED    38    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(C)    M    ADDICT DRIVE VEHICLE    $5,000.00
11364(A)    M    POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA    $2,000.00

WAYNE BORMAN
JN1700768    WAYNE    KEITH    BORMAN    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    RELEASED    49    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(A)/23152(B)    M    DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS    $10,000.00

RALPH CASTILLO 
JN1700767    RALPH    MATTHEW    CASTILLO    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LP    20170217    INCUSTODY    24    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(B)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT    

ROBERT ELYKO
JN1700776    ROBERT    NEVIN    ELYKO    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    INCUSTODY    59    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(A)    M    DUI ALCOHOL    
23152(B)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT    
23152(F)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/DRUG

TOBY FARRINGTON
JN1700772    TOBY        FARRINGTON    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    RELEASED    40    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11364(A)    M    POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA    $2,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    M    ENHANCEMENT-FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY    $5,000.00

FRANCIS GAUTHIER 
JN1700773    FRANCIS    XAVIER    GAUTHIER    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    RELEASED    54    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
29800(A)(1)    F    FELON/ETC POSS/ETC F/ARM    $25,000.00
30305(A)(1)    F    PROHIB OWN/ETC AMMO/ETC    $20,000.00
11550(A)    M    UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL SUB    $2,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    F    ENHANCEMENT-FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY    $30,000.00

ANTHONY HEMENES
JN1700762    ANTHONY    III    HEMENES    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170217    RELEASED    58    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
7027.3    F    FRAUD:USE CONTRCTOR LIC #    $12,000.00

JOSEPH HESTER
JN1700775    JOSEPH    LYNELL    HESTER    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    RELEASED    33    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
647(F)    M    DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOHOL    $500.00

ANDREW HOLTZEN 
JN1700778    ANDREW    SCOTT    HOLTZEN    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    INCUSTODY    25    PCHP
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(F)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/DRUG    $5,000.00
1203.2(A)    F    VIOL OF PROBATION    

JOHN JEFFERSON
JN1700765    JOHN    RICHARD    JEFFERSON    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LP    20170217    INCUSTODY    40    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(B)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT    

RACHEL LARSON
JN1700766    RACHEL    LYNN    LARSON    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    RELEASED    29    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11377(A)    M    POSSESS CNTL SUB    $2,500.00
484(A)    M    THEFT OF PERSONAL PROP    $25,000.00

ELENA LEON
JN1700777    ELENA    LENORE    LEON    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    INCUSTODY    39    PCHP
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(F)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/DRUG    $10,000.00
11550(A)    M    UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL SUB    $2,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    M    ENHANCEMENT-FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY    $5,000.00

SCOTT LLEWELLYN
JN1700760    SCOTT    WILLIAM    LLEWELLYN    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    INCUSTODY    24    PPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
496(A)    F    REC KNWN STOLN PROP    $7,500.00

DAWN LUDWIG
JN1700779    DAWN    MARIE    LUDWIG    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    RELEASED    44    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
273.5    F    INFLICT CRPL INJ SP/COHAB    $50,000.00

ROBERT MARDIS
JN1700769    ROBERT    JOSEPH JR    MARDIS    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    INCUSTODY    39    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
148.9(A)    M    FALSE ID TO SPECIFIC PO'S    $20,000.00

WILLIAM MOESZINGER
JN1700758    WILLIAM    DANIEL    MOESZINGER    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    INCUSTODY    30    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
1170(H)(5)    M    MCS VIOL    

JOSE MORA
JN1700764    JOSE    RUANDO    MORA    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LP    20170217    INCUSTODY    32    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
14601.2(A)    M    DRIV:SUSP/ETC LIC:DUI:VIO   

THOMAS MUNCY
JN1700759    THOMAS    FRED    MUNCY    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170217    RELEASED    49    PCHP
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(F)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/DRUG    $5,000.00
11550    M    UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL SUB    $2,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    M    ENHANCEMENT/ FOR BAIL PURPOSES    $5,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    M    ENHANCEMENT/ FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY    $10,000.00

ALEXANDER NAGATOISHI
JN1700774    ALEXANDER    AKIOSHI    NAGATOISHI    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PP    20170217    INCUSTODY    24    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
14601.2(A)    M    DRIV:SUSP/ETC LIC:DUI:VIO    

STEVEN PEDROLI
JN1700770    STEVEN    DAVID    PEDROLI    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170217    RELEASED    61    SLPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
647(F)    M    DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOHOL    $500.00

EDSO Actvity Log for 2/17/2017

@ 0051 11377(A) HS POSSESS CNTL SUB \ ROCK BARN RD, SHINGLE SPRINGS EG1701371
SUSPECT WAS CITED AND RELEASED FOR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
S01 ARRESTED ARROYO, JUAN SEX=M AGE= 35

@ 0202 23152(A)/ VC DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS \ HIGHWAY 50 , EL DORADO EG1701372
DUI TURNOVER TO CHP

@ 0805 29800(A)( PC FELON/ETC POSS/ETC F \ SAND RIDGE RD, EL DORADO EG1701382
A MALE WAS FOUND TO BE UNDER THE INIFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHO WAS FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION. THE MALE WAS FOUND TO BE A CONVICTED FELON AND ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS CHARGES.

@ 0815 13700 PC VERBAL DOMESTIC \ , EL DORADO HILLS EG1701374
A DEPUTY WAS DISPATCHED TO A REPORT OF A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE. REPORT WRITTEN FOR INFO ONLY.

@ 0946 148(A)(1) PC OBSTRUCT/ETC PUB OFC \ MAIN ST, PLACERVILLE EG1701376
SUBJECT BECAME IRRATE IN COURT DURING PROCEEDING. HE WAS ESCORTED OUT AND BECAME UNCOOPERATIVE ONCE IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM. SUSPECT SPUN AROUND ON THE DEPUTY AND BEGAN YELLING. TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE SUBJECT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE GROUND WHERE HE ULTIMATELY CALMED DOWN.

@ 1022 INFO IN FOUND PROPERTY \ RIDGEVIEW DR, EL DORADO HILLS EG1701379
VIA EDSO ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM - RP REPORTED FOUND PROPERTY.

