Calaveras Sheriff K9 Nox has Stylish New Eye Protection

Calaveras Sheriff K9 Nox has Stylish New Eye Protection

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office K9 Nox and Corporal Jim Moser received an essential piece of protective equipment this week. This donation of Rex Specs was made possible through the Friends Of Calaveras Sheriff’s Office and K9 Tactical, whose owner Brandon Griffin lives locally and is a private K9 Trainer where citizens can take […]

Thousands of Plants and Hundreds of Pounds of Marijuana Eradicated

Thousands of Plants and Hundreds of Pounds of Marijuana Eradicated

Valley Springs, CA…On September 12, 2018 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant onto an undeveloped piece of private property located off of South Gulch Road near Milton Road in Valley Springs. Upon arrival, Deputies encountered three males who were tending to approximately 40 marijuana plants. No permanent residence was […]

68 Year Old Mi-Wuk Village Man Arrested on Firearm, Meth Charges & More

68 Year Old Mi-Wuk Village Man Arrested on Firearm, Meth Charges & More

Mi-Wuk Village, CA….From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”Update Sept.12th: Deputies were dispatched to the area of Pine Lake Dr. in Mi-Wuk Village for a report of suspicious person, shooting. Two shots were heard by deputies while on scene. A civilian contacted our office while deputies were on scene and advised the man, later identified as 68-year-old […]

Sonora Police Investigating Stabbing in Sonora

Sonora Police Investigating Stabbing in Sonora

Sonora, CA…From the Sonora Police Dept…”Early Saturday morning, just before 1:00 a.m., we received a call from the Emergency Room concerning a patient who was being treated for a possible stab wound. Officers responded and contacted a 28-year-old male victim with a small puncture wound to his neck and a laceration to one of his […]

Sonora Man Arrested on Arson Charges

Sonora Man Arrested on Arson Charges

Sonora, CA…From the Sonora Police Dept…”On September 10, 2018 at about 7:59pm, Stanley Jesse Wooden, of Sonora, was arrested for arson, which took place on September 6, 2018 at the Intake Grill. The investigation is still active. Wooden was booked at the Tuolumne County Jail for arson of an inhabited building with a bail of […]

Logging Truck vs Vehicle Collision Injures San Andreas Man and Sonora Woman

Logging Truck vs Vehicle Collision Injures San Andreas Man and Sonora Woman

San Andreas, CA…Stufflet was driving is Ford west on Beverlynn Ln at an undetermined speed approaching the intersection with SR-49. Stormes was driving his Kenworth north on SR-49 at the speed limit. Stufflet entered onto SR-49 without yielding the right of way to Stormes. Stormes was unable to avoid a collision and the front of […]

Attorney General Becerra Announces Arrest and Indictments of 32 BullyBoy and CoCo Boy Street Gang Members for Fraud Scheme

Attorney General Becerra Announces Arrest and Indictments of 32 BullyBoy and CoCo Boy Street Gang Members for Fraud Scheme

Sacramento, CA…. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the arrest and indictment of 32 individuals associated with criminal street gangs throughout Northern California known as the BullyBoys and the CoCo Boys. The gangs and their associates conspired to defraud victims throughout California by hacking the credit card terminals and merchant accounts of dozens of medical and dental businesses. […]

69 Year Old Sonora Man Loses His Life in Vehicle vs Electric Bicycle Collision

69 Year Old Sonora Man Loses His Life in Vehicle vs Electric Bicycle Collision

Sonora, CA…At approximately 1740 hours, Mr. Williams was driving his 2006 Buick Rendezvous southbound on SR-49 approaching the intersection of Old Sonora Columbia Rd. A that time, a 69 year old Sonora man was riding his electric bicycle, without a helmet, southbound, along the right roadway edge line just ahead of the Buick. From the […]

The Marijuana Eradications Continue in Calaveras County

The Marijuana Eradications Continue in Calaveras County

San Andreas, CA…On September 6, 2018, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served two consecutive and unrelated search warrants. The first site was located in the 1400 block of Railroad Flat Road in Railroad Flat. This location was previously the site of an attempted marijuana robbery in October of 2015 which resulted in […]

Marijuana Eradication Near Angels Camp

Marijuana Eradication Near Angels Camp

Angels Camp, CA…On 8-29-18 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for an illegal marijuana grow in the area of Spring Hill Ranch Road in rural Angels Camp. The area was discovered to have 1361 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. The majority of the plants were immature which […]

Calaveras Search & Rescue Honor’s Its Own

Calaveras Search & Rescue Honor’s Its Own

San Andreas, CA…From the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office…”The Calaveras County Search and Rescue team held its annual awards event on Saturday, August 25th. Awards for 2017/18 year – chosen by team members: *Outstanding Service 2016/17: Mike Borean. *Training Officer of the Year 2016/17: Laurie Plautz. *Rookie of the Year 2016/17: Jennifer Berry (no pic- Not in […]

