Tag: placer county sheriff’s office

As surveillance technology spreads, publisher Mayumi Peacock asks whether safeguards are strong enough to protect us from the technology meant to keep us safe.

As Flock cameras draw national scrutiny over privacy, local police and sheriffs defend the technology’s role in solving crimes and planning wildfire evacuations.

In light of the tragic Maui fires, Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo explains the county’s wildfire preparedness, training, and evacuation plans.

Officers Monday declared the remains found inside Kiely Rodni’s car are probably those of the 16-year-old Truckee girl who went missing in the early hours of Aug. 6. The investigation as to what happened continues.

Scores turned out to form search parties in Truckee as the community tries to locate 16-year-old Kiely Rodni, who disappeared Saturday after a party at a Prosser campground.

Tahoe/Truckee crime statistics for 2019 to 2021 show some similarities to national trends during the pandemic, but locally, violent crimes decreased, while burglaries, vandalism, and thefts were up.

Details remain hazy following the suicide of Tiffany Thiele, who posted rape allegations to Facebook the day she took her life. Thiele’s claims have been backed up by some and disputed by others, while police say no assault report was filed by her.