Angels Camp, CA…On 11-15-18 at about 1:17pm CCSO Dispatch received a reported robbery at the CVS Pharmacy located on North Main Street in the city of Angels Camp. It was reported that two Hispanic male suspects wearing hooded sweatshirts and baseball hats were loitering around the store. These males jumped the pharmacy counter and grabbed […]
Paradise, CA…The fire remained active throughout the day in various areas around the perimeter. Firefighters have been working diligently to attack the fire through direct and indirect methods. As weather and visibility allow, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters have been working in coordination with ground crews to slow the fire’s progress. Firefighters continue to strengthen and […]
Paradise, CA…The Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) reports an additional eight fatalities have been confirmed due to the Camp Fire. Eight human remains were located in Paradise. Six sets of human remains were found inside structures. Two sets of human remains were found outside structures. This brings the total number of fatalities to date to […]
Butte County, Ca–In our ongoing effort to locate people thought to be missing as a result of the Camp Fire, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office has created a list of names of the individuals we are currently looking for. The list of names has been posted on the Butte County Sheriff’s Office webpage located at […]
Sonora, CA…At approximately 6:15p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Ruth Shopp of Sonora, was walking or jogging in an eastbound direction on Campo Seco Road after dark. Shopp was traveling along the north edge of the roadway, just east of Crooked Lane, headed toward Lime Kiln Road, when she was struck by […]
San Andreas, CA….From the Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept…”On 11-13-18 at about 1251 hours CCSO Deputies were dispatched to Calaveras High School in San Andreas for a report of an out of control juvenile being aggressive on campus. It was reported that the juvenile possibly had a knife. The Sheriff’s Office was informed that the school was […]
San Andreas, CA…On November 9th Sheriff Rick DiBasilio congratulated two new Correctional Officers, Jolisha Guzman and James Newman, for their graduation from the Stanislaus Adult Corrections CORE Academy.
Paradise, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept…”In the middle of destruction, there are signs of hope. Some of our staff are working in the Concow area providing mutual aid for #CampFire victims. We are assessing damage to the area, conducting welfare checks on animals and residents, feeding livestock that had to be left behind, and […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…”Just before 8 PM last night, Deputies and fire personnel responded to a house fire in the 11900 block of Appey Way in Sonora. When deputies arrived the home was fully engulfed. Thankfully the three residents home at the time made it out safely. Deputies notified neighbors but no evacuations […]
San Andreas, CA…On November 9, 2018, in Calaveras County Superior Court, the Honorable Judge Susan Harlan, sentenced Tyler Nichols to 15 years to life in state prison for the August 2, 2016, second degree murder of his four year old son Jace. Mr. Nichols, 33, of Pine Grove, was driving with a blood alcohol level […]
Paradise, CA…As reported at yesterday’s press briefing, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has received reports of fatalities due to the Camp Fire. BCSO investigators are still working to confirm the reports. The task is difficult due to the fact that the fire is still active and there are many hazards in areas where fatalities […]
San Andreas, CA…From the Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept…”Our thoughts are with Butte County. A few Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Deputies deployed there immediately yesterday when we received the law enforcement mutual aid request to assist with evacuation and rescues. A couple more of our deputies are up there this morning. Our community knows the devastation of […]
Thousand Oaks, CA…Procession for Sgt. Ron Helus. A procession will take place at 10:00 am today for Sgt. Ron Helus. He was shot and killed by a suspect who committed a mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks late last night. Sgt. Helus will be transported via motorcade from Los Robles […]
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A hooded gunman wearing all black opened fire at a country dance bar holding a weekly “college night” in Southern California, using a handgun and a smoke device to kill 12 people and sending hundreds fleeing, authorities said Thursday. Terrified revelers used barstools to break second-floor windows and jump to […]
San Andreas, CA…From the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office…”On November 1, 2018 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant in the 5000 block of Del Sol Lane in San Andreas. Upon the arrival of the team, no persons or vehicles were present, although evidence was recovered from a travel trailer on site. […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined Attorney General Xavier Becerra on October 29th to present the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to five public safety leaders from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department who went above and beyond the call of duty. “American democracy is not going to […]
