El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office

July 26, 2019 – On Friday, July 26, 2019, the FBI Las Vegas Field Office, Reno Resident Agency, received a report of an individual who may harm herself and may put others at risk.  The FBI contacted the Reno Police Department to assist with locating the individual to ensure her safety and that of others. […]

April 23, 2019 – Yesterday we were called regarding an armed robbery at a construction site in El Dorado Hills. The victim reported that a similar incident had occurred a week earlier. The suspect, Patrick Mullany of El Dorado Hills, reportedly identified himself as an ICE agent, handcuffed the constructions workers, and took money to […]

October 29, 2018 – The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is currently leading a multi-jurisdictional investigation in the Meyers at approximately 1 PM. This investigation began after a pursuit of a motorcycle by South Lake Tahoe Police Department entered El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction and ended with an officer involved shooting.  SLTPD initially requested […]

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. September 18, 2018 – On September 17, 2018, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit recovered a body from a depth of 1,062 feet in Lake Tahoe. The recovery was made while searching for a missing person, who reportedly drowned the week prior. The decedent has been positively identified as 33 year […]

March 19, 2018 – Detectives from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office provided the California Department of Justice with DNA samples from the two bodies recovered from Fallen Leaf Lake in August and October. The California Department of Justice confirmed the identities of both bodies. The female recovered on August 29, 2017 was identified through […]

On December 27, Lewis Carillo III, a 49 year old from Santa Rosa, was pronounced dead after a solo skiing accident at Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe. First aid was provided on scene but they were unable to revive Lewis and he was pronounced dead. The cause of death is pending and next […]

On Thursday, December 7, 2017, David Karlin, a 23 year old from Orangevale, Ca, was pronounced dead after a snowboarding accident in South Lake Tahoe. First aid was provided by an on scene acquaintance as well as Ski Patrol, while David was being transported to Paramedics. Paramedics were unable to revive David and he was […]

August 27, 2017 – On June 8, 2017, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office assisted California State Parks with a report of a missing kayaker. The kayaker, Dan Pham, left from Lester Beach on his way to boat camp in Emerald Bay. Pham never arrived. An extensive search effort was conducted by El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR), El Dorado County Sheriff’s […]

Update October 17, 2016 at 9:55 AM The search for the missing aircraft has resumed. However, due to the weather, aircrafts are unable to get a low level visual search of the area. Civil Air Patrol is flying above and unable to get visual on the ground at this time. CHP aircraft attempted to get […]

August 24, 2016 at 8:33 PM El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Tasha Thompson Sadly, Jennifer Wilson-Johnston, was found deceased near the area she was last known to have been. The cause of death is under investigation and foul play in not suspected. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and we ask that […]