@ 1039 23152(A)/ VC DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS \ DEER VALLEY RD, RESCUE EG1701383

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@ 1300 28 VC REPOSSESSION \ HIGHWAY 193 , PLACERVILLE EG1701386
REPOSSESSION

@ 1309 27491 GC DEATH INVESTIGATION \ APPLE VISTA LN, CAMINO EM1701388
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =61

@ 1444 INFO IN INFORMATION REPORT \ FORNI RD, PLACERVILLE EG1701390

@ 1710 647(F) PC DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOH \ PLEASANT VALLEY RD, PLACERVILLE EG1701391

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@ 2013 415(2) PC UNREASONABLE NOISE \ MT AUKUM RD, MOUNT AUKUM EG1701395

@ 2151 273.5(A) PC CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB \ , SHINGLE SPRINGS EG1701396
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =52 

[Distribution of personal information related to juveniles, victims of Domestic Violence and\or victims of sexual assault is unlawful.]

Please Note: Arrests are made based upon probable cause. All are entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law.
 

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Big Brothers Big Sisters announce 5th Annual Golf for Kids’ Sake fundraiser

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[PRpond]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Dorado County is excited to announce our 5th Annual Golf for Kids’ Sake fundraiser on Monday April 24th, 2017. This year’s golf tournament will be held at the Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills. We invite the community to enjoy a day of golf and make a positive impact for at-risk youth in our community. Golf for Kids’ Sake is one of the most important fundraisers of the year, as Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Dorado County is a true local nonprofit organization, relying on the generosity of individuals and local partners for program costs. Thanks to the support of the community, BBBS has served El Dorado County for almost 40 years.

Online Registration open soon! Please contact us with any questions.

For more information, contact valerie@bbbs-edc.org.

Visit Event Website for More Info

 

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ANOTHER FOOT OF SNOW FRIDAY AT SEVERAL LAKE TAHOE SKI RESORTS

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Another foot of snow dropped Friday at several Lake Tahoe ski resorts, adding to the already staggering snow totals at ski resorts that have been bombarded with snow since January.

Squaw Valley received another foot of snow Friday, adding to its already sizable season totals.

There’s plenty of snow for President’s Day weekend travelers, but the two primary corridors to Lake Tahoe – Interstate 80 and Highway 50 – have been cleared of troubling mudslides and hopefully will stay that way for a while.

Road conditions

The roads to South Lake Tahoe for the holiday weekend are open in all directions. With the recent mudslides along Echo Summit/Highway 50 and fallen rocks at Cave Rock/Highway 50, both Caltrans and Nevada Department of Transportation worked tirelessly to reopen the highway. Travelers should expect minor delays and officials encourage drivers to check road conditions before and during travel as conditions may change with the incoming storm – http://tahoesouth.com/.

I-80 westbound was closed for a day or more, starting with a mudslide Monday afternoon that made it difficult for skiers and riders to return home from a trip to North Lake Tahoe.

“We commend both Caltrans and NDOT for their efforts with extremely challenging circumstances this past week,” said Carol Chaplin, president and CEO of the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority. “With the record amount of snowfall we’ve received this winter we appreciate their diligence to ensure safe traveling over mountain passes, especially leading into a major holiday weekend.”

Motorists should check conditions with Caltrans www.dot.ca.gov and Nevada Department of Transportation http://nvroads.com for current conditions.

Tahoe resorts already exceeding yearly snow totals

The three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe – Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain, Kirkwood Mountain –  and Sugar Bowl ski resort have all exceeded their season totals by mid-February.

Sugar Bowl ski resort has 558 inches of snow this season, and  could make a run at its snowfall record of 829 inches in 1983-84.

Sugar Bowl: Located off Interstate 89 at the Norden exit, the historic ski resort is reporting 558 inches of snow this season, and the forecast is calling for more snow through much of weekend and into next week. Sugar Bowl received a record-amount of snowfall in the 1983-84 season when it received 829 inches.

Northstar California: The ski resort off Highway 267 in Truckee is coming off its snowiest month ever in January when it received 285 inches of snow, nearly 24 feet. The year-to-date (as of Feb. 15) total is 468 inches, exceeding its average annual total of 350 inches.

The current total is the deepest snowpack in 22 years.

Heavenly Mountain: The iconic South Lake Tahoe ski resort was reporting season totals of 464 inches on Feb. 15. That surpasses the yearly average of 350 inches. Like other Lake Tahoe ski resorts, January was a huge month for Heavenly when a series of storms resulted in 304 inches. Thus far, 82 inches had fallen by Feb. 15.

Kirkwood Mountain: Storms kept arriving at the ski resort off Highway 88, resulting in numerous January powder days. Kirkwood has received 501 inches and is far ahead of its season average of 365 inches. Prior to the recent drought, Kirkwood was typically getting 500-plus inches a year, but the total was considerably less the past few years. The January total this year for Kirkwood was 295 inches and the resort is reporting this month’s totals were 99 inches as of Feb. 15.

Friday Snow Totals

  • Squaw Valley: 12 inches
  • Alpine Meadows: 12 inches
  • Sugar Bowl: 12 inches
  • Kirkwood: 9 inches
  • Homewood: 8 inches
  • Northstar: 7 inches

 

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SERVPRO Hiring Event in Tahoe on February 28 2017

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[PRpond]

El Dorado County Connections - One Stop is hosting a free hiring event on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Public Library meeting room at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. During the event, a representative from SERVPRO will share information about their organization, what they look for in employees and how to apply for current job openings. Information will be available in English and Spanish. Participants should plan to arrive promptly at 1:00 p.m., bring their resumes and dress professionally. Interviews may be conducted on-site. 
  
SERVPRO, a company that provides fire and water clean-up and restoration services, currently has a number of job openings, including technician and management positions. The company offers a training program for employees.  

The hiring event is open to members of the public and offered as a community service through Connections - One Stop, in partnership with Advance, and the Alpine County Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Program. Connections - One Stop is a program of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, and a member of America’s Job Center of California, a network of employment service agencies across the state.  

To reserve a seat at the February 28 hiring event, visit: http://bit.ly/2lifoL0.  For more information about employment services offered through the County, please call (530) 642-4850 in Placerville or (530) 573-4330 in South Lake Tahoe, or visit www.edcgov.us/humanservices.  

