Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 21st, 2021

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 21st, 2021

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 06:37 Alarm Sounding 2106210011 Occurred on Pine St, in Valley Springs. Comemrcial alarm. . Disposition: False Alarm. 06:40 911 Hang Up 2106210012 Occurred on Bow Dr, in Copperopolis. Disposition: No Report Taken. 07:27 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2106210015 Occurred at Lafayette […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 20th, 2021

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 20th, 2021

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:04 PATROL CHECK 2106200001 Occurred at Hwy 108/WOODS Wy, in Jamestown. PATCK. . Disposition: Crime Prevention, Patrol Check. 00:05 NOISE COMPLAINT 2106200002 Occurred at Zarzamora St/Hwy 132, in La Grange. 415N. . Disposition: Log Note. 00:05 911 HANG UP 2106200003 Occurred at Modesto Reservoir […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 20th, 2021

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 20th, 2021

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 01:12 Public Intoxication 2106200005 Occurred on Jeff Tuttle Dr, in San Andreas.. Disposition: Report Taken. 03:23 Alarm Sounding 2106200008 Occurred on Greensboro Wy, in Arnold. Residential Alarm. . Disposition: False Alarm. 08:24 911 Misdial 2106200020 Occurred on Mountain Ranch Rd, in […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 19th, 2021

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 19th, 2021

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:06 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 2106190001 Occurred at Hwy 108/GOLF Links Rd, in Jamestown. 11-25. . Disposition: Referred To Other Agency. 00:09 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 2106190002 Occurred at Jamestown Rd/Racetrack Rd, in Sonora. Caller reporting 11-25/11-26 veh in the roadway; transferred to CHP. . Disposition: […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 19th, 2021

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 19th, 2021

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 00:26 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2106190003 Occurred at Pool Station Rd/Church Hill Rd, in San Andreas. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:28 Firearms Discharged 2106190004 Occurred at Hwy 4/Moran Rd, in Arnold. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:35 Disturbance 2106190005 Occurred […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 18th, 2021

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 18th, 2021

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:00 911 HANG UP 2106180001 Occurred at Telegraph Hill on Bald Mtn Rd N/Ridgemont Dr. , in Columbia. 911HU. . Disposition: Log Note. 00:37 NOISE COMPLAINT 2106180003 Occurred on Strauch Dr, in Twain Harte. 415n. . Disposition: Crime Prevention, Patrol Check. 00:44 911 HANG […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 18th, 2021

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 18th, 2021

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 00:06 Open Door 2106180002 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 4, Arnold. . Disposition: Open Door at Alarm No Burglary Found. 00:53 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2106180007 Officer initiated activity at Pennsylvania Gulch Rd, Murphys. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 06:03 Suspicious […]

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Lawsuit Against the State of Georgia’s New Voting Law

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Lawsuit Against the State of Georgia’s New Voting Law

Washington, DC…Good morning, I’m pleased to be joined by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke. I want to begin today, though, by expressing my condolences for the community in Surfside, Florida. I know how difficult it is for the families who have […]

22.5 Year Sentence for Former Police Officer Derek Chauvin

22.5 Year Sentence for Former Police Officer Derek Chauvin

Saint Paul, MN…Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison delivered the following statement (below as prepared for delivery) upon the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to a term of 22.5 years for his conviction on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd: […]

Attempted Murder Charges for James Christopher, 62 in Yesterday’s Cascade Shooting

Attempted Murder Charges for James Christopher, 62 in Yesterday’s Cascade Shooting

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept has released additional details on the shooting yesterday. Yesterday morning, just before 8 am, our office received numerous reports of a person actively shooting at someone in a vehicle at the Cascade Mobile Home Park in Sonora. Deputies, along with the Sheriff’s SWAT Team who was training in the area, […]

Defense Department Linguist Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Transmitting Highly Sensitive Classified National Defense Information to Aid a Foreign Government

Defense Department Linguist Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Transmitting Highly Sensitive Classified National Defense Information to Aid a Foreign Government

