ST. HELENA
Robinson Incident on May 18, 2022
Around 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit (LNU), along with local partners from Northshore Fire Protection District, responded to a vegetation fire near Robinson Road and Foothill Dr in Lucerne. As firefighters arrived on scene, the fire was reported to be approximately a quarter of an acre and moving uphill. With the quick actions of the firefighters, the fire was contained to approximately 2.5 acres and no evacuations were issued.
CAL FIRE LNU’s Law Enforcement immediately began an investigation of the origin and cause of the fire. During the course of the investigation CAL FIRE law enforcement officers identified Robert John Moore of Lucerne as being allegedly responsible for causing the Robinson Incident. Moore started a fire in a small barbeque surrounded by dry vegetation, which ultimately caused the fire. CAL FIRE law enforcement also determined Moore had a warrant for his arrest within Lake County.
CAL FIRE officers placed Moore under arrest for the warrant as well as cited him for violation of California Health and Safety Code § 13001, causing a fire through careless or negligent action.
Moore was taken by CAL FIRE law enforcement to the Lake County Jail to be processed.
CAL FIRE’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Chief Mike Marcucci would like to remind the public to exercise fire safety, as we are in a severe drought. CAL FIRE takes aggressive and prompt enforcement actions to prevent fires and hold those responsible for causing them accountable.
As the weather is warming up and the fuels are already very dry for this time of year, CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit would like to remind everyone about safely cooking in the outdoors. It is very important that you follow all manufacture recommendations for the use of outdoor cooking items. No matter what form of cooking you decide to use outside, whether it is on a barbecue, in a smoker, using Charcoal grills, gas grills, or even using a cooking fire in a fire pit to heat up your food, it is important that you do your part to cook in a safe manner. Make sure you have a non-flammable 10-foot clearance around the cooking area and make sure there is not flying embers or sparks being produced while you are cooking. It is best to always have a water source and some tools nearby incase a fire starts. Always remember that safe cooking practices not only help protect you from getting hurt and your property from being damaged, but it also helps protect your community and the people around you. One less spark equals one less fire.
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LAKE COUNTY
Reynoso sentenced for sexual assault of teenager
On Monday, Judge Michael S. Lunas sentenced Trevor Reynoso, 31, of Murrieta, California, to 16 years in state prison for furnishing a controlled substance to and sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
The case was investigated by members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, including Detective Jeff Mora and Deputy David Pike. Reynoso was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Richard Watson and was represented by defense attorney Thomas Feimer.
Reynoso pled guilty on April 20, 2022, to furnishing a controlled substance to a minor, oral copulation with a minor, and five counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor.
The investigation revealed that in October 2020 Reynoso targeted a group of teenage girls on Snapchat while pretending to be a 21-year-old male. Reynoso offered to sell or provide the minors drugs and would meet the victim at Hardester’s parking lot in Hidden Valley Lake for the exchange. In January 2021 Reynoso began taking the minor victim to his residence near Hidden Valley Lake to hang out and do drugs. Reynoso sexually assaulted the minor victim on several occasions from February 2021 through June 10, 2021, while the minor was under the influence of drugs. On June 15, 2021, the Lake County Sheriff’s department worked with the minor to contact Reynoso through Snapchat and set a time for him to meet her in the Hardester’s parking lot to provide drugs and take her to his residence. Reynoso arrived at Hardester’s as planned and was confronted by Sheriff’s deputies. Reynoso provided a false ID to the deputies and was taken into custody.
The Lake County District Attorney’s Office commends the victim for their courage in coming forward and participating in the investigation into the various abuses committed against them by Reynoso.
It is believed that Reynoso may have had contact with multiple other minor victims in the Middletown area between September 2020 to June 2021. Anyone with further information is encouraged to contact Lake County Sheriff’s Detective Jeff Mora at 707-262-4224.
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LAKE COUNTY
Lake County Farm Bureau announces selection of new executive director
The Lake County Farm Bureau (LCFB) is proud to announce the selection of the newly hired Executive Director, Rebecca Harper. Harper is a recent alumna of Oklahoma State University, having earned her Bachelors of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in the department of animal science. She is also an alumna of Upper Lake High School and a lifelong resident of Lake County.
During her time at Oklahoma State University, Harper was a recipient of many honors including a distinguished leadership award presented by the president of the university in response to Harper’s work as a career liaison, counseling other university students in their professional pursuits. Rebecca was also the recipient of a highly prestigious scholarship awarded to only six collegiate students nationwide known as the Trans Ova Genetics Scholarship for outstanding performance in genetics related academia and research. Throughout her time at Oklahoma State University, Harper enjoyed judging local and state level FFA career development events, participating in meat and livestock judging exercises, as well as working with local agricultural associations including the Oklahoma Collegiate Farm Bureau, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, and the Oklahoma Pork Council. In addition to her time spent with campus and local organizations, Harper also invested over 300 hours of community service in the Stillwater Community during her three years spent at OSU.
Harper looks forward to serving Lake County and its Farm Bureau members. She is excited to strengthen agricultural ties within the county as well as foster meaningful relationships within the community. Some of her goals include growing the membership of LCFB and developing opportunities for the agricultural community and the youth of Lake County. She is passionate about the agriculture industry as well as the Lake County community, both of which make her a great asset to Lake County Farm Bureau.
Lake County Farm Bureau is proud to serve the agricultural and rural interests of Lake County and is the county’s largest farm organization, representing over 550 farm families and individual members.
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LAKEPORT
Scotts Valley Advisory Council meets on Monday
The meeting of the Scotts Valley Advisory Council with Supervisor Scott will be held at the Lakeport City Council Chambers Monday, May 23, 2022. Access the zoom meeting at 5 PM.
The agenda includes the following:
*DePalma-Dow, Fox and Deligiannis from Lake County Water Resources
*Vegetation clearing of Scotts Creek
* New use permits
*South Main annexation
*Groundwater Protection committee
*Fireside Community
*Broadband coverage
*South Cow Mountain management area
*The Lake County Water Resources speakers will discuss: water rights, surface and groundwater rights and issues, and the Clear Lake/Yolo Counties Agreement.
Zoom meeting link: Meeting ID: 986 2616 1748
Passcode:. 173031
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