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SERVPRO Tahoe Join SERVPRO and Earn as You Learn SERVPRO is the premier Water & Fire Damage Restoration Company serving Carson City, Douglas County and South Lake Tahoe - located in Stateline, NV. We need full & part time, permanent employees. We are offering a proven pathway to success by helping you build a rewarding career in a highly-specialized trade. We are a successful, growing business offering training, schooling, professional certifications and a long term career for the right candidates. We are located in Stateline, NV and we have the following openings: Sales & Marketing Representative: Help people and experience long term career and personal growth as part of our team. Must love being a hero to qualify for this Business Development Opportunity. The ideal candidate has:

Personable & professional presence

Motivated & Driven

Results Oriented

Excellent communication & organizational skills Restoration Technicians: Willing and ready to work? We need experienced mitigation/restoration technicians. Applicants must have a strong work ethic and great attitude. WRT certification is a plus. Must be able to pass a drug test and have clean driving record. The ideal candidate has:

Water/Fire Mitigation and Restoration experience

Excellent communication skills

Computer literate Demo/Cleaning Crew Members: We need crew members for our team. Full and part time openings available. Assist our lead technicians in water and fire damaged homes and businesses with demo and jobsite cleaning. Join our Spring Cleaning Team Learn our business and follow a career path to success. Applicants must have a strong work ethic and great attitude. Must be able to pass a drug test and have clean driving record. The ideal candidate has:

Restoration, construction and/or maintenance experience

Hand tools

Cleaning/Janitorial experience Temporary Crew Members: Join our pool of temporary workers to help when homes need furniture and contents cleaned and packed. Work when it fits your schedule and ours. The ideal candidate has:

Cleaning/janitorial experience

The attitude and aptitude to follow direction.

 

 

 

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Arrest Warrant Leads to the Recovery of Stolen Property but Suspect At-Large

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[X1374, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office]

El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Steven Michoff at his residence in Greenwood. Michoff had recently been identified as being responsible for an extensive burglary in the Coloma area. While Deputies were at Michoff's residence, several items of suspected stolen property were observed both inside and outside.

Detectives took over the investigation and served a search warrant at Michoff's residence that resulted in the recovery of stolen property; to include nearly 500 bottles of wine, fine china and crystal stemware, wine making equipment and thousands of pounds of hardware and garden supplies from Coloma and Garden Valley area stores.

Detectives worked throughout the night and into the morning to identify the rightful owners of this stolen property. We are happy to report that several local business owners were the recipients of several truckloads of recovered property courtesy of your El Dorado County Sheriff's Office. 

At this time Steven Michoff is still wanted on the felony burglary warrant.

Michoff is associated with a 2003 tan 2-door Toyota Tundra truck, CA license 7A78242. 

See Hi-Res pictures HERE

If you see Michoff or know of his whereabouts please contact EDSO Dispatch at 530-621-6600, reference case number 17-899.

 

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Mosquito Bridge Closed because of Large Hole in the Roadway

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[PRpond]

Mosquito Road near the Mosquito Bridge, northeast of Placerville in El Dorado County, is closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic because of large hole in the roadway, the California Highway Patrol’s Placerville Office reports.

Road closed until further notice.

Bridge Facts

Overview

Suspension bridge over South Fork American River on Mosquito Road

Location

El Dorado CountyCalifornia

Status

Closed to traffic

Future prospects

Slated for repairs, replacement study being done.

History

Built 1939

Design

Towerless wire suspension

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 201.1 ft.
Total length: 245.1 ft.
Deck width: 8.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.77611, -120.74861   (decimal degrees)
38°46'34" N, 120°44'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/695575/4294339 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Slate Mountain

Inventory numbers

CA 25C-61 (California bridge number)
BH 10869 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 07/2014)

Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.3 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2012)

1,055

 

 

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Over $10,000 in Property Damage from 2017 Winter Storms - Eligible for Tax Relief

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[Karl Weiland, EDC Property Assessor]

Property damaged in the recent winter storms are eligible for immediate property tax relief according to El Dorado County Assessor Karl Weiland. Weiland explained that there are provisions of the Revenue & Taxation code that immediately reduce the assessed value in recognition of loss caused by storm damage.

In order to qualify for relief, the loss in value must exceed $10,000 and a claim filed within 12 months of the damage. The Assessor’s Office will be reviewing damage assessments from Building Services department and other local agencies in order to speed up the process and correct the 2016/2017 tax bills so that property owners are paying property taxes based on the damaged condition of the property. The office will also be contacting property owners in an effort to insure all damaged property is reviewed.

Weiland also emphasized the importance of providing the post office with updated mailing addresses in cases where the address changes due to relocation.

Property owners who have questions or need assistance are encouraged to call the Assessor’s Office. The main office is located at 360 Fair Lane in Placerville, CA. Office hours are 7-5:30 and the phone number is 530.621.5719. The Assessor’s web site, www.edcgov.us/assessor has on line property information, additional information on a variety of property tax issues as well as an on line application for calamity damage relief.

Karl Weiland, El Dorado County Assessor 
karl.weiland@edcgov.us 
360 Fair Lane  
Placerville 
Phone 530.621.5757 
 

 

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FORMER CALTRANS DIRECTOR SAYS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE THE WORST HE’S EVER SEEN

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Everyone knows California’s roads are in terrible shape. Now, the former director of Caltrans is speaking out about just how terrible they really are.

“This is the worst I have seen,” said Will Kempton, who began working at Caltrans in 1976 and became its head under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. 

“We have just underinvested in our transportation infrastructure for decades, and it’s coming home to roost. Particularly after the recent storms, our roads are in very, very bad shape.”

Kempton believes the denial may finally be coming to an end. He said he’s encouraged by recent statements from Gov. Brown and lawmakers setting an April 6 deadline for an agreement on transportation funding. 

Kempton doesn’t expect it to be easy, especially with at least four competing proposals on the table. But he says it’s necessary.

Anyone driving these chewed up slabs of asphalt will surely agree.