Body of Ceres Man Possibly Recovered at New Melones

Body of Ceres Man Possibly Recovered at New Melones

Tuttletown, CA…A sad discovery at New Melones from the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept….”Yesterday morning a fisherman spotted a body in the water near the shore at New Melones Reservoir. 58-year-old Richard Matlock of Ceres was reported to have drowned in that area two weeks ago after jumping from a boat to swim, however he was not […]

13 Year Old Copperopolis Girl Lost Her Life Today in Fatal Multi-Vehicle Collision

13 Year Old Copperopolis Girl Lost Her Life Today in Fatal Multi-Vehicle Collision

Angels Camp, CA…Earlier today Hwy 49 was closed for an extended period of time because of a fatal multi-vehicle collision that tragically took the life of a young Coperopolis girl today. Below is directly from the CHP release… POWELL WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 49 SOUTH OF FRICOT CITY RD. COLDWELL, MCCUBBINS, AND MORALES […]

Off Duty CHP Officer Shoots Wife and Then Himself

Off Duty CHP Officer Shoots Wife and Then Himself

Martell, CA…On Monday September 3, 2018 at around 10:45pm, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the owner of Get Ripped Nutrition, Martell. The caller reported he was inside the business with a women and her husband was banging on the door to get inside. The caller stated the husband was a […]

Deputy Andrew Long Reporting for Duty

Deputy Andrew Long Reporting for Duty

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept….”Congratulations to Deputy Andrew Long who successfully completed the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Field Training Program. Deputy Long grew up in Tuolumne County and graduated from Sonora High School. He joined the military after graduation and served as a Navy Corpsman for seven years. During that time he completed a tour […]

RSF Appalled by Jail Terms for Two Myanmar Journalists

RSF Appalled by Jail Terms for Two Myanmar Journalists

Yangon, Myanmar…..Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the iniquity of the seven-year prison sentences that two Reuters reporters received in Yangon today at the end of a sham trial, and reiterates its call for their immediate release.  On what was a dark day for press freedom in Myanmar, Kyaw Soe Ooand Wa Lone were convicted of violating the country’s […]

Shannon David Scott Missing in Wilseyville Area

Shannon David Scott Missing in Wilseyville Area

Wilseyville, CA…A Silver Alert has been issued for Shannon David Scott, 65, who was last seen at his home near the 4000 block of Blagen Boulevard, in Wilseyville. On Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 1100 hours, Scott left for a VA appointment in Rancho Cordova, but never arrived. He is believed to be traveling in […]

Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Revamp California’s Bail System & Eliminate Cash Bail

Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Revamp California’s Bail System & Eliminate Cash Bail

Sacramento, CA…Taking action to revamp California’s bail system, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed Senate Bill 10, the California Money Bail Reform Act, which preserves the rights of the accused, while prioritizing public safety. The new law – which will take effect on October 1, 2019 – establishes a new system for determining a […]

Another Round of MET Team Eradications

Another Round of MET Team Eradications

San Andreas, CA…On 8-23-18 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served two search warrants for unrelated illegal marijuana grows. At the first location, in the 2000 block of Andreas Vista Drive in San Andreas, 191 large marijuana plants with an average height of 8-10 feet were eradicated. The second location in the 600 […]

Assault With A Deadly Weapon (F350 Pickup) Charges for Tuolumne Man

Assault With A Deadly Weapon (F350 Pickup) Charges for Tuolumne Man

Tuolumne, CA…Last night, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a home on Sunrise Drive in Tuolumne, for a report of an assault involving a vehicle. 57-year-old Steven Dorsay saw the victim driving on Carter St. in Tuolumne. Dorsay swerved his Ford F350 truck into the victim’s lane, causing her to veer off the road and stop to […]

Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty To Campaign Finance Violations, Bank & Tax Fraud

Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty To Campaign Finance Violations, Bank & Tax Fraud

New York, NY…Cohen surrendered to the FBI and pleaded guilty to multiple counts of campaign finance violations, tax fraud, and bank fraud as part of the deal, which includes jail time. Bank fraud charges related to his taxi business. Campaign finance charges stemmed from hush money paid during the campaign to the porn actress Stormy […]

Paul Manafort Found Guilty on 8 of 18 Counts

Paul Manafort Found Guilty on 8 of 18 Counts

Alexandria, Virginia….The Jury in Paul Manafort’s First trial in the Eastern District of Virginia found Manafort guilty on eight of the eighteen charges. The judge declared a mistrial on the other ten. He was convicted on five counts of tax fraud, one count of failing to disclose his foreign bank accounts and two counts of […]

Former Nazi Slave Labor Camp Guard Jakiw Palij Deported

Former Nazi Slave Labor Camp Guard Jakiw Palij Deported

Washington, DC…Early this morning, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) implemented a 2004 order of deportation to the Federal Republic of Germany of Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi SS labor camp guard in German-occupied Poland and a postwar resident of Queens, New York. President Trump commends his Administration’s comprehensive actions, especially ICE’s actions, in […]