(INEDC) EDSO Sheriff ARRESTS Blotter EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA March 23 2026
Seven suspects were booked across El Dorado County on March 23, with arrests stretching from Placerville to South Lake Tahoe.
Main Street in Placerville saw a courthouse collar when Tiffany Deal was picked up on narcotics charges, including a felony count for attempting to smuggle drugs into a jail facility.
In South Lake Tahoe, deputies worked a steady DUI beat, arresting three individuals in separate incidents along Al Tahoe Boulevard.
Gustavo Alvarado, Matthew Williams, and Christopher Spence were each booked on misdemeanor DUI charges in unrelated stops.
In El Dorado Hills, retail theft surfaced at Town Center Boulevard, where Oscar Mendoza was arrested on a felony grand theft charge tied to shoplifting.
Ranulfo Medinaromero was also taken in at the same commercial strip, facing misdemeanor theft and resisting a peace officer.
The most serious charge of the day landed on Robert Silver, arrested on Johnson Lane for felony child stealing.
All suspects were booked into custody, with bail varying from zero to $30,000 depending on the charge.
BY LOCAL AREA
PLACERVILLE / MAIN STREET CORRIDOR
Deal, Tiffany Nichole — narcotics possession and jail smuggling, Main Street Courthouse.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — AL TAHOE BLVD STRIP
Alvarado, Gustavo Diaz — DUI.
Williams, Matthew Nestor — DUI.
Spence, Christopher Edward — DUI.
EL DORADO HILLS — TOWN CENTER / JOHNSON LANE
Mendoza, Oscar Acosta — grand theft, retail hit.
Medinaromero, Ranulfo — shoplifting and resisting arrest.
Silver, Robert David — felony child stealing, Johnson Lane address.
ARRESTS
Deal, Tiffany Nichole
Booking Number: 135887
Booking Date: 3/23/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CCEDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/23/2026 9:30 AM
Original Arrest Location: Main St Courthouse D2
Total Bail: $30000.00
Charge(s):
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/23/2026 9:30 AM Main St Courthouse D2 $0.00
1 4573(A) PC Smuggle cntl sub jl/prsn – Drug/narcotics violations (F) Felony CCEDSO 3/23/2026 9:30 AM Main St Courthouse D2 $25000.00
1 11377(A) HS Possess controlled substance (F) Felony CCEDSO 3/23/2026 9:30 AM Main St Courthouse D2 $5000.00
Alvarado, Gustavo Diaz
Booking Number: 135888
Booking Date: 3/23/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CCEDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/23/2026 12:00 AM
Original Arrest Location: 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd. Slt
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/23/2026 12:00 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd. Slt $0.00
Silver, Robert David
Booking Number: 135889
Booking Date: 3/23/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDCP
Original Arrest Date: 3/23/2026 12:00 PM
Original Arrest Location: 1360 Johnson 102
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 278 PC Child stealing (F) Felony EDCP 3/23/2026 12:00 PM 1360 Johnson 102 $0.00
Williams, Matthew Nestor
Booking Number: 135890
Booking Date: 3/23/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CCEDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/20/2026 12:00 AM
Original Arrest Location: 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd. Slt
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/20/2026 12:00 AM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd. Slt $0.00
Spence, Christopher Edward
Booking Number: 135891
Booking Date: 3/23/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: CCEDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/23/2026 2:02 PM
Original Arrest Location: 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd. Slt
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 23152(B) VC Dui alcohol/0.08 percent (M) Misdemeanor CCEDSO 3/23/2026 2:02 PM 1051 Al Tahoe Blvd. Slt $0.00
Mendoza, Oscar Acosta
Booking Number: 135892
Booking Date: 3/23/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: EDSO
Original Arrest Date: 3/23/2026 12:59 PM
Original Arrest Location: 4400 Town Center Blvd
Total Bail: $0.00
Charge(s):
1 487(A) PC Grand theft:money/labor/property – Shoplifting (F) Felony EDSO 3/23/2026 12:59 PM 4400 Town Center Blvd $0.00
Medinaromero, Ranulfo
Booking Number: 135895
Booking Date: 3/23/2026 12:00 AM
Status: In Custody
Original Arresting Agency: DA
Original Arrest Date: 3/23/2026 5:28 PM
Original Arrest Location: Town Center Blvd
Total Bail: $3000.00
Charge(s):
1 148(A)(1) PC Obstruct/resist/etc public/peace officer/emergency med tech (M) Misdemeanor DA 3/23/2026 5:28 PM Town Center Blvd $3000.00
1 484(A) PC Theft of personal property – Shoplifting (M) Misdemeanor DA 3/23/2026 5:28 PM Town Center Blvd $0.00
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