 

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Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 2-18-17

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The following people are on the arrest log of February 18, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:    

NEIL AINSWORTH
JN1700788    NEIL    THOMAS    AINSWORTH    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    INCUSTODY    46    PPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
594(A)    M    VANDALISM    $15,000.00

ALEXANDER ASCENCIO
JN1700789    ALEXANDER    IAN    ASCENCIO    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    RELEASED    18    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
496(A)    M    REC KNWN STOLN PROP    $2,000.00

BERNADETTE BAGUIO 
JN1700799    BERNADETTE    ADELINE    BAGUIO    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170218    INCUSTODY    56    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
273.5    F    INFLICT CRPL INJ SP/COHAB    $50,000.00

RICHARD BOHN
JN1700787    RICHARD    PETER    BOHN    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    RELEASED    53    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11377(A)    M    POSSESS CNTL SUB    $7,500.00
11550(A)    M    UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL SUB    $2,500.00

CHARLES BOYD
JN1700797    CHARLES    DEAN    BOYD    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    INCUSTODY    35    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
7145    M    FAIL POS/ETC LIC:FISH/ETC    $10,000.00

KARIN BOYER-ROWE
JN1700782    KARIN    JACQUELINE    BOYER-ROWE    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    RELEASED    50    PCHP
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(F)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/DRUG    $5,000.00

WARREN BUTZ
JN1700800    WARREN    LEE    BUTZ    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    INCUSTODY    46    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
647(F)    M    DISORD CONDUCT:UI/DRUG    $500.00

RICHARD DETWILER
JN1700780    RICHARD    PAUL    DETWILER    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170218    INCUSTODY    43    SLPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
1203.2(A)    M    VIOL OF PROBATION    $2,500.00
1203.2(A)    M    VIOL OF PROBATION    $2,500.00

PHILLIP DUNKIN
JN1700794    PHILLIP    RYAN    DUNKIN    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    RELEASED    33    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11377(A)    M    POSSESS CNTL SUB    $2,500.00

ANN HAWKEN
JN1700792    ANN    MUSHLITZ    HAWKEN    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170218    RELEASED    56    SLPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
647(F)    M    DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOHOL    $500.00

JOSEPH HESTER
JN1700796    JOSEPH    LYNELL    HESTER    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    INCUSTODY    33    PPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
647(F)    M    DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOHOL    $500.00

SHARON HUMPHRIES
JN1700784    SHARON    KRISTEEN    HUMPHRIES    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    RELEASED    39    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11364(A)    M    POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA    $2,000.00
14601.1(A)    M    DRIVE:LIC SUSPENDED/ETC    $10,000.00
14601.1(A)    M    DRIVE:LIC SUSPENDED/ETC    $10,000.00

KIRSTIN MANLEY
JN1700781    KIRSTIN    ALEANOR    MANLEY    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    RELEASED    50    PCHP
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(F)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/DRUG    $5,000.00

TYLOR MARVOS
JN1700798    TYLOR    KEODARA    MARVOS    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    INCUSTODY    24    PPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
1203.2(A)    M    VIOL OF PROBATION    $5,000.00
488    M    PETTY THEFT    $1,500.00
1203.2(A)    M    VIOL OF PROBATION    $2,000.00

CONNIE MIGUEZ
JN1700786    CONNIE    DEE    MIGUEZ    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    RELEASED    43    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11377(A)    M    POSSESS CNTL SUB    $2,500.00
11364(A)    M    POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA    $2,000.00

ROBERT MUNSEY
JN1700793    ROBERT    TYLER    MUNSEY    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PP    20170218    INCUSTODY    31    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
1203.2(A)    M    VIOL OF PROBATION    

JENNIFER ORTEGA
JN1700790    JENNIFER    LEE    ORTEGA    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    RELEASED    36    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11377(A)    M    POSSESS CNTL SUB    $2,500.00
11364(A)    M    POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA    $2,000.00
21510(A)    M    POSS SWITCHBLADE:VEHICLE    $2,000.00

JERRAMY PUGH
JN1700795    JERRAMY    ROBERT    PUGH    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    INCUSTODY    19    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
594(A)(1)    M    VANDALISM:DEFACE PROPERTY    $2,000.00

RYAN WARE
JN1700791    RYAN    DAVID    WARE    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    INCUSTODY    34    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(B)    M    DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT    
23152(A)    M    DUI ALCOHOL    

COREY WEBB
JN1700785    COREY    GLEN    WEBB    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    INCUSTODY    25    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
273.6(A)    M    VIO ORD:PREVNT DOMES VIOL    $25,000.00

MICHAEL WEBSTER
JN1700783    MICHAEL    SHAWN    WEBSTER    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170218    RELEASED    42    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11364(A)    M    POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA    $2,000.00
21810    F    MFG/SALE/ETC METAL KNUCKL    $10,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    F    ENHANCEMENT - BAIL PURPOSES ONLY    $105,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    F    ENHANCEMENT - BAIL PURPOSES ONLY    $30,000.00

EDSO Actvity Log for 2/18/2017

@ 0018 27491 GC DEATH INVESTIGATION \ MT PLEASANT DR, GRIZZLY FLATS EM1701402
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =73

@ 0658 21810 PC MFG/SALE/ETC METAL K \ SARATOGA WY, EL DORADO HILLS EG1701403

@ 0821 273.6(A) PC VIO ORD:PREVNT DOMES, CAMERON PARK EG1701404
A MAN WAS ARRESTED FOR A VIOLATION OF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER.

@ 0900 11377(A) HS POSSESS CNTL SUB \ RED HAWK PK, SHINGLE SPRINGS EG1701407
A MALE SUBJECT WITH A WARRANT WAS CONTACTED. A FEMALE WITH THE MALE WAS FOUND TO HAVE METHAMPHETAMINE AND PARAPHERNALIA IN HER PURSE. BOTH SUBJECTS WERE ARRESTED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN.
S01 ARRESTED MIGUEZ, CONNIE SEX=F AGE= 43

@ 0941 27491 GC DEATH INVESTIGATION \ GLEN RIDGE RD, SOUTH LAKE TAHO EM1701409
BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 0800 AND 0900 HOURS ON 02/18/17, A MALE ADULT DIED INSIDE HIS RESIDENCE IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =65

@ 0951 459 PC BURGLARY \ PRETTY GOOD RD, OAK HILL EG1701417

@ 0959 27491 GC DEATH INVESTIGATION \ SPRINGBURN WY, EL DORADO HILLS EG1701410
DEPUTIES WHERE DISPATCHED TO THE REPORT OF AN UNRESPONSIVE FEMALE. DEPUTIES LATER DOCUMENTED THE DEATH OF A FEMALE SUBJECT WITH A CORONERS REPORT.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 67

@ 1000 28 VC REPOSSESSION \ PONY EXPRESS TL, POLLOCK PINES EG1701408
REPOSSESSION.

