On 04/16/2015 at about 2:00 PM the Sheriff’s Office and CHP responded to a reported hit and run on Broadway near Texerna Court just east of Placerville. In the 2000 block of Broadway, Deputies and CHP Officers found a seriously injured adult male that appeared to be struck by a car. The involved vehicle was reportedly a silver 2001 BMW driven by 45 year-old Terrie Crampton of Pollock Pines. She reportedly was the girlfriend of the victim. Crampton returned to the scene and the BMW was located in the 3300 block of Newtown Road.
Due to the seriousness of the victim’s injuries, he was air lifted to a hospital in Roseville. Sheriff’s Office Detectives and CSI were summoned to the scene. The incident is being investigated as an assault with a deadly weapon. The incident is still under investigation.

Lt. Tom Murdoch

The Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in identifying three individuals that were involved in a suspected theft. Stolen from a vehicle in El Dorado County was a credit card that was recently used in Roseville, CA. Below are surveillance photographs from Walmart of a white female adult who was using the stolen credit card, accompanied by a white male adult pushing the shopping cart and wearing a hat. An African American male adult wearing a dark hoodie and possibly using a cane also attempted to use the same stolen card. If anyone recognizes any of the persons involved or knows someone who does, please contact Detective Parker at the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at (530) 642-4711 or leave us an anonymous crime tip at www.edso.org.

Lt. Tom Murdoch

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office will again be raising money for the Special Olympics at Applebee’s on Wednesday April 8th as part of the Tip-a-Cop program. The mission of Tip-A-Cop is to raise money for Special Olympics in support of Special Olympic Athletes. Law enforcement personnel trade-in their badges for aprons and partner with Special Olympians to assist on waiting tables, bussing tables, seating families, and serving food to diners. Each table is provided with a donation envelope and request to donate money in support of our wonderful athletes.

Members of the sheriff’s office and their Special Olympian partners will be serving lunch between 11 AM to 2 PM and dinner from 5 PM to 8 PM. Please stop by and enjoy a good meal and help us raise money for local athletes. The money targets year round training in preparation for up to as many as 19 different events.

Lt. Tom Murdoch