Douglas County Sheriff’s investigators are seeking the identity of a man who was apparently squatting at a Lake Tahoe home while the homeowner was on vacation.

On June 5, a homeowner returned from a three-week vacation to find that someone had partaken of his food and beverages, disturbed his property and left evidence that someone had been living there. The victim also reported that his birth certificate was missing.

During the investigation, deputies recovered a wallet containing a Visa debit card issued to Clarence Zillman, along with a Safeway receipt for the purchase of two packs of Camel cigarettes. Investigators later obtained surveillance video from the Safeway store at the Round Hill Shopping Center that captured the individual who made the purchase associated with the recovered receipt.

The man was wearing the victim’s shirt and hat in the video. The shirt was later recovered inside the home, while the hat remains missing. Investigators believe the receipt recovered from the residence is linked to the transaction depicted in the surveillance video.

Anyone who recognizes the man or has information related to this investigation is asked to contact Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Investigator JT Davis at the Stateline Office at 775-586-7253.

This investigation remains active.