(FOX40.COM) — The El Dorado County District Attorney Office said it would not file charges against a man who shot a bear cub that entered his South Lake Tahoe residence in May. The district attorney’s office released a 6 page report detailing it’s investigation into the incident which ultimately found that the man shot the […]
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El Dorado court throws out conviction for woman pressured into false confession
Brothers Nick and Jarred Lange sat Friday in an El Dorado County courtroom, hearing what they had waited so long to hear: the exoneration of their departed mother, Connie Louise Dahl. Dahl — under duress of what the district attorney called deceitful and “aggressive” law enforcement interrogations — falsely implicated her then-boyfriend, Ricky Davis, in […]
Man arrested after bomb threat called into El Dorado YMCA, police said
A 56-year-old man was arrested after a bomb threat was made at the El Dorado YMCA Saturday, the El Dorado Police Department said. El Dorado police, along with the El Dorado Fire Department and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, evacuated the gym at 300 N. Main St. The gym was searched and no explosive devices […]
Man arrested after El Dorado deputies say he pointed gun at Highway 50 gas station customer
A 69-year-old man who allegedly pointed a loaded shotgun at a customer inside an El Dorado County gas station Saturday was arrested by deputies after a brief standoff. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the man entered the Chevron station on the 7700 block of Highway 50 in Fresh Pond around 4 p.m. and “pointed a […]
Man arrested after El Dorado deputies say he pointed gun at Highway 50 gas station customer
A 69-year-old man who allegedly pointed a loaded shotgun at a customer inside an El Dorado County gas station Saturday was arrested by deputies after a brief standoff. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the man entered the Chevron station on the 7700 block of Highway 50 in Fresh Pond around 4 p.m. and “pointed a […]
Tesla provides alert, coordinates to fatal crash in El Dorado County
(FOX40.COM) — A man in his 40s died on Tuesday in El Dorado County after his vehicle plummeted down a hillside along Highway 50, according to the El Dorado County Fire Protection District. The vehicle, a Tesla, reported the crash to the man’s wife, sending information that it had been damaged in an accident and […]
Police recover more than 500 pieces of stolen mail from Folsom and El Dorado Hills
Officers this week recovered more than 500 pieces of stolen mail from Folsom and El Dorado Hills after they spotted two people acting suspiciously at a shopping center, police said. About 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the Folsom Police Department’s problem oriented policing unit noticed a woman acting suspiciously as she entered the Nordstrom Rack […]
Couple whose gender-reveal party sparked the massive El Dorado fire sentenced
The couple whose pyrotechnics during a gender-reveal party set off what came to be known as the massive El Dorado fire in San Bernardino County in 2020 was sentenced Friday after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors. The couple inadvertently started the 22,000-acre fire on a scorching hot day in a Yucaipa park with a […]
Sacramento Sheriff searching for at-risk 16-year-old girl, missing from El Dorado County
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an at-risk 16-year-old girl, the agency announced on social media Monday morning. Rachaelle Bollinger, who is deemed at risk due to a mental health diagnosis, was reported missing Saturday in El Dorado County, but is believed to be in the Sacramento area, according to the post. Bollinger […]