El Dorado
Adoptive parent arrested for various child abuse charges
Photo: Patricia Taylor PLACERVILLE – An El Dorado county adoptive parent is now behind bars after an investigation into various child abuse allegations resulted in her arrest. 63-year-old Patricia Taylor
Man assaulted on street, stabs his attacker, gets arrested
Photo: Jason Lamar PLACERVILLE – An assault in progress was reported to the Placerville Police Department shortly after noon on April 21st, Easter Sunday. Officers responded to 1676 Broadway Drive
County worker has inmate help him in side job
Photo: Ricci Chavez EL DORADO – An El Dorado County maintenance worker was caught doing side jobs using inmate labor. Arrested and charged with felony embezzlement was 33-year-old Ricci Chavez.
Placerville carjacker arrested in Sacramento 7 hours later
PLACERVILLE – At 2:30 in the afternoon on March 20, a carjacker stole a car from the Center Street Garage. A family, including an infant, were the victims. The female
Expired registration leads deputy to discover meth and counterfeit money
Photo: Chang under arrest EL DORADO HILLS – Common sense dictates that it is never wise to draw attention to oneself when engaging in criminal behavior, as a Sacramento man
Search warrant results in three arrests and drug seizure
Photo: drugs seized by EDCSO DIAMOND SPRINGS – A home on Sunlight Drive in the Diamond Springs area was the scene where a search warrant was served in late December.
Driver of Black Van Tries to Pick up 12-year-old Girl After School
Photo: Pasada Road near Cambridge CAMERON PARK – On December 3rd a rolling black van became the focal point of suspicious activity. A 12-year-old girl was walking home from her
Driver in Fatal Hit-and-run Arrested Hours Later
Photo: Ricardo Rosas PLACERVILLE – Early in the morning of October 10 a hit-and-run occurred on Missouri Flat Road and Halyard Lane. The pedestrian, 87-year-old Diamond Springs resident Gottfried Brunner,
Jesus Castro Wanted for Murder at Cultivation Site
Photo: Jesus Martin Munoz Castro GEORGETOWN – Jesus Castro is the primary suspect wanted for a murder in Georgetown. On August 21 someone found a body on the side of
Fatal Hit and Run Driver Caught After Three Days
Photo: Victim Trevor Bright SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – A fatal hit and run collision between a SUV and a bicyclist resulted in the cyclist’s death. Three days later the driver
