Update on Death of Watsonville Man in Shooting Near Kennedy Meadows

Update on Death of Watsonville Man in Shooting Near Kennedy Meadows

Kennedy Meadows, CA…Update from the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…Friday at 1000 AM: The preliminary Investigation into yesterday’s shooting at Deadman’s campground in the Stanislaus National Forest was completed early yesterday evening. Reports indicate that a man and his girlfriend were asleep in their tent when an unassociated 36-year-old Watsonville man entered their tent at approx. 2:00 […]

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Oakdale Man & Waterford Woman

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Oakdale Man & Waterford Woman

La Grange, CA…Early this morning, a deputy stopped a Chevy S-10 pickup on HWY 108 at La Grange Road for expired and suspended registration. A records check of the driver, 39-year-old Ryan Heskett of Waterford and passenger, 34-year-old Kimberly Northcutt of Oakdale showed Heskett was on probation out of Stanislaus County. A search was conducted […]

Boat vs Dock at Pinecrest Lake

Boat vs Dock at Pinecrest Lake

Pinecrest, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”During the summer months the beautiful weather brings many visitors to our county for recreation. When enjoying our lakes we would like to remind everyone to be safe. Yesterday, our boating unit responded to Pinecrest Lake for a boating accident due to operator inexperience. The driver accidentally accelerated into the […]

Online Conceal Carry Weapons Permit (CCW) Applications Now Available From Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept.

Online Conceal Carry Weapons Permit (CCW) Applications Now Available From Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept.

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office is continuously evaluating and updating their services to be more efficient and to better serve the citizens of the county. The Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the newest expansion of their online service with the release of Permitium, an online application database for the processing of conceal […]

Water Safety Tips from the Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept.

Water Safety Tips from the Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept.

San Andreas, CA…Summer has arrived in Calaveras County. As the temperature surges up, more and more people will be out on the water. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office is reminding people to be alert and cautious when boating or recreating around lakes, rivers, and pools. We are encouraging everyone to keep water safety a priority. […]

552 Marijuana Plants Eradicated from Mountain Ranch Grow Site

552 Marijuana Plants Eradicated from Mountain Ranch Grow Site

Mountain Ranch, CA) On May 8, 2019 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for illegal marijuana cultivation at a property located in the 200 block of Old Prospector Trail, Mountain Ranch. Investigators located marijuana growing in three greenhouses, seized 381 marijuana plants and one rifle. The case […]

Calaveras County Grand Jury Submits Its 2018-2019 Report….Full Report Below.

Calaveras County Grand Jury Submits Its 2018-2019 Report….Full Report Below.

San Andreas, CA…Dear Judge Healy, California Penal Code §933(a) states: “Each Grand Jury shall submit to the presiding judge of the superior court a final report of its findings and recommendations that pertain to county government matters during the fiscal or calendar year…” In conformance with the aforementioned Penal Code requirement, the 2018-2019 Calaveras County […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 29th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 29th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Saturday, June 29, 2019) 00:06 PATROL CHECK 1906290001 Officer initiated activity at Oak Hills Apartments, Preston Ln, Jamestown. . Disposition: Crime Prevention, Patrol Check. 00:08 PATROL CHECK 1906290002 Occurred on Hollow Dr, in Sonora. RP states she can smell cigarette smoke and […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 28th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 28th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Friday, June 28, 2019) 00:16 WELFARE CHECK 1906280001 Occurred on Nashua Rd, in Sonora. Rpts the neighbor yelling for help. Unknown circumstances and the rp did not go over the the res. Service Class: VOIP. . Disposition: Welfare Check. 01:04 PATROL CHECK […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 27th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 27th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Thursday, June 27, 2019) 00:01 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 1906270001 Occurred at Hwy 108/STOCKTON St, in Jamestown. Rpts a vehicle driving with out lights..Caller transferred to CHP Cellular E911 Call: Service Class: WPH2. . Disposition: Referred To Other Agency. 00:04 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 26th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 26th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Wednesday, June 26, 2019) 00:11 PROWLER 1906260001 Occurred on Columbia River Dr, in Sonora. Rp states someojne is trying to get in the patio door. Rp states he has prosthetics and cannot get to his gun. Service Class: RESD. . Disposition: Crime […]