@ 1026 11377(A) HS POSS CONTROLLED SUBS \ TOWN CENTER BL, EL DORADO HILLS EG1701411
AN ADULT FEMALE WAS ARRESTED FOR SEVERAL DRUG RELATED CHARGES AND AN ADULT MALE WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 56
V02 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =20

@ 1119 530 PC PERSONATE GET MONEY/ \ MOSS LN, CAMINO EG1701412
A SUBJECTS ACOUNT WAS USED TO MAKE OVER $2000 IN UNAUTHORIZED PURCHASES
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =54

@ 1132 13700A PC DOMESTIC QUARREL \ PARK DR, EL DORADO HILLS EG1701413
DEPUTIES CONTACTED INVOLVED PARTIES, VIA TELEPHONE, FOR A REPORT A DOMESTIC QUARREL.

@ 1140 459 PC BURGLARY:FIRST DEGRE \ CREEKSIDE DR, GRIZZLY FLATS EG1701419
UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) ENTERED A RESIDENCE AND TWO SHEDS AND STOLE VARIOUS ITEMS.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =53

@ 1150 10.16.140 CC PRIVATE PROPERTY TOW \ COLD SPRINGS RD, PLACERVILLE EG1701414
PRIVATE PROPERTY TOW.

@ 1220 647(A) PC LEWD CONDUCT \ POST ST, EL DORADO HILLS EG1701415
NUGGET MARKET LOSS PREVENTION IDENTIFIED A SUBJECT FOLLOWING WOMEN AROUND THE STORE.
S01 SEX=M SUSPECT AGE= 31

@ 1335 242 PC INFO BATTERY REPORT \ HIGHWAY 50 HY, MEYERS EG1701418 
MALE AND FEMALE DRIVERS GOT INTO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AFTER A "ROAD RAGE" INCIDENT.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 18

@ 1432 11377(A) HS POSS CONTROLLED SUBS \ COACH LN, CAMERON PARK EG1701421
AN ADULT MALE WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.

@ 1447 14601.1(A VC DRIVE:LIC SUSPENDED/ \ PLACER ST, GEORGETOWN EG1701422
DRIVER CITED FOR DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE.
S01 ARRESTED BRUNE, ANTHONY SEX=M AGE= 24

@ 1530 28 VC REPOSSESSION \ WENTWORTH SPRINGS RD, GEORGETOWN EG1701424
REPOSSESSION.

@ 1534 23109(C) VC AIDE/ABET SPEED EXHI \ LAKE TAHOE BL, SO LAKE TAHOE EG1701425
SUSPECT WAS CITED AND RELEASED AFTER BEING OBSERVED ENGAGING IN A SPEEDING CONTEST WITH ANOTHER MOTORIST.

@ 1902 470(A) PC FORGERY \ CAMINO CUMBRE , GEORGETOWN EG1701429
UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED WITHDRAWAL FROM A FEMALE SUBJECT'S BANK ACCOUNT.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 73

@ 2102 INFO IN LOST PROPERTY \ SWANSBORO RD, MOSQUITO EG1701430
REPORTING PARTY STATED SHE LOST HER WALLET.

@ 2232 273.5(A) PC CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB \ MEYERS EG1701431
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =60

@ 2326 FOUND IN FOUND PROPERTY \ REDHAWK PK, SHINGLE SPRINGS EG1701400
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA WAS LOCATED IN A PUBLIC PLACE. 

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Old Hangtown Wall Art at Walmart - Gold Hill Circa 1860

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Placerville, California - View of Gold Hill Mining Town (24x36 Giclee Gallery Print, Wall Decor Travel Poster)

About this item - High-quality art giclee print.Printed on heavy stock paper100% Made in America.Paper size measures 36 x 24 inchesImage size of 36 x 22 1/8 inches This premium Giclee fine art print is an upgrade from our standard art print. Printed on thick (310gsm) textured acid-free watercolor paper. Giclee prints are the standard reproduction medium for museums and premium art galleries worldwide. This print is 100% Made in America.Giclee (French for 'to spray') is a printing process where millions of ink droplets are sprayed onto a high-quality paper. This printing process allows for dynamic, almost 3D appearance due to the high color gamut (millions of colors), smooth printing texture, and amazing details in shadows, creating depth.We use only fine art inks, which are resistant to fading at least 75 years, museum level archival quality, with acid-free pigment to ensure the print doesn't discolor over time.Paper size measures 36 x 24 in with an image size of 36 x 22 1/8 in, perfect for framing.The Giclee will ship rolled in a thick mailer tube, rolled with archival tissue.Lantern Press is a dynamic art company that specializes in the world's leading imagery. Our collection includes original works created by our in-house art team, modern photography, home & office decor trends, antique maps, vintage posters, and everything in between. With an ever growing collection of world-renowned imagery, Lantern Press is a trendsetter known to decorate homes and major resorts - as well as the sets of commercials, films, and television shows.If you're seeking the perfect art to frame for your home or office, we're certain we have a piece you will connect with. Peruse our collection here featuring over 50,000 images available in multiple sizes and mediums. We'd also like to take this time to thank you if you've purchased from us before, or plan to today. You are supporting artists who care deeply about their art form, and a company that is proud to print these amazing images in America. Your support allows us to continue doing what we love - creating beautiful art.

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Dave Pratt reports on Sup Frentzen's Town Hall Meeting about Road Conditions

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[Dave Pratt]
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Roads meeting at Mountain Creek Middle School. Estimated attendance was 100 people. Highlights:

1) Both Bucks Bar Road and Mt Aukum Road issues are related to failing culverts. DOT is going in front of the BOS on March 7th with the respective plans and a compressed bid window to complete the projects. The tentative plan is to start work on Mt Aukum road in early April with a target completion date of May 1. Once that is complete, the replacement of the Buck's Bar culvert will occur in May and will probably close the road for about a week.

2) There was universal acknowledgement that Buck's Bar Road MUST stay open and thus is the highest priority as the next wave of storms begin tomorrow.

