Paul J. Anderson, 50 from Pine Grove Tragically Lost His Life When Run Over By Work Truck

Paul J. Anderson, 50 from Pine Grove Tragically Lost His Life When Run Over By Work Truck

Valley Springs, CA…On December 11, 2017, at approximately 1310 hours, Anderson was parked at a work site on Lower Lake View Road, north of Lake View Road in Burson. While transferring his trailer’s gravel box into the dump bed of his truck, the truck began to roll forward. Anderson ran along side of the truck […]

Husband & Wife Ione Sex Offenders Sentenced

Husband & Wife Ione Sex Offenders Sentenced

Ione, CA…In the summer of 2015, a minor girl reported to the Ione Police Department that she had engaged in a sexual relationship with Keithlee Velez, 26, of Ione. She explained to police that Keithlee Velez’s wife, Amy Velez, 24, knew about the sexual relationship and helped them meet for the purpose of sex under […]

Explosion In Subway at NY Port Authority Bus Terminal

Explosion In Subway at NY Port Authority Bus Terminal

New York, NY…At approximately 0720 hours, in a below ground walkway (IND line & 42nd Street & 8th Ave) connects the Port Authority bus terminal to the NYC IRT 42nd & 7th Avenue Shuttle at Times Square, police were called to a reported explosion, responding units found an injured 27-year-old male with burns and wounds […]

MET Team Seizes Another Indoor Marijuana Grow

MET Team Seizes Another Indoor Marijuana Grow

Valley Springs, CA…On 12-7-17 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for an illegal unregistered indoor marijuana grow at a residence in the 10000 block of Milton Road, Valley Springs. This operation was an independent investigation from the other indoor marijuana grow seized earlier in the day. Upon […]

Groveland Bank Robber May Be The Serial Bank Robber “Khaki Bandit”

Groveland Bank Robber May Be The Serial Bank Robber “Khaki Bandit”

Groveland, CA…On December 5th at about 2:30 PM, the Yosemite Bank in Groveland was robbed by a man armed with a handgun. The suspect is described as a white male, between 25-35 years of age, 5’10”-6’0” tall, between 150-170 pounds with an athletic build. The man was wearing a multi- colored beanie, black sunglasses similar […]

Plants, Cash & Vehicle Seized from Indoor Marijuana Grow

Plants, Cash & Vehicle Seized from Indoor Marijuana Grow

Valley Springs, CA…On 12-7-17 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for an illegal unregistered indoor marijuana grow at a residence on Delin Way in Valley Springs. No subjects were found to be present during the warrant service, although suspects involved with this operation have been identified. Upon […]

Sonora Man Makes Himself at Home in Laundry Room

Sonora Man Makes Himself at Home in Laundry Room

Sonora, CA…Early this morning, just prior to 5:30 a.m., a resident of Snell Street woke up to someone in her home. Officers responded and discovered 28-year-old Jeffery Herdt Jr. of Sonora in the laundry room of the residence. It is believed Herdt entered the home through an unlocked door during the night. He then locked […]

Moderate Injuries After Chevy vs Bentley Collision on New York Ranch Road

Moderate Injuries After Chevy vs Bentley Collision on New York Ranch Road

Jackson, CA…A 70 year old Pittsburg man was driving a 2007 Chevy Pickup on New York Ranch Road southbound at a stated speed of 35-40mph approaching the intersection of China Graveyard Road. A 56 year old man from Spokane was stopped in his 2006 Bentley on China Graveyard Road. For unknown reasons the Pittsburg man […]

“Open Bar” at Pizza Factory Lands Groveland Man in Jail

“Open Bar” at Pizza Factory Lands Groveland Man in Jail

Groveland, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office…A burglar thinks it’s ‘open bar’ at a closed restaurant – it lands him behind bars. Last night just before 11, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Pizza Factory on Hwy 120 in Groveland for a report of a burglary. Turns out the business owner, alerted by an alarm, was […]

Two Perish on Harmony Lane in Apparent Murder – Suicide

Two Perish on Harmony Lane in Apparent Murder – Suicide

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept…On Monday afternoon, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a home on Harmony Lane in Sonora for a welfare check after the occupants had not been heard from for a few days. Deputies discovered two people inside the home who suffered fatal gunshot wounds. A preliminary investigation suggests a murder-suicide occurred. […]

Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate to Face Federal Firearm Charges in the Northern District of California

Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate to Face Federal Firearm Charges in the Northern District of California

San Francisco, CA…A federal grand jury indicted Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate today for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and for being an illegally present alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced United States Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions; United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch from the Northern District of […]

Armed Bank Robbery at Yosemite Bank in Groveland.

Armed Bank Robbery at Yosemite Bank in Groveland.

Groveland, CA…Deputies have been on scene investigating an armed robbery that occurred at Yosemite Bank on Main St. in Groveland this afternoon around 2:40. The man entered the bank with a small handgun and demanded money. He is described as a young white adult man wearing a black parka jacket, light colored cargo type pants […]

Calaveras Marijuana Grower Flees Minnesota Traffic Stop Later Arrested for Warrant

Calaveras Marijuana Grower Flees Minnesota Traffic Stop Later Arrested for Warrant

Nobles County, Minnesota…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was notified about one of our recent arrestees that fled a traffic stop in Minnesota. The Sheriff’s Office was informed that on 11-7-17 at about 0130 hours, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper conducted a traffic stop on Interstate I