California Department of Justice Announces New Ammunition Regulations

California Department of Justice Announces New Ammunition Regulations

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) has issued a notification to California ammunition vendors regarding new ammunition regulations taking effect as part of Proposition 63. The ammunition-related regulations explain: the process that must be followed to purchase or transfer ammunition; what to do if an attempted purchase or transfer is denied; and what […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 30th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 30th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Sunday, June 30, 2019 00:06 Disturbance 1906300001 Occurred at Shadow Ln/Stage Coach Ct, in Valley Springs. Verbal Altercation. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:22 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1906300004 Officer initiated activity at School St, […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 29th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 29th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Saturday, June 29, 2019 00:24 Disturbance 1906290002 Occurred on Whittle Rd, in Angels Camp. Noise complaint Disposition: No Report Taken. 01:09 Traffic Stop 1906290007 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 12, Valley Springs. Disposition: No Report […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 28th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 28th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Friday, June 28, 2019 00:10 Suspicious Person 1906280001 Officer initiated activity at Sequoia Av, Valley Springs. Subject cited on out of county warrant. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:15 Disturbance 1906280002 Occurred on Main St, […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 27th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 27th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Thursday, June 27, 2019 00:07 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1906270001 Officer initiated activity at Little John Rd/Town Square Rd, Copperopolis. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:08 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1906270002 Officer initiated activity at […]

Arson Arrest in Woodward Reservoir Fire

Arson Arrest in Woodward Reservoir Fire

San Andreas – On Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 12:46 PM CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District and Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a reported wildland fire in the campgrounds at Woodward Reservoir. The fire was contained by bystanders to a 50’ by 50’ spot of vegetation. During the investigation […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 26th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 26th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Wednesday, June 26, 2019 00:04 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1906260001 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 49, Angels Camp. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:06 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1906260002 Officer initiated activity at Lombardi Dr, […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 25th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 25th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Tuesday, June 25, 2019 00:32 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1906250003 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 49/Carol Kennedy Dr, San Andreas. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:39 Traffic Stop 1906250004 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 49/Carol […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 24th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs for June 24th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, June 24, 2019 02:32 Disturbance 1906240005 Occurred on Mitchell Mill Rd, in Wilseyville. Noise Complaint. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 02:35 Suspicious Circumstances 1906240006 Occurred on Gwin St, in Paloma. . Disposition: No Report […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 25th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 25th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Tuesday, June 25, 2019) 00:30 TRAFFIC STOP 1906250002 Officer initiated activity at The Peppery Gar And Brill, Mono Wy, Sonora. Traffic Stop. . Disposition: Warning Given (Used for 11-95s). 01:16 NOISE COMPLAINT 1906250004 Occurred on Chukar Cir, in Sonora. Rpts his neighbors […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 24th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 24th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Monday, June 24, 2019) 00:15 FIGHT OR DISTURBANCE 1906240001 Occurred at Sierra Twain Harte Mhp on Big Hill Rd. , in Sonora. . Kids are screaming. Rp states that there are 4 children in the residence. 2 vehicles parked out front. Cellular […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 22nd

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for June 22nd

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Saturday, June 22, 2019) 00:26 FIGHT OR DISTURBANCE 1906220001 Occurred at Blue Oaks Campground on Bonds Flat Rd. , in La Grange. Caller rpting subjects are arguing nr the entrance. Resps are in a RV to the left. Rp heard banging and […]

Update on Overturned Trailer Traffic Collision That Snarled Traffic This Morning

Update on Overturned Trailer Traffic Collision That Snarled Traffic This Morning

Sonora, CA…On June 26, 2019, at approximately 7:54am, Thomas Wright, a 69-year-old male from Knights Ferry, was driving a 2018 Kenworth 3 Axle truck that was pulling a trailer. He was traveling eastbound on State Route 108, west of Peaceful Oak Drive at approximately 40 miles per hour. At that same location, Ming Fung, a […]

Governor Newsom on Restrictive New Gun Laws & Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases

Governor Newsom on Restrictive New Gun Laws & Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today heralded the implementation of Proposition 63 gun-safety reforms. Approved by California voters in 2016, Proposition 63 is a package of provisions to keep guns and ammunition out of the wrong hands, including first-in-the-nation required point-of-sale background checks for the purchase of ammunition. “Gun violence is an American epidemic, and California […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page Technical Difficulties

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page Technical Difficulties

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office is currently experiencing technical difficulties with its official Facebook page. Facebook has informed the Sheriff’s Office that due to the high visitation rate of the of the Sheriff’s Office page, the Sheriff’s Office is now required to complete additional security measures. In the interim, the page has been […]

Public Policy Institute Releases Report on Recidivism of Felony Offenders in California

Public Policy Institute Releases Report on Recidivism of Felony Offenders in California

Sacramento, CA…California has undertaken numerous corrections reforms in the past decade—including public safety realignment in 2011 and Proposition 47 in 2014—in hopes of reducing the prison population, maintaining public safety, and improving persistently high recidivism rates. These reforms lowered incarceration levels, and in their aftermath, crime rates have fluctuated. Recidivism rates provide another important window […]