Crime log: Dec. 15-18

Dec. 15

1:43 a.m. An 18-year-old male victim’s vehicle was tampered with and the vehicle’s gas cap was stolen from the vehicle on Summer Drive in El Dorado Hills.

6:06 p.m.  A female adult was detained by a loss prevention employees outside a business on Coach Lane in Cameron Park. The female, identified as Barbara King, 55, was found to have allegedly committed a theft from the business and was subsequently cited and released.

9:13 p.m. A juvenile female, 16, from group home care facility on Sluice Box Road in Placerville intentionally damaged her bedroom then allegedly committed a battery on a residential counselor from the group home.

10:29 p.m. A known female suspect, 46, allegedly burglarized a 22-year-old female victim’s residence on Newtown Road in Placerville.

Dec. 16

9:15 a.m. A burglary to a residence on Garnet Road in Pollock Pines was reported.

10:42 a.m. During an argument, a juvenile female, 17, allegedly hit her mother, 53, in the chest multiple times on Beechwood Drive in El Dorado Hills. The juvenile was placed under arrest and transported to juvenile hall.

12:33 p.m. A married couple allegedly got into a physical altercation on Calderwood Road in Shingle Springs and the male, 40, placed his hand on his 44-year-old wife’s neck. There were no visible injuries and the female and the male refused to meet with the responding deputy.

Dec. 17

1:43 p.m. 
Unknown subject(s) forced entry into a business on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park.

2:00 p.m. A female resident, 55, of a Diamond Springs mobile home park on Pleasant Valley Court believes that her neighbor poisoned her cat. She reported this is part of an on going pattern of harassment. There are no suspect leads at this time.

5:00 p.m. A male subject, identified as David Dornbier, 56, was arrested by a retail loss prevention agent for shoplifting from a Diamond Springs retail store on Missouri Flat Road. The responding deputy sheriff accepted the arrest and booked the subject into the El Dorado County Jail.

6:23 p.m. Deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspicious vehicle on Red Hawk Parkway in Shingle and arrested the occupant, Joshua Johnson, 33, for allegedly failing to return lost property.

9:18 p.m. Deputies were dispatched to a petty theft report on Royce Drive in Cameron Park.

9:28 p.m. Deputies were flagged down regarding a suspicious subject that was refusing to identify herself on Red Hawk Parkway in Placerville. A check of the subject revealed that it was allegedly unlawful for her to be on the premises. The subject, Alma Alford, 54, was cited and released at the scene.

Dec. 18

7:12 a.m. Unknown suspect(s) forced entry into the 19-year-old male victim’s vehicle on Stonebriar Drive in El Dorado Hills. Once in the vehicle, the suspect(s) stole several items from the victim’s vehicle. The victim sustained a financial loss of approximately $810.
 A 60-year-old male also had his car broken into by unknown suspect(s) and sustained a financial loss of approximately $1,040.

10:40 a.m. A victim reported vandalism by unknown suspect(s) on Timberline Ridge Court in El Dorado Hills.

10:47 a.m. Juliet Ellis, 21, was arrested for allegedly illegally possessing a schedule III prescription drug and a methamphetamine smoking pipe, while also having an outstanding warrant, on Meder Road in Cameron Park.

12:35 p.m. A victim reported burglary by unknown suspect(s) on Pearl Place in Diamond Springs.

12:35 p.m. A 53-year-old male victim reported burglary by unknown suspect(s) on Pony Express Trail in Cedar Grove. Documentation report only.

12:35 p.m. A 38-year-old male victim reported grand theft by unknown suspect(s) on Vine Street in El Dorado Hills.

Cole Mayer

Cole Mayer started writing for the Mountain Democrat in early 2012. He has written news, features and opinions in the past, and currently works the crime, court and fire beat.

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