On June 15, 2026, at approximately 9:31 PM, a head-on collision involving a four-door sedan and an unknown vehicle occurred on State Route 36. One vehicle was left in the eastbound lane, requiring a tow truck from Lake Almanor Towing. The Placer County Sheriff's Office and fire department arrived on the scene. Authorities requested air operations for a felony search for a suspect who fled the scene on foot into the woods. Efforts to include the drone operator from LCSO were explored. The final vehicle was removed from the scene by 11:44 PM.
Original Log
Jun 15 2026 9:31PM: [1] HEAD ON TRAFFIC COLLISION
Jun 15 2026 9:31PM: [2] SEDAN (4 DOOR CAR) VERSUS UNKNOWN TYPE
Jun 15 2026 9:32PM: [4] VEHICLES 1125
Jun 15 2026 9:33PM: [8] 38-45 CPZ // EN ROUTE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 1 MIN
Jun 15 2026 9:37PM: [20] [Appended, 21:39:08] [2] ADVISE PCSO CHP WAS ON SCENE
Jun 15 2026 9:40PM: [23] 10-39 PCSO COPIES ADVSD DEPUTY WAS F/ ROUNDABOUT [Shared]
Jun 15 2026 9:44PM: [25] A38-045 ONE VEHICLE 1125 IN EAST BOUND LANE // REQUEST – OR – REQUIRED TOW TRUCK [Shared]
Jun 15 2026 9:47PM: [27] MESSAGE OR ITEM DELIVERED LAKE ALMANOR TOWING / LEFT A MESSAGE [Shared]
Jun 15 2026 9:48PM: [28] A38-045 PCSO 97 AND FIRE DEPARTMENT 97 [Shared]
Jun 15 2026 9:53PM: [31] [Rotation Request Comment] MESSAGE OR ITEM DELIVERED – LAKE ALMANOR TOWING – 530-258-3062 – WILL HAVE A DRVR EN ROUTE [Shared]
Jun 15 2026 10:02PM: [34] A38-045 REQUEST – OR – REQUIRED INTEROPERATIONS OVERFLY THE SUSPECT – OR – SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE // 20001 // ADVISE AIR OPS WAS FELONY // INDV FOOTBAILED IN WOODS SOMEWHERE [Shared]
Jun 15 2026 10:17PM: [41] MESSAGE OR ITEM DELIVERED LCSO // HAS A DRONE OPERATOR // NOT ON DUTY // WILL CONTACT SGT TO SEE IF CALL OUT INTERSECTION POSSIBLE – OR – POSSESSION [Shared]
Jun 15 2026 10:21PM: [47] 10-39 PCSO [Shared]
Jun 15 2026 11:44PM: [65] B38-045 TOW TRUCK REMOVING LAST VEHICLE NOW // WILL 10-23 AND BE ASSIGNMENT COMPLETED SHORTLY
Jun 16 2026 12:06AM: [69] Tow Request Cancelled: 861351