❤️ Red Ribbon Week 2025 ❤️ Last week members of our office joined students at Pinewood and Camino Elementary Schools to take part in Red Ribbon Week. Deputy District Attorneys, Investigators, Victim Advocates, Crime Analysts, Investigative Assistants, and Legal...

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 ‼️ As our community prepares to celebrate Halloween, the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office encourages everyone to prioritize safety. Please keep these important reminders in mind to help ensure a safe evening for all: For Parents and...

𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲, 𝗖𝗔 - 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆'𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 - 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗗𝗛 𝗖𝗦𝗗 𝗚𝗠 On October 30, 2025, an El Dorado County Criminal Grand Jury issued an indictment against former El Dorado Hills...

Today marks six years since Deputy Brian “Ish” Ishmael made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. On October 23, 2019, Deputy Ishmael and a San Joaquin County deputy—who was on a ride-along—responded to a report of a theft from a marijuana cultivation site in...

𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 On October 20, 2025, Raquel Viviani Aranda, also known as Raquel Cruz, was sentenced by Judge Mark Ralphs to serve eight years in state prison and ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution to the victim....

Happening today! See El Dorado County Sheriff's Office previous post for more information. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and Vitalant will host the fifth annual Deputy Brian Ishmael Memorial Blood Drive, honoring his lasting legacy of service. FetchRSS)

Don’t miss the 2nd screening of Fentanyl High 🎬 A powerful documentary on the dangers of fentanyl. 🍿 Free popcorn & drinks! Go to Coalition for Overdose Prevention & Education to learn more! Don’t miss the 2nd screening of Fentanyl High 🎬 A powerful...

🚔 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐘 𝐃𝐑𝐔𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 Placerville, CA – On September 29, 2025, Matthew Tisdale entered a no-contest plea to Possession of a Controlled Substance after Two Prior Convictions which is a felony. Tisdale was sentenced to 180 days in county jail and placed on two years...

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 On September 8, 2025, William Matthew Ames was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Mark Ralphs to serve eight years in state prison after an El Dorado County jury found him guilty of three...

Thank you Mountain Democrat for taking the time to share this story. It’s an honest look at how lessons from a wrongful conviction can drive change. El Dorado County has settled with Ricky Leo Davis, the man wrongfully convicted of a brutal murder in El Dorado Hills...