Washington, DC…Mariam Taha Thompson, 62, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, was sentenced today to 23 years in prison for delivering classified national defense information to aid a foreign government. As part of her March 26 guilty plea, Thompson admitted that she believed that the classified national defense information that she was passing to a Lebanese national […]

Department of Justice Announces Formation of Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces to Crack Down on Sources of Crime Guns

Department of Justice Announces Formation of Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces to Crack Down on Sources of Crime Guns

Washington, DC…The Department of Justice announced it will launch five cross-jurisdictional firearms trafficking strike forces within the next 30 days to help reduce violent crime by addressing illegal gun trafficking in significant firearms trafficking corridors. Tomorrow, the Attorney General will discuss with the President, law enforcement officials, and local and community leaders, this initiative, which, […]

SBA Reconvenes the Council on Underserved Communities

SBA Reconvenes the Council on Underserved Communities

Washington, DC… The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that it is reconvening the Council on Underserved Communities (CUC) under the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). In conjunction with the Biden-Harris Administration’s agenda, the restoration of the Council will help support the SBA’s prioritization of equity across its programs and initiatives. The […]

Attorney General Bonta Announces Sponsorship of Legislation to Provide Oversight of Charitable Giving on Online Platforms

Attorney General Bonta Announces Sponsorship of Legislation to Provide Oversight of Charitable Giving on Online Platforms

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced his sponsorship of AB 488, legislation that would provide critical oversight of charitable fundraising on internet platforms. The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin and sponsored by Attorney General Bonta, would authorize the California Department of Justice to exercise supervision over charitable fundraising occurring on internet platforms […]

Attorney General Bonta: U.S. Supreme Court Decision Strengthens Protections Against Warrantless Entries into the Home

Attorney General Bonta: U.S. Supreme Court Decision Strengthens Protections Against Warrantless Entries into the Home

Oakland, CA…California Attorney General Rob Bonta today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lange v. California, placing important safeguards on the circumstances in which police officers can enter a home without a warrant. While the Supreme Court has historically allowed warrantless entries whenever police are in “hot pursuit” of a suspected felon, today’s decision […]

President Biden and Attorney General Garland on Gun Crime Prevention Strategy

President Biden and Attorney General Garland on Gun Crime Prevention Strategy

Washington, DC…Good afternoon, Mr. President. It’s good to be here with you, and with local elected and community leaders, and with representatives of law enforcement. Protecting our communities from violent crime is a top priority for the Department of Justice and one of our most important responsibilities. I’m glad the President brought us together today […]

Two of Three Weekend Drowning Victims Recovered

Two of Three Weekend Drowning Victims Recovered

Sonora, CA…Two drowning victims were recovered from New Melones Lake yesterday afternoon. Thank you Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office for assisting us with this incident. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the two victims. More information will be released as it becomes available. **ORIGINAL** Since the beginning of May 2021, the Tuolumne […]

Tuolumne Sherriff’s Dept Investigating Double Shooting

Tuolumne Sherriff’s Dept Investigating Double Shooting

Sonora, CA…Earlier this morning…”The scene remains active as detectives are conducting an investigation. The suspect is in custody but details surrounding the incident are not fully known at this time. There are two victims who sustained non-life threatening injuries. **ORIGINAL** Deputies on scene at Cascade Mobile Home Park for a reported shooting. Please avoid the […]

Supreme Court Votes 9-0 to Keep Existing Fourth Amendment Protections Against Blanket Right of Warrantless Police Entry

Supreme Court Votes 9-0 to Keep Existing Fourth Amendment Protections Against Blanket Right of Warrantless Police Entry

Washington, DC…The US Supreme Court upheld the current Fourth Amendment protections and refused to expand the scope of police rights to enter a home without a warrant. Under the Fourth Amendment pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always or categorically qualify as an exigent circumstance justifying a warrantless entry into a home. Justice […]

Attorney General Bonta Formally Launches New Regional Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams

