South Lake Tahoe — The Avoid the Six DUI Campaign will be deploying officers this holiday weekend at DUI/driver’s license checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols countywide to arrest impaired drivers. The Memorial Day weekend is the first holiday travel period of the summer season and this, coupled with many college and high school graduations, will [...]
The following were arrested on suspicion of driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. MICHAEL A. CULBERTSON, 25, of Placerville, by Placerville PD on April 11, bail listed as $4,386. LISA L. WHITE, 53, of Fontana, by CHP on April 12, bail listed as $2,500. BRANDY N. GILES, 24, of Somerset, by [...]
Al El Dorado County Sheriff’s deputy has been awarded for his efforts in DUI enforcement. Deputy Bryan Payne was recognized by the Mothers Against Drunk Drivers and California Office of Traffic Safety at the annual joint Law Enforcement Recognition and DUI Training seminar for El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties on April 25, [...]
Placerville CHP Commander Capt. Chuck King called his position the “most rewarding assignment in 16 years” of service. King, who received a promotion on May 1 from lieutenant to captain, is transferring to the Sacramento Communications Center in Rancho Cordova, where he will take command of dispatch for seven areas spread over five counties, he [...]
Imagine a tap dancer in shiny black shoes with big metal taps on the heels and toes going through his patterns backstage before a performance. He’s concentrating on his variations. Slowly, he becomes aware of an echo of his rhythms, a perfect repeat of his moves. Pulling back a curtain, he sees a man with [...]
All of this county’s judges were elected except one who was recently appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger, who created an additional judgeship for El Dorado County. That appointee is being opposed for election by two and we have to ask why that is. One clue to this came during our editorial board’s interview with the incumbent, [...]
A program to alert young drivers to the dangers of being distracted while driving is being quietly launched by student leaders, teachers and administrators at El Dorado County’s five public high schools and the County Office of Education. Even a split-second distraction can have deadly or long-lasting consequences, and the advent of cell phones and [...]
