El Dorado County Crime & Justice Articles

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – School districts across the country have been receiving reports of potential threats following the election.

Folsom City Council is scheduled to review and likely approve the purchase of five new Ford Explorer vehicles for the Folsom Police Departments, a purchase that just exceeds $300,000 and will improve the department’s fleet of vehicles.

In more than 30 states, it’s harder than ever to vote this year. But in California, it’s never been easier.

Officer John Costello saved an accident victim's life on his way to work

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has arrested a local man accused of starting the Crozier Fire that forced evacuations El Dorado County last month.

STATELINE, Nev. – When filmmakers Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez finished their latest projects, McMillions$, the story of a fraud ring that rigged the results of the McDonald's Monopoly game, and The Big Conn, a series about Eric C. …

The City of Folsom has welcomed four new faces to the Folsom Police Department this week as it continues to strengthen its force to serve the city’s growing needs. The four new officers were sworn in at the department by …

In what they are hailing as a significant crackdown on illegal fireworks, law enforcement and fire officials in Sacramento County seized their largest-ever haul of illicit pyrotechnics following a targeted investigation prompted by a tip-off from concerned citizens Thursday.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Division have filed no charges against a homeowner who shot and killed a yearling bear after it entered his house through a backdoor on Memorial Day. …

How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the state’s history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A nationwide cyberattack on United Healthcare impacted several South Lake Tahoe pharmacies.

Four people who died in a South Lake Tahoe home after a Super Bowl Party appeared to have been poisoned by cocaine cut with fentanyl.

“Intelligent” speed-limiting technology will be required in all new California cars starting in 2027, if a new law authored by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener passes.

In San Mateo County, a new law allows police to charge homeless people with criminal offenses if they don’t accept shelter. SCOTUS will soon weigh in with a potential landmark decision in an Oregon case.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by 18 Douglas County property owners against the U.S Forest Service over the 2021 Tamarack Fire.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The family of Donna Lass was able to end 2023 with some closure, after law enforcement agencies identified the remains of their long missing relative.

As the COVID pandemic eased, so did the epidemic of death on the road. Somewhat. But the ongoing crisis of traffic fatalities remains at high levels with early numbers form 2023 appearing to top 4,000 in California.

The decision to not take to trial the case of the father and son accused of starting the Caldor Fire was reached not due to a smoking gun, but rather smoldering bullets. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Vicki Ashworth …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As we head into the new year, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is educating the public on traffic safety laws that were passed during this year's legislative session and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The laws referenced below …