Parolee slips past South Shore officers

Officers on March 12 look for a fugitive at Timber Cove Pier. Photo/Denise Haerr

A South Lake Tahoe man accused of violating his parole is still on the loose.

El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies and South Lake Tahoe police officers spent several hours Thursday night trying to track down the man who is in his early 30s. Deputies are not releasing his name for fear the publicity might chase him out of town.

“We don’t have him as a public safety threat. His main victim is usually himself,” sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Seligsohn told Lake Tahoe News.

He is, however, on parole for domestic violence as well as drugs. Seligsohn said heroin is the guy’s drug of choice.

The sergeant said the man is back using and has stopped checking in with his parole agent.

Law enforcement tracked him to the Beverly motel on March 12. The suspect jumped out of two-story window and ran. Officers searched other hotels, near Timber Cove Pier and crawled through drain pipes, but turned up nothing.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report