3) Omo Ranch Road, between the cattle guard and North South Road, will be plowed during snow events through the end of the season as another way out of the south county.

4) The objective is to get the significant road work completed well before the start of fire season.

5) The detour seems longer, but with in our current situation it only takes a couple minutes longer on the recommended detour of PV Road and BB Road.

6) It was reinforced by several speakers about the need to get to Pleasant Valley (and visa versa) to support our local businesses. Keep our money local and support all of our area businesses.

7) There will also be a special BOS meeting the week of 2/27 regarding road funding.
 

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Wendy Thomas reports on Placerville City Council meeting

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[Wendy Thomas]
 

Greetings Placerville. Hope you are enjoying the calm before the storm. Here is this week's CITY COUNCIL UPDATE:

PRESENTATION: Worker's Comp Trending Report. Good news...Our Worker's Comp claims are very low in comparison to other comparable cities. We have averaged 11 claims per year at an average cost of $6,783. Comparable average costs: Yuba City: $20,466 Willows: $42,311 Marysville: $24,461 Auburn: $39,480. (Nevada City did well too with $6,675). Our success is attributed to Best Practices Management and clear communication with those who are injured. Well done to our fine staff.

CONSENT AGENDA: Bike racks are coming to Main St, finally! 2 at Town Hall, 3 in Parking Garage and 3 in bulb-outs on Main.

ORDINANCES: 
SIDEWALK DINING. The Planning Commission embarked on a public process for over a year, and this week Council introduced the Ordinance that will PERMIT SIDEWALK DINING within the public right-of-way. Staff changed the necessary permit to a Special Temporary Use Permit (which is cheaper than a Site Plan Review). Vaping and smoking not allowed. Looking forward to this added sense of vibrancy and community in the heart of our City!

HOUSING OPPORTUNITY OVERLAY ZONE: We adopted this Ordinance on the Middletown/Placerville Drive parcel.

ACTION ITEMS:

VIETNAM VETERANS MONUMENT GARDEN: Thanks to the dedicated work of Commuity Pride, Steve Youel's office and multiple Veteran's Organizations, this monument will be installed by Memorial Day! Council approved $17,914 from our reserve balance to match donations by Community Pride and our Veteran's Associations. Looking forward to properly honoring our local, young men that made the ultimate sacrifice.

MEASURE H/L COMMITTEE ...now 1 committee. This dedicated group (5 members + 1 alternate) are responsible for overseeing that your tax dollars for our roads and pipes are used ONLY for those purposes.

PARDI / BIG CUT WATERLINE CHANGE ORDER: This project (purpose: to reroute and replace old and undersized water pipes) has been challenging, and this week we approved a $253,307.46 change order from the Water Enterprise Fund Operating Reserve. When we opened the street, major problems were found that needed to be addressed...like the bottom was disintegrated on a major pipe, amoung others.

EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: We extended our Emergency Ordinance to include this weekend's storm and our crews have been hard at work to open up waterways.

Stay dry and safe this weekend Placerville,Wendy Thomas.
 

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Economic Impact of El Dorado County Fair

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[Jody Gray, El Dorado County Fair CEO]

Placerville, CA - Fair season in El Dorado County provides more than candy apples, musical acts and livestock competitions; it also helps fuel the economies of local communities.

Most people know that fairs entertain and educate; they also have immense economic, educational, social and cultural impacts. In addition, fairs have economic impacts from spending by attendees and businesses, to nonprofit fundraising, to job creation and tax revenues.

“The El Dorado County fairgrounds generated approximately $14,053,000 in spending activity alone in 2015,” according to the 2015 Economic Impact Study, created by California Department of Food & Agriculture. This benefits the local economy and creates a ripple effect on economic benefits for California. “The entire network of fairs in California generated upwards of $3.9 billion in economic activity.”

The equivalent of 106 jobs were created as a result of spending by our fairgrounds, its support businesses and attendees. The labor income generated by these additional jobs was approximately $3,731,000.

El Dorado County Fair & Event Center provides many non-profit and charity based organizations the opportunity to raise substantial portions of their annual budgets through fundraising, both at Fair and throughout the year.

From people’s paychecks to community services, the return on investment from fairs is widespread. Fairs, however, represent much more than dollars-and-cents. Fairs offer a link between urban and rural communities. They serve as tools to educate residents about the importance of agriculture and introduce young people to both traditional and innovative aspects of life on the farm.

Fairs reach far beyond their agricultural roots to encourage industries and individuals to strive for excellence through competitions. Winning the blue ribbon at a fair competition is a great incentive to showcase the best of the county. Through social and cultural impacts, EDC Fair embodies the community spirit and highlights the diversity of El Dorado County.

El Dorado County Fair offers a great economic windfall to the community and non-profit organizations, as well as being a huge resource for fire camps, cooling stations and—it is the best place to win yourself a blue ribbon and have an amazing time!

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2017 El Dorado County Fair “Ribbons and Rides”—Thursday, June 15 – Father’s Day, Sunday June 18

Fair Entry Deadlines vary. Please see eldoradocountyfair.org/entry.html for more information.

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Who/What:                          El Dorado County Fair, “Ribbons and Rides”

When:                                    Thursday, June 15 – Father’s Day, Sunday June 18

Where:                                  El Dorado County Fair & Event Center, 100 Placerville Drive, Placerville, CA

Tickets:  Pre-sale: $9-Regular, $7 Junior & Senior; During the Fair: $10-Regular, $8 Junior & Senior. Attendees with active duty military ID get in FREE. Parking $6 per car or take the free shuttle. (Check our website for details.)

