SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A private security guard was arrested Monday in South Lake Tahoe amid allegations he approached women at night in a marked vehicle and uniform and sexually assaulted them.

The former security guard would approach women in a marked vehicle while wearing a uniform, South Lake Tahoe police said.

POLICE SAY THAT THERE MAY BE MORE VICTIMS OUT THERE. 79 YEAR OLD GILBERT AVILA IS CURRENTLY BEHIND BARS IN NEVADA, AND HE’S WAITING FOR EXTRADITION ON CHARGES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND FALSE ...

A private security guard in South Lake Tahoe is accused of using his position to sexually assault multiple women over a span of eight years, authorities said Wednesday.

On April 7, 2025, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department arrested 79-year-old Gilbert Avila for incidents involving sexual ...

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department says (SLPD) , Gilbert Avila, who worked as a private security guard in the area, allegedly used his position of authority to target vulnerable women walking ...

The suspect, identified as Gilbert Avila, is in custody in Nevada and awaiting extradition to California. Police are seeking additional victims. Avila worked in private security in the South Lake ...

South Lake Tahoe police said Gilbert Avila, 79, was arrested in the state of Nevada this week and is awaiting transfer back to California. Avila is suspected of multiple sexual assault and false ...

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department arrested Gilbert Avila, 79, on charges of sexual assault and false imprisonment related to crimes police say he committed while working as a security guard ...

A Tahoe-area security guard was arrested Monday on sexual assault and false imprisonment charges, with incidents dating back to 2016, police said.