For Immediate Release

Sergeant Anthony Prencipe

The Sheriff’s Office Homeless Outreach Team has been receiving numerous phone calls related to homeless camps located throughout the county. A large portion of these phone calls are questions about and/or concerns with homeless camps located within the Cities of Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. Although these cities are within El Dorado County, these are incorporated areas of the county and outside of the Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction. 

What this means to you, is that the Sheriff’s Office is not able to operate any of its programs or services within the city limits. We have created this interactive map for everyone to view, which displays the boundary lines between the city jurisdictions and El Dorado County. This map can be utilized to locate your area of concern with regards to homelessness. This will assist you in contacting the proper agency to obtain assistance with solutions for the homeless issue you are inquiring about. 

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and the Homeless Outreach Team would like to thank you for your concerns about our homeless population and look forward to working with all of our County residents both homeless and otherwise.

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For County related Homeless issues, please contact non-emergency dispatch at (530)621-6600 or email [email protected].

For City of Placerville contact (530) 642-5210

For City of South Lake Tahoe contact (530) 542-6100

For Immediate Release

Sergeant Anthony Prencipe

On April 5, 2019, at approximately 8:30 am, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office was called regarding a deceased person located in a wooded area near the intersection of Highway 193 and Highway 49 in Placerville, Ca. The initial investigation into the death revealed no evidence of foul play.

The decedent has been positively identified 37-year-old Monique Reyes, of Georgetown. Cause of death is yet to be determined and is pending the results of an autopsy. Next of kin notifications have been completed.

For Immediate Release

Sergeant Anthony Prencipe

On March 25, 2019 at about 11 am, EDSO was dispatched to a report of a stabbing and carjacking on Tahoe Mountain Road in South Lake Tahoe. The victim, who worked for a local automotive dealership, said he was stabbed during a test drive by Jonathan Paget. The victim was able to escape the vehicle and provided a description of the suspect, vehicle and direction of travel. An EDSO deputy arrived on scene and due to the severity of the injury to the victim, immediately transported him to Barton Hospital in his patrol vehicle.

Another EDSO Deputy traveling south on Highway 89, along with CHP, observed a matching vehicle, a white Dodge Durango. CHP went into pursuit with the Durango as it failed to yield to them.  The Durango crashed into a snow berm near the county line and the driver, Paget, ran from the vehicle. Paget, a South Lake Tahoe resident, was arrested by EDSO for attempt murder and carjacking.  The victim, a 29 year old male, is expected to survive from his injuries.

Great teamwork by the law enforcement agencies in South Lake Tahoe led to the quick and safe arrest of a violent suspect.