Attorney General Bonta Formally Launches New Regional Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams

Los Angeles, CA…California Attorney General Rob Bonta today formally launched new regional Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams (HT/SPAT) within the California Department of Justice and is encouraging law enforcement partners in the state to reach out to the new program. Progressively stepping up their efforts since last year, the teams — one covering […]

FBI Returns Fugitive to Face Sex Crimes with Minors Charges

FBI Returns Fugitive to Face Sex Crimes with Minors Charges

Sacramento, CA…The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sacramento Field Office announced the extradition of Victor Ponce to Sacramento County on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Ponce was arrested in Jalisco, Mexico, by the FBI Legal Attaché Mexico City Task Force on February 9, 2021. The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office charged Ponce, a Mexican national, with […]

Accident During Low Speed Trip to Transfer Station Takes Life of San Andreas Man

Accident During Low Speed Trip to Transfer Station Takes Life of San Andreas Man

San Andreas, CA…From CHP San Andreas..”On June 21, 2021, at approximately 1027 hours, a San Andreas man was driving his pickup southbound on State Route 49, south of Refuse Disposal Site Road at approximately 25 miles per hour. For unknown reasons, He allowed his truck to drift to the left, across the northbound traffic lane, […]

Supreme Court Sides with Students 9-0 over NCAA on Compensation to Student Athletes

Supreme Court Sides with Students 9-0 over NCAA on Compensation to Student Athletes

Washington, DC…In many cases such as this we believe the best way we can provide accurate news is let the newsmakers speak for themselves. This case is no different as the Supreme Court’s Opinion is better than any summary we could provide. Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court and it follows. Click the […]

Recovery Efforts Underway for Three Tuolumne County Drowning Victims over Father’s Day Weekend

Recovery Efforts Underway for Three Tuolumne County Drowning Victims over Father’s Day Weekend

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”Since the beginning of May 2021, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of seven drownings and two near drownings at lakes and waterways within our county. The incidents have taken place at Gods Bath, Rainbow Pools, New Melones Lake, and Lake Don Pedro. Our office is currently conducting […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 17th, 2021

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 17th, 2021

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:09 ALARM ALL TYPES 2106170001 Occurred at 76 Station on Hwy 108. , in Jamestown. Alarm. . Disposition: False Alarm will be billed. 00:17 TRAFFIC STOP 2106170002 Officer initiated activity at S Stewart St/William St, Sonora City. . Disposition: Warning Given (Used for 11-95s). […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 17th, 2021

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 17th, 2021

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 01:46 Alarm Sounding 2106170005 Occurred on Hwy 26, in Valley Springs. Commercial alarm. . Disposition: False Alarm. 03:33 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2106170007 Officer initiated activity at Garabaldi St, Mountain Ranch. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 03:44 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 16th, 2021

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 16th, 2021

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:00 TRAFFIC STOP 2106160001 Officer initiated activity at 49ER Trailer Park, Italian Bar Rd, Columbia. . Disposition: Deuce Turn Over. 00:00 911 HANG UP 2106160002 Occurred on Pleasant View Dr, in Groveland. Immediate hang up. . Disposition: Log Note. 00:20 TRESPASS 2106160004 Occurred at […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 16th, 2021

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 16th, 2021

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 00:09 Suspicious Person 2106160002 Occurred on Chuckwagon Dr, in Copperopolis. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:40 Suspicious Circumstances 2106160005 Occurred on Reeds Turnpike, in Copperopolis. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:51 Disturbance 2106160006 Officer initiated activity at Vista Del Lago West, […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 15th, 2021

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 15th, 2021

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:00 POSSIBLE CORONERS CASE 2106150001 Occurred at Adventist Health Sonora on Greenley Rd. , in Sonora City. . Disposition: Coroners Case Natural Causes. 00:25 Calls Transferred to CDF (Public Service Request) 2106150002 Occurred at Cherokee Rd/Tuolumne Rd, in Tuolumne. Strong smell of smoke from […]