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El Dorado County DA announces 21st arrest in cartel gang bust

“Operations like this show what happens when local law enforcement, state agencies, and our federal partners work side by side,” District Attorney Vern Pierson said. “Cartel gun runners and drug traffickers will find no refuge in El Dorado County. We will continue to...

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Operation Daisy Cutter still making an impact

The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Alpine County Sheriff’s Office and FetchRSS)

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𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 Placerville, CA – September 12, 2025. Michah Lewis Wagener was sentenced to two years and eight months in local prison after pleading guilty to felony resisting an executive...

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𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉 💜

𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉 💜 Every September, communities across the nation come together to celebrate the gains made by those in recovery and to raise awareness about mental health and substance use treatment. National Recovery Month is a reminder that hope...

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𝐄𝐋 𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐀’𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

𝐄𝐋 𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐀’𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 PLACERVILLE, CA — On August 22, 2025, James Richey pleaded guilty in El Dorado County Court to felony possession of ammunition by a felon. Richey also admitted a prior strike conviction and was...

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