San Andreas, CA…On 7/5/18 at approx. 2145 hrs. the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls regarding a male waiving a gun and acting strangely in the roadway on Mountain Ranch Rd near Rocky Rd between San Andreas and Mountain Ranch California. Callers described the gun as being either an AR-15 or shotgun. Three […]
Groveland, CA…On Friday, July 6, 2018 at approximately 5:00 am, 38 year old Groveland resident, Reyna Dolores Moreno, was driving her 2004 Honda Accord. Moreno was backing her vehicle out of a private driveway on Alice Lane north of State Route 120. Due to her high level of alcohol intoxication, she allowed her vehicle to […]
San Andreas, CA…On 7/5/18 at approx. 2145 hrs. the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls regarding a male waiving a gun acting strange in the roadway on Mountain Ranch Rd near Rocky Rd between San Andreas and Mountain Ranch California. Callers described the gun as being either an AR-15 or shotgun. Three (3) […]
Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement after the California Supreme Court rejected gun industry groups’ challenge to the State’s “microstamping” law. Microstamping—a ballistics identification technology—can serve as an important tool for law enforcement during investigations and can deter gun crimes. As of May 2013, no new semiautomatic handgun model can be […]
Sacramento – An investigation by the California Department of Justice’ Bureau of Investigation’s Tax Recovery and Criminal Enforcement (TRaCE) task force led to the arrest and conviction of Maykiya Mayze (Mayze), 37, of Sacramento for not only possessing and selling counterfeit Viagra but for selling an unregulated and potentially life-threatening product. The investigation by TRaCE […]
Cleveland, OH…Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, aka Abdur Raheem Rafeeq, aka Salah ad-Deen Osama Waleed, 48, of Maple Heights, Ohio, was charged with one count of attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Pitts was arrested Sunday by members of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. The arrest and charges were […]
Sacramento, CA…A mid-week Independence Day holiday may result in less travel, but the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will still be working to keep the roadways safe during its Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). The CHP’s MEP will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3, and conclude at midnight on Wednesday, July 4. Officers will be […]
San Andreas, CA…Dear Judge Healy, The 2017-2018 Civil Grand Jury respectfully submits its final report in accordance with Penal Code 933(a) to the Calaveras County Superior Court. This year’s Grand Jury was composed of 19 dedicated citizens of Calaveras County who were determined and willing to work extra-long hours making recommendations for improvements to local […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept….This afternoon it was reported to our office that 6 sticks of dynamite were discovered in an old mining claim at the very end of Jack Page Rd. The dynamite was spongy and it is unclear how long the dynamite had been in the mine. Sheriff’s deputies responded and cordoned […]
Jamestown, CA…Early this morning Fire personnel and Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a car fire at Peppermint Creek Mobile Home Park on Peppermint Creek Circle in Jamestown. Deputies arrived and evacuated the residents out of the home near the fully engulfed vehicle. The flames were extinguished and the cause of the fire is under investigation by […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of 10 California superior court judges, which include: One in Calaveras County; 4 in Los Angeles County; one in Orange County; one in San Francisco County; one in Santa Barbara County; one in Santa Clara County; and one in Sonoma County. Calaveras County Superior Court […]
Sacramento, CA…David M. Sanders, 63, of Pioneer, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Calaveras County Superior Court. Sanders has served as a commissioner at the Calaveras County Superior Court since 2015. He was a supervising attorney at Field and Sanders from 2009 to 2014 and at King Warwick and Sanders from 2002 to […]
Washington, DC…Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, foreign nationals seeking entry into the United States undergo a vetting process to ensure that they satisfy the numerous requirements for admission. The Act also vests the President with authority to restrict the entry of aliens whenever he finds that their entry “would be detrimental to the interests […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…”Today, at 4:16 pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a “hold-up” alarm from the BBVA Compass Bank, located in the Junction Shopping Center on Mono Way in Sonora. The alarm was accompanied by multiple 911 calls providing information. Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene within minutes to find the suspect still inside […]