Valley Springs, CA…On November 3, 2018, at approximately 1850 hours, Chueyee Yang from Rancho Cordova was driving southbound on Burson Rd., south of Camanche Pkwy South. For an unknown reason, Yang attempted to turn around within the roadway to travel northbound on Burson Rd. At the same time Caywood was traveling southbound on Burson Rd., […]
Sonora, CA…On Saturday, November 3, 2018, at approximately 8:10 pm, 31 year old San Leandro resident, Christian Vargas-Zermeno was driving a 2003 Ford Focus westbound on State Route 108, west of Mono Way. 32 year old Soulsbyville resident, Andrew Wilson, was driving a 2015 Toyota Tundra eastbound on State Route 108, east of Old Wards […]
Markleeville, CA…The search for missing person Bradford Dozier ended on November 3, 2018, when his body was found at the base of a cliff in Alpine County, California. Mr. Dozier died as a result of his injuries when he fell approximately two-hundred feet as he attempted to free climb steep terrain on the north side […]
Angels Camp, CA…On 11-1-18 at approx. 0705 hours a CCSO Deputy responded to the New Melones Lake Marina for a reported possible burglary in progress. Marina employees called dispatch after seeing two subjects pushing a wheel barrel loaded with expensive items from the area of the closed business. A CCSO Deputy arrived on scene and […]
Groveland, CA…On Thursday, November 1, 2018, at approximately 1:37 am, CHP Merced Communications Center received a call of a traffic collision on Ferretti Road west of Lumsden Road. The reporting party had located a solo vehicle overturned off the roadway. The driver, solo occupant, 17 year old Groveland Resident, was driving a 2012 Volkswagen Passat […]
Markleeville, CA…Updates from the Alpine Sheriff’s Office on Missing Bradford Dozier…October 31, 2018 Spencer Case, Undersheriff Search and Rescue update regarding missing person Bradford Dozier. The search for missing person Bradford Dozier continues. As of 2:00 pm, October 31, 2018, no clues have been found. Currently the search is concentrated west of Blue Lakes near […]
Sonora, CA…An arrest was made only a few hours after surveillance footage was shared with the community, regarding a local check fraud investigation. A Black Oak Casino Security Officer alerted law enforcement after spotting 37-year-old Josiah Silveira of Modesto who matched the description of the wanted man. Responding Deputies arrested Silveira and a search of […]
Sonora, CA…From the Sonora Police Dept….”Last night about 10:45 p.m., we received multiple reports of a disturbance involving a vehicle and several people near the 100 block of Lyons Street. Officers responded and ultimately arrested 25-year-old Francisco Rico of Sonora and a 16-year-old male Tuolumne resident for felony battery. The investigation revealed that a white […]
Markleeville, CA…Bradford Dosier went hiking to an unknown destination on Saturday 10/27/18. His vehicle was located at the Evergreen Trailhead on Sunday the 28th. Bradford is a white male, age 55, 5’10” tall and around 190 lbs. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark gree long sleeved shirt, […]
Washington, DC…Chinese intelligence officers and those working under their direction, which included hackers and co-opted company insiders, conducted or otherwise enabled repeated intrusions into private companies’ computer systems in the United States and abroad for over five years. The conspirators’ ultimate goal was to steal, among other data, intellectual property and confidential business information, including […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…From the Calaveras Sheriff Dept…”On October 26, 2018, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit contacted several people in the area of Ponderosa Way near Doster Way in Mountain Ranch. The area was strewn with trash and vehicles, and a 30 foot travel trailer was parked on Ponderosa Road and being lived out […]
San Andreas, CA…On 10-29-18 at about 7:50pm, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office deputies took a report from a Toyon Middle School Administrator regarding a possible threat with a firearm by a custodial staff member. Deputies were told that 72 year old Fred Westbrook of Mokelumne Hill works on the custodial staff at Toyon Middle school and […]
Jamestown, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…..”Deputy Vince Lee was patrolling the Jamestown area just before 3 o’clock Sunday morning when he received information about a purse that had just been stolen from a parked car in East Sonora. The suspects were reportedly driving a silver Toyota truck and headed west toward him. The truck was […]
San Andreas, CA…On Saturday, October 27th, 2018 at approximately 5:23 AM CAL FIRE responded to a wildland fire located on Lake Road approximately 1.3 miles south of Highway 132 near the community of La Grange in Stanislaus County. The fire burned approximately three acres of grass and oak woodlands. The cause was determined to be […]
