The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has the capability to utilize “Reverse 9-1-1”. This means that the Sheriff’s Office can geographically choose a specific area to send out an emergency message to all business and residents within the area. This tool is only used for emergency purposes such as: wild land fires or other hazards.

Note: Landlines and businesses are automatically registered in the 9-1-1 system. This self registration tool is for cellular and VOIP lines only. There is no need to register your landline telephone.

Anyone can create an account and register their address in the Reverse 9-1-1 system by following these steps:

1) Go to the El Dorado County Website https://www.edcgov.us/

2) Select “Alert Notification System” icon link on the right side of the page:

3) A notice window opens stating you are leaving the website. Select “ok”

4) Select “Register your Phone”:

5) A new page opens. Complete the registration by entering your name, address, and contact information. Once completed, a map on the right side of the page will place a marker where your address is located.

6) Once completed select “register”. If you provided an email address, a confirmation email will be sent to that account. Open the email and click the link to finish the registration process.

*Tip: You can register 2 phones per account. Unlimited accounts can be registered to any address. Therefore, if you have multiple phones/multiple people at one address, simply create additional accounts.

*Tip: If the program states it “cannot find your address”, refresh the page (F5) and this will usually fix the problem by automatically loading the map viewer.

For additional information: Contact Deputy Jamey Morgan at 530-621-5131 [email protected] or Deputy Todd Crawford at 530-621-7660 [email protected]

Lt. Tom Murdoch

On 05/18/15 members of the El Dorado Gang Enforcement Detail, often referred to as EDGE, contacted several gang members at their homes. Participating in the operation were members of the Sheriff’s Office, El Dorado County Probation, El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, and South Lake Tahoe Police Department.

At about 1:00 PM, EDGE Officers went to an apartment off of Schnell School Road in Placerville to serve an arrest warrant on 42 year-old Charles Sinclair. At the residence, several BB guns were recovered. All had been modified to look like real firearms. Sinclair was taken into custody for the warrant and transported to the El Dorado County Jail.

At about 3:30 PM, EDGE Officers contacted 30 year-old Fabio Soto at his residence in the 4700 block of Patterson Drive in Diamond Springs. During a search, illegal drugs were located. Soto was arrested for possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics for sale, and felonious criminal conduct by a gang member. He is still in custody at the Jail.

At about 4:00 PM, EDGE Officers contacted 33 year-old Jessie Mercado in his room in an apartment complex in the 300 block of Pleasant Valley Road in Diamond Springs. Mercado was arrested and booked into the County Jail on possession of narcotics and paraphernalia charges. He is still in custody.

At about 7:55 PM, EDGE Officers went to a residence in the 3000 block of Omo Ranch Road in Mount Aukum to serve an arrest warrant on 35 year-old Dana Franklin. On their arrival, Franklin fled from the barn on foot. Deputies tracked Franklin to a neighbor’s storage unit. Inside the unit they found Franklin and took him into custody without incident. He was transported and booked into the El Dorado County Jail where he is still in custody without bail.

Lt. Tom Murdoch

Booking photo of Charles Sinclair

Booking photo of Fabio Soto

Booking photo of Jessie Mercado

Booking photo of Dana Franklin

On 05/17/2015 at approximately 5:00PM, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a dead body in the area of Weber Creek.  The body was located in a rocky area amongst many trees and bushes near Helmrich Lane in Placerville.  The body had initially been located by two juveniles who were walking in the area and was in poor condition.

Coroner Detectives have determined that the decedent was a white female adult who was approximately 60-70 years of age. An autopsy was conducted and no signs of foul play were present. Coroner Detectives have been working to identify the decedent.