Mosaic
Single-story • Up to 3 beds & 3 baths Priced from high $600s
at Heritage El Dorado Hills
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Pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, this housing is intended for occupancy by at least one person 55 years of age or older per home. Plans to build out this neighborhood as proposed are subject to change without notice. Features, amenities, floor plans, elevations, and designs vary and are subject to changes or substitution without notice. Items shown may contain options that are not standard on all models or not included in the purchase price. Availability may vary. Prices do not include closing costs and other fees to be paid by buyer (including a builder fee as described in the purchase agreement) and are subject to change without notice. This is not an offer in states where prior registration is required. Void where prohibited by law. Copyright © 2022 Lennar Corporation. Lennar and the Lennar logo are U.S. registered service marks or service marks of Lennar Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. Lennar Sales Corp., CA DRE Broker #01252753 (Responsible Broker: Joanna Duke). BMR Construction, Inc., CA CSLB #830955. CalAtlantic Group, Inc., CA CSLB #1037780. Lennar Homes of California, Inc., CA CSLB #728102. Date 09/22
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Volume 172 • Issue 92 | $1.00
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Friday, August 11, 2023
Officers attacked with metal pole
Sgt. Addison Randall demonstrates the ease of patrolling the El Dorado Trail in the Placerville Police Department’s new Kawasaki Mule SX 4x4 FI utility allterrain vehicle.
Odin Rasco Staff writer Local law enforcement officers were attacked by a man armed with a metal pipe while on a call to Broadway Sunday night, according to a Placerville Police Department press release. Responding to a report of a suspicious n See price, page A5
Michael Ray Price
EDCOE bus driver pleads not guilty Isaac Streeter Staff writer
Placerville police roll out all-terrain wheels
Tarik Manasrah, an El Dorado County Office of Education special education driver accused of several counts of sexual assault, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in El Dorado County Superior Court Monday. Manasrah, 42, was n See Manasrah, page A3
Mountain Democrat photo by Eric Jaramishian
Eric Jaramishian Staff writer
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Tarik Manasrah
he Placerville Police Department has added utility all-terrain vehicles to its fleet for officers to have greater mobility within areas of the city not easily accessed by other means of transportation. The additions to PPD’s fleet include 2023 Kawasaki models the Mule Pro-FXT, Mule 4010
and SX 4x4 FI, all funded through Placerville’s Homeland Security Grant funding. These are the first UTVs the police department has acquired, according to Chief Joe Wren. The all-terrain vehicles cover more ground than on foot, say officers, who will use these fourwheel-drive UTVs on local trails and large private properties to handle search and rescues and illegal n See UTVs, page A7
Oak Ridge football team Atwater man suspect in miscounduct investigated Tahoe foot fondling case Isaac Streeter Staff writer Oak Ridge High School’s football team is facing allegations of misconduct leading to the involvement of the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office, according to Principal Aaron Palm. “As some of you may be hearing, there was
an incident involving members of our football team that has resulted in the involvement of local law enforcement,” reads a statement Palm issued to Oak Ridge families Wednesday. “Please be assured that we are aware of the incident, are taking appropriate steps to investigate the facts and will take appropriate disciplinary action where warranted. Conduct of the type
alleged to have incurred has no place in our school community and we are committed to maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for all students. Due to the privacy rights of the individuals involved, we are unable to go into further detail at this time.” Palm confirmed all students involved in the
Tahoe Daily Tribune STATELINE, Nev. — Investigators from the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office — with the assistance of Merced County Sheriff ’s Office detectives — arrested Mark Anthony Gonzales, 26, at his Atwater residence Aug. 1 on suspicion of breaking into multiple south Tahoe area resorts and fondling the feet of women. During the early morning hours July 1-3 Gonzales allegedly entered two Stateline resort condominiums by opening unlocked screen doors. Once inside, he reportedly positioned himself at the foot of the bed and rubbed the feet of two
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Mark Anthony Gonzales
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