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Arrest made in 1979 Tahoe cold case n Decades-old rape
kit DNA helped investigators identify suspect El Dorado County District Attorney's Office News release
Harold Carpenter
A murder suspect in a 1979 El Dorado County cold case has been arrested after investigators
found a DNA match for an unrelated crime in Washington state, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office. The arrest of Harold W. Carpenter, 63, is the result of dogged detective work on the part of investigators in El Dorado County and the Spokane Police Department, as well as an initiative from the Washington attorney general that resolves to examine evidence in a backlog of thousands of unexamined sexual
“Every untested kit could be a potential break in a cold case.” — Bob Ferguson, Washington Attorney General
assault kits statewide. Carpenter is in the Spokane County Jail on a fugitive charge, pending extradition to California on a murder warrant, states a press release from the District
Patricia Carnahan
n See cold case, page A8
No power to the people n Snow causes major outages Odin Rasco Staff writer
Tahoe Daily Tribune photo by Bill Rozak
A South Lake Tahoe man puts his snowblower to work on several feet of snow piled outside a residence.
Another storm on way
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After a break in stormy weather to end the week, another potent storm is set to impact the region this weekend. The National Weather Service in Reno issued a winter storm watch that goes into effect at 10 a.m. Saturday and lasts through Monday morning for total snow accumulations of 1-5 feet above the 2,500-foot elevation and 2-3 feet above 7,000 feet. Snowfall of
2-14 inches is possible down to 1,000 feet. Winds could gust up to 60 mph, with 100 mph gusts possible along the Sierra crest. The weather service warns of dangerous travel conditions such as downed trees and white-outs that may lead to road closures. Power outages are also possible. The heaviest snowfall is expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Some roads remain closed from
the multi-day blizzard that exited the region Wednesday. In Tahoe parts of State Route 89 and 88 were closed and Interstate 80 finally reopened Wednesday night to passenger vehicles but big rigs were being held from Applegate to the state line as of Thursday morning. For road conditions, call 511 or visit quickmap.dot.ca.gov. Due to the lingering impacts of n See storm, page A5
A swath of power outages hit the foothills up and down the state Tuesday evening, impacting more than 20,000 people throughout El Dorado County, according to service disruption information from PG&E. Residents of Georgetown, Garden Valley, Somerset, Placerville, Camino and Pollock Pines found their power out at around 9 p.m., with most still without electricity Wednesday night. By press time Thursday, most Placerville residents had seen their power come back on, but elsewhere folks were still left in the dark. The outages all appear to be weather related, with heavy snow and strong winds causing trees and branches to fall and make contact with power lines, according to Paul Moreno, a spokesperson for PG&E. Efforts to restore power were stalled by weather and road conditions, with PG&E having to get creative in its response. “The snow has also delayed access for our crews to assess outages and established an estimated time of restoration,” Moreno writes in an email. “Snowed-in roads, trees across roads and avalanche warnings delay progress, but we are pushing through by using snowcats, side-by-side vehicles and even donning snowshoes to assess and repair. We are also using clear skies today to fly.” Moreno adds that crews from other regions and contractors had been brought in to assist. Once assessments have been made, restoration times will be posted and customers can receive updates by calling (800) 743-5002 or visiting pge.com/outages.
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