 

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Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 2-19-17

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The following people are on the arrest log of February 19, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:    

MATTHEW CROWE
JN1700817    MATTHEW    LOYD    CROWE    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    INCUSTODY    49    PCHP
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(A)/23152(B)    M    DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS    $20,000.00
14601.2(A)    M    DRIV:SUSP/ETC LIC:DUI:VIO    $2,500.00
ENHANCEMENT    M    ENHANCEMENT - FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY    $2,500.00

STEPHANIE GARCIA
JN1700814    STEPHANIE    ANN    GARCIA    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    INCUSTODY    29    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
148.9(A)    M    FALSE ID TO SPECIFIC PO'S    $2,000.00
10851(A)    F    VEHICLE THEFT    $75,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    M    ENHANCEMENT - FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY    $7,500.00

JAMIE GIPSON
JN1700806    JAMIE        GIPSON    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170219    INCUSTODY    35    SLPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
3455    F    POST RELEASE REVOCATION    

DAVID GRIFFITHS
JN1700807    DAVID    PARRISH    GRIFFITHS    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    RELEASED    50    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
273A(B)    M    WILLFUL CRUELTY TO CHILD    $10,000.00

GRANT HANOVER
JN1700813    GRANT    DOUGLAS    HANOVER    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    INCUSTODY    26    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
273.5(A)    F    CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB/DATE    $50,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    F    ENHANCEMENT FOR BAIL PURPOSE ONLY    $15,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    F    ENHANCEMENT FOR BAIL PURPOSE ONLY    $10,000.00

KRISTEN HEAD
JN1700809    KRISTEN    YVONNE    HEAD    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    INCUSTODY    24    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11550    M    UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL SUB    $2,000.00
241.1    F    ASLT ON CUSTODIAL OFFICER    $10,000.00

LISA HEFFELFINGER
JN1700801    LISA    MARIE    HEFFELFINGER    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    RELEASED    53    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
243(E)(1)    M    BAT:SPOUSE/EX SP/DATE/ETC    $7,500.00

KELLY HOWARD
JN1700815    KELLY    SUZANNE    HOWARD    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    INCUSTODY    36    PPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(A)/23152(B)    M    DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS    $15,000.00
273A(A)    F    CHILD CRUELTY:POS INJ/DTH    $50,000.00

JAYSON KAGAN
JN1700811    JAYSON    SAMUEL    KAGAN    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170219    INCUSTODY    18    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
69    F    OBSTRUCT/RESIST EXEC OFF    $25,000.00
242    M    BATTERY    $5,000.00
591    F    DAMAGE/ETC CELLULAR DEVICE    $10,000.00

CATHARINE MAULDIN
JN1700803    CATHARINE    ELIZABETH    MAULDIN    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    RELEASED    45    PCHP
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(A)/23152(B)    M    DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS    $5,000.00

COURTNEY PATTON
JN1700808    COURTNEY    JANE    PATTON    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    RELEASED    27    DA
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
10980(C)(2)    F    FRAUD TO OBTAIN AID $400+    
118(A)    F    PERJURY

IAN RAWLIN
JN1700810    IAN    DEVON    RAWLIN    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    INCUSTODY    24    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11550(A)    M    UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL SUB    $2,000.00
11377(A)    M    POSSESS CNTL SUB    $2,500.00
11364(A)    M    POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA    $2,000.00
4573    F    BRING CNTL SUB/ETC JAIL    $50,000.00
350(A)    M    POSSESS NARCOTIC CNTL SUB    $2,500.00

JOHN REYES
JN1700802    JOHN    EDWARD    REYES    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170219    INCUSTODY    57    SLPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
23152(A)/23152(B)    M    DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS    $10,000.00
ENHANCEMENT    M    ENHANCEMENT    $2,500.00

JOLANI REYNOSO
JN1700805    JOLANI    ALEXANDRIA    REYNOSO    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170219    RELEASED    20    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
243(E)(1)    M    BAT:SPOUSE/EX SP/DATE/ETC    $7,500.00

CHARLOTTE SOVEREEN
JN1700804    CHARLOTTE    NICOLE    SOVEREEN    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    INCUSTODY    31    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
273.5(A)    F    CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB/DATE    $50,000.00

BILLY THORNTON 
JN1700816    BILLY    RAY    THORNTON    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    INCUSTODY    47    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11377(A)    F    POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE    
1203.2(A)    F    VIOL OF PROBATION    

BRIENNA WHITE
JN1700812    BRIENNA    JANELLE    WHITE    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    RELEASED    33    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
11364(A)    M    POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA    $2,000.00
1203.2(A)    M    VIOL OF PROBATION    $2,000.00

JASMINE YOUNG
JN1700818    JASMINE    MARIE    YOUNG    F
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
LT    20170219    INCUSTODY    22    SLPD
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
273.5    F    INFLICT CRPL INJ SP/COHAB    $50,000.00

CHRISTOPHER YOUNG
JN1700819    CHRISTOPHER    FAIRELL    YOUNG    M
Facility    Date Booked    Status    Age at Booking    Arresting Agency
PV    20170219    INCUSTODY    33    EDSO
First 5 Charges    Misd or Felony?    Description    
Bail Amount For Each Charge
273.5(A)    F    CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB/DATE    
273.5(A)    M    CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB/DATE    
1203.2(A)    M    VIOL OF PROBATION    

EDSO Actvity Log for 2/19/2017

@ 0054 13700 PR DOMESTIC DISPUTE \ CAMINO EG1701435
DOMESTIC DISPUTE

@ 0114 273.5(A) PC CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB \ EL DORADO HILLS EG1701436
A FEMALE WAS ARRESTED FOR FELONY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFTER PUNCHING, SCRATCHING AND KICKING HER HUSBAND.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =50
S01 ARRESTED SOVEREEN, CHARLOTTE SEX=F AGE= 31

@ 0122 243(E)(1) PC BAT:SPOUSE/EX SP/DAT \ TAHOMA EG1701437
ADULT FEMALE ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =26

@ 0444 485 PC APPROPR LOST PROP \ SHINGLE SPRINGS EG1701438
VICTIM RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING MONEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF HER ACCOUNT.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 36

@ 0808 10851(A) VC VEHICLE THEFT \ OAK KNOLL RD, PLACERVILLE EG1701439
CARGO TRAILER WAS STOLEN.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =63

@ 1015 273A(B) PC WILLFUL CRUELTY TO C \ EL DORADO HILLS EG1701443
DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO A REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE. A MALE SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =15

@ 1052 INFO IN FOUND PROPERTY \ GOLD RIDGE TL, POLLOCK PINES EG1701442
SYRINGES WERE FOUND NEAR A ROADWAY

@ 1116 647(C) PC BEGGING \ PLAZA DR, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1701441
A MALE SUBJECT WAS CITED FOR BEGGING.
S01 ARRESTED HARRIS, JOSHUA SEX=M AGE= 23

@ 1200 273A PC WILLFUL CRUELTY TO C \ CAMERON PARK EG1701444
DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =3

