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Christmas Eve Crime Blotter: Batteries, Brandishing, and a Death Across El Dorado County

Sheriff’s calls from Placerville to Tahoe show a long night of violence, disturbances, and unanswered questions

Cris Alarcon by Cris Alarcon
December 26, 2025
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El Dorado County Sheriff’s Blotter — Christmas Eve

(Arranged by Local Area)

Placerville:
Christmas Eve opened with a drunk assisted out of Safeway on Missouri Flat Road just before 1 a.m., followed later by a dead person report along Highway 193, officer-initiated, report taken.
By late afternoon, a suspicious vehicle stop at the Missouri Flat Safeway ended with advice only, and a suspicious subject call on Fair Lane was logged and cleared.
Placerville closed the day with a battery report on Newtown Road, this one serious enough for a formal report.

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Cameron Park:
Cameron Park carried the weight of the day, with two battery calls at Ponte Palmero—one assisted, one later canceled—and a brandishing incident at Cambridge Garden Apartments that brought deputies running.
Information reports stacked up across Sierra Oaks, Palmer Drive, and The Knolls, paperwork heavy, streets tense.

El Dorado Hills & Diamond Springs:
El Dorado Hills logged suspicious circumstances, a prowler call advised, and a grand theft report on Monte Verde Drive that ultimately checked clear.
Diamond Springs stayed busy with multiple information exchanges and a late-night noise complaint that deputies found unfounded.

South Lake Tahoe & The Divide:
South Lake Tahoe deputies handled early-morning suspicious circumstances, campground disputes, and evening verbal disturbances, all cooled without arrests.
Outlying areas—from Georgetown to Somerset, Pilot Hill, Garden Valley, and Wrights Lake Road—rounded out the day with reports taken, a search-and-rescue call, and disturbances gone on arrival.

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  • Death Investigation — Placerville: A dead person report on Highway 193 stands as the most severe call of the day, with deputies documenting the scene.

  • Battery Cluster — Cameron Park: Multiple battery calls at Ponte Palmero signal an ongoing conflict rather than a one-off dispute.

  • Brandishing — Cameron Park: A weapons-related call at a residential complex elevates concern despite no arrest listed.

Wednesday, December 24, 2025


00:57 DRUNK IN PUBLIC 2512240009
Occurred at Safeway on Missouri Flat Rd, in Placerville, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.


01:31 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT 2512240016
Occurred at Safeway on Bass Lake Rd, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.


08:39 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT 2512240110
Occurred on Koru St, in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.


10:22 DEAD PERSON 2512240139
Officer initiated activity at State Hwy 193, Placerville, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


11:14 VERBAL DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS 2512240147
Occurred at Tahoe Valley Campgrd on Melba Dr, in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.


11:14 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240148
Occurred on Aurum City Rd, in Diamond Springs, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


11:15 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240150
Occurred on Darwin Way, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


11:18 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240151
Occurred at Sierra Oaks Apartments on La Crescenta Dr, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


11:19 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240153
Occurred on Monte Verde Dr, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


11:23 SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT IN PROGRESS 2512240155
Occurred on Wild Oak Ln, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.


11:23 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240156
Occurred on Sunlight Dr, in Diamond Springs, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


11:25 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240158
Occurred on Pearl Pl, in Diamond Springs, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


11:27 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240159
Occurred at Trailside Terrace on Sunset Ln, in Shingle Springs, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


11:29 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240161
Occurred at Gate Code on Mt Aukum Rd, in Somerset, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


11:30 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240162
Occurred on Palmer Dr, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


14:56 BATTERY JUST OCCD 2512240200
Occurred at Ponte Palmero on Ponte Morino Dr, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.


15:21 BATTERY REPORT 2512240205
Occurred at Ponte Palmero on Ponte Morino Dr, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: 1022.


15:35 BRANDISHING JUST OCCD 2512240212
Occurred at Cambridge Garden Apt on Country Club Dr, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.


16:03 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240218
Officer initiated activity at Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Wentworth Springs Rd, Georgetown, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.


16:17 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240222
Occurred at The Knolls Apts on Cimmarron Rd, in Cameron Park, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


16:20 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240224
Occurred on Storksbill Rd, in Pilot Hill, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


16:32 SEARCH AND RESCUE 2512240229
Occurred at Wrights Lake Rd on (Unknown Address), in . Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


16:36 SUSP VEH STOP 2512240232
Officer initiated activity at Safeway, Missouri Flat Rd, Placerville, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.


17:02 SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT IN PROGRESS 2512240236
Officer initiated activity at Fair Ln, Placerville, CA. Disposition: 1022.


17:25 BATTERY JUST OCCD 2512240240
Occurred on Newtown Rd, in Placerville, CA. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.


18:41 INFORMATION / EXCHANGE OF INFO 2512240256
Occurred on Grizzly Flat Rd, in Somerset, CA. Disposition: 1022.


19:13 VERBAL DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS 2512240259
Occurred on Grass Lake Way, in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: ADVISED.


19:24 GRAND THEFT REPORT 2512240260
Occurred on Monte Verde Dr, in El Dorado Hills, CA. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.


20:05 VERBAL DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS 2512240269
Occurred on Lobo Trl, in Garden Valley, CA. Disposition: GONE ON ARRIVAL.


22:38 NOISE DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS 2512240301
Occurred on Service Dr, in Diamond Springs, CA. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.

 

Cris Alarcon

Cris Alarcon

Former Member: Executive Board of Directors, Treasurer, Boys & Girl Club of El Dorado County Western Slope. - Former Member: Board of Directors, Treasurer, Food Bank of El Dorado County. - Opening Team Dealer at Red Hawk Casino - Retried EDC Elections Department Inspector. - Youngest Charter Member of the Hangtown Kennel Club. - Political Strategist and Campaign Manager.

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