San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Sunday, June 24, 2018 00:07 Disturbance 1806240001 Occurred on S Petersburg Rd, Valley Springs. Noise complaint. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:38 Traffic Stop 1806240003 Officer initiated activity at 06N52A, Camp Connell. . Disposition: No […]
San Andreas, CA…From the Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept…”On 6/24/18 at approx. 1847 hours the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an armed robbery that occurred just outside of Murphys, California. The caller reported being robbed at gun point by multiple black and “middle eastern” males and that multiple vehicles were involved in the robbery. […]
Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the arrest of Richard Fazlollahi, a district manager with the California Department of Industrial Relations – Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA), on bribery charges. Fazlollahi is alleged to have requested, and agreed to receive, a bribe from a construction company in exchange for reducing penalties […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office…”With our dearest sympathy we inform you Sheriff’s Office investigators confirmed that Donald Clark was found deceased on an adjacent property. Our most sincere condolences to the Clark family. There are no additional details at this time. The investigation is ongoing. No foul play is suspected. Please respect the […]
Arnold, CA…Update: 6-22-18 9:00pm Missing 14 year Colt Price has been located. He arrived at a property in the Sheep Ranch area which is located Northwest of Arnold. No further information is available at this time. Update 6-22-18 7:00pm Search efforts to find missing 14 year old Colt Price in the Arnold area of Calaveras […]
Arnold, CA…Search efforts to find missing 14 year old Colt Price in the Arnold area of Calaveras County have been underway throughout the day. Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, Volunteers, Search and Rescue Team members and CHP air support have been searching around Arnold, White Pines Lake, surrounding sub-divisions and wilderness areas. Residents and visitors […]
Sonora, CA…66-year-old, Donald Clark was reported missing by his family. He was last seen at his home on Rimrock Road in Sonora on Thursday, June 21st at 9:15 am. Donald’s vehicle, wallet, and cell phone were all found at his home. Donald is described as 6’0 tall, 200 pounds, gray hair, brown eyes and was […]
Washington, DC…Some paragraphs from Roberts’s Opinion…”The Fourth Amendment protects “[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.” The “basic purpose of this Amendment,” our cases have recognized, “is to safeguard the privacy and security of individuals against arbitrary invasions by governmental officials.” Camara […]
Arnold, CA…The Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a reported missing 14 year old named Colt Price from the Arnold area. Colt was last seen yesterday afternoon wearing a dark colored shirt, dark colored swim trunks, brown flip flops, carrying a blue Hawaiian print string backpack and riding a purple and silver colored mountain bike. […]
Bear Valley, CA…Montgomery was driving his 2001 Toyota 4 Runner westbound on State Route 4 east of Bear Valley Road. Ramsay was driving his 2016 Indian Roadmaster motorcycle pulling a motorcycle trailer eastbound on State Route 4, approaching Montgomery’s vehicle. Due to his level of intoxication, Montgomery allowed his vehicle to drift into the eastbound […]
Jamestown, CA…Late Monday night a Tuolumne Sheriff’s Sergeant conducted a traffic enforcement stop at Wigwam Road in Jamestown on a black Saturn for expired registration. The driver, 44-year-old Michael Holder of Turlock, told the Sergeant his drivers license was suspended and a records check revealed he was on post release community supervision. K-9 Maverick arrived […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”Last night deputies responded to the Cascade Mobile Home Park on 18330 Wards Ferry Road in Sonora for a report of a burglary in progress after an alert neighbor reported seeing a dark skinned man wearing a black hat, red shirt and black hooded sweatshirt breaking into his neighbor’s home. […]
Sacramento, CA…Today, the California Department of Justice issued a reminder that all bullet button assault weapons must be registered by 11:59:59 P.M. on June 30, 2018. Any applications submitted after this due date will not be accepted (see Penal Code section 30900(b)(1) and California Code of Regulations, title 11, division 5, chapter 39, section 5469). […]