@ 1301 4573 PC BRING CNTL SUB/ETC J \ CAMELLIA LN, PLACERVILLE EG1701448
SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED AND FOUND TO POSSESS METHAMPHETAMINE, HEROIN AND PARAPHERNALIA
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 28

@ 1325 470 PC FORGERY \ CAMERON PARK DR, CAMERON PARK EG1701447
FEMALE SUSPECT ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE FOOD ITEMS AND FUEL WITH A COUNTERFEIT BILL. SUSPECT LEFT THE BILL BEHIND AND LEFT THE SCENE IN A RENTED U-HALL VAN.
V02 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 68

@ 1413 242 PC BATTERY \ TAHOE PARADISE EG1701449
ADULT SON AND MOTHER ENGAGED IN A VERBAL DISPUTE. THE SON PUSHED HIS MOTHER INTO A DRYER.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 53

@ 1416 000000000 IN INFO CASE \ LEAF CR, POLLOCK PINES EG1701423
DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO A P.C. 459 (BURGLARY)
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 56 

@ 1511 273.5(A) PC CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB \ EL DORADO HILLS EG1701453
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 30

@ 1600 14601.1(A VC DRIVE:LIC SUSPENDED/ \ GREENSTONE RD, EL DORADO EG1701426
A MALE SUBJECT WAS CITED AND RELEASED FOR DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE AFTER HIS VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER FOR HAVING SUSPENDED REGISTRATION.
S01 ARRESTED TAYLOR, ERIC SEX=M AGE= 34

@ 1622 470 PC FORGERY \ PINEOAKYO CT, RESCUE EG1701451
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 60

@ 1707 148.9(A) PC FALSE ID TO SPECIFIC \ ROYCE DR, CAMERON PARK EG1701455
THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED FOR PROVIDING FALSE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION TO A PEACE OFFICER

@ 1727 23152(A) VC DUI ALCOHOL \ CAMERON PARK DR, CAMERON PARK EG1701454
DUI TURNOVER. SUBJECT WAS INTOXICATED AND PASSED OUT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF HIS VEHICLE
S01 SEX=M SUSPECT AGE= 49

@ 1848 13700 PC DOMESTIC VERBAL \ DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1701457
DEPUTIES DOCUMENTED A DOMESTIC VERBAL DISPUTE

@ 1855 459 PC BURGLARY \ AHWAHNEE WY, COOL EG1701458
A PROPERTY WAS FORCIBLY ENTERED AND A STRUCTURE WAS BROKEN INTO. AN ATV WAS STOLEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE
STRUCTURE.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 59

@ 1906 INFO IN CHILD ABUSE \ COLOMA EG1701460
THERE WAS A REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE; IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNFOUNDED

@ 1914 653X(A) PC ANNOYING/ETC CALLS T \ JIM VALLEY RD, PLACERVILLE EG1701459
SUBJECT CALLED 911 SEVERAL TIMES. DEPUTIES WERE UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECTED CALLER
S01 SEX=M SUSPECT AGE= 42

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Please Note: Arrests are made based upon probable cause. All are entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law.

 

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EDCOE Child Development Programs Educate Generations

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[Dina Gentry]

The El Dorado County Office of Education’s (EDCOE) Child Development Programs provide high-quality, early child care to students in El Dorado County generation after generation. Head Start Teacher, Sandee Bangs, and Classroom Assistant II, Sandy Maggard, have worked in the program located at Schnell School for decades and have become part of their students’ families. “Past students return to our preschool program with their children, and one of the parents even honored us by naming her little girl Sandra” said Sandee.

Sandy echoed, “I’ve taught some of these students’ parents. It makes a big impact on their lives to receive continual support. This program means a lot to me personally because my children and grandchildren also began in Head Start. When my children where this young, the program was there for me as a parent.”

Entering their classroom is like walking into a concert of orchestrated excitement as two people conduct a half-dozen groups of children participating in various activities. Students, ages three to five years, strengthen their social and cognitive skills while pretending to be co-chefs in the play kitchen, trying on clothes for dress-up, reading books in a small library covered in family photos, making castles out of magnetic blocks, pretending to take photos with a play camera, and much more. Students are taught to be polite to one another, share, and clean up when finished with their activity. During circle time, an animated Sandee leads the group in exercises such as sing-a-longs, storytelling, and star-gazing at the ceiling which becomes the night sky filled with white lights from a projector. “We like to stimulate a higher level of thinking by asking the group open-ended questions and engaging them in everything we do,” Sandee noted.  

Each month is defined by a subject, and January was winter. At the beginning of the month, the library was filled with books concentrated on the season, and students were given a tub filled with fake snow to explore. Sandee explained that they integrate science into the classroom in different ways. “We have a sensory of the month. This fake snow is made of a plastic polymer and feels smooth to the touch,” she says as students scoop the snow into cups and giggle while watching it fall gently down. In table groups, students illustrate storms by creating construction paper clouds decorated in paper rain drops.

While Sandee continues to captivate the children, Sandy efficiently prepares a complete, balanced meal that the students will enjoy family-style, for lunch. Their nutrition program is enhanced by Farm to Preschool, Harvest of the Month, and more. Children are introduced to new foods through activities like taste tests, and local farmers donate their goods for students to experience. “Our community is incredibly generous, and we could not be more thankful. Last year, Delfino Family Farm donated a significant amount of apple cider to the class. We even had enough to send much of it home with parents for the entire family to enjoy. Bringing in things from the outside exposes them to the environment and broadens their horizons.” 

“The first years of a child’s development create a pivotal, educational foundation that will determine that student’s trajectory in life,” County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Ed Manansala, stated. “Our Child Development team members connect with our students on a fundamental level and positively impact their entire lives. I am proud of their dedication to these critical programs, our families, and community.”

Mary Viegas, the Executive Director of EDCOE Child Development Programs, explained, “The EDCOE Child Development Programs – like Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool, use researched-based curriculum and assessments that support the best environment and instructional strategies for early learning. Our teachers and instructional staff make the difference! Teachers are highly qualified professionals who ensure children’s experiences in our programs foster school readiness and the social skills needed to succeed. Some enrollment slots are still available for eligible children, call 530-295-2270 for more information.”
 

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