Crime log: Jan. 25-27

Jan. 25

1:45 a.m. Deputies stopped a vehicle displaying expired registration on Pleasant Valley Road in Diamond Springs. The allegedly uninsured driver was determined to allegedly be driving on a suspended driver’s license. The driver, Christy Buckley, 36, was cited and released without incident.

2:50 a.m. A 46-year-old customer of the Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs reported a woman she met on site had possibly been kidnapped. South Lake Tahoe PD was investigating.

6:16 a.m. A 33-year-old victim reported grand theft on Saddle Road in South Lake Tahoe.

5:04 p.m. Deputies were dispatched to a telephone report regarding a grand theft on Enterprise Drive in Diamond Springs. The victim 
stated $2,400 of cash and checks were stolen out of an unlocked file cabinet in an animal shelter. No suspect information was available and there were no signs of forced entry.

Jan. 26

12:58 a.m. A 19-year-old male suspect allegedly fled from the area of a fire station in Cameron Park after stealing approximately 15 gallons of gasoline worth $53. The suspect left several gas cans and other items behind.

11:00 a.m. 
A family was involved in a verbal and physical altercation on Deer Avenue in Tahoma. None of the parties wanted to press charges.

7:26 p.m. Deputies were dispatched to a vandalism call on Vista Mar Drive in El Dorado Hills.

Jan. 27

1:07 a.m. Contact was made with subjects inside their vehicle on Red Hawk Parkway in Shingle Springs. The subject consented to a search of his person that allegedly revealed a useable amount of a substance that was later tested presumptive positive for methamphetamine. An additional 29-year-old subject was found to allegedly be in possession of a methamphetamine pipe. Lamont Whitaker, 41, was booked into El Dorado County Jail.

1:48 a.m. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Saratoga Way in El Dorado Hills for allegedly expired registration and false tabs. The driver of the vehicle was allegedly found to be unlicensed and in possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. The driver, Agustin Arevalo-Sotelo, 40, was arrested and booked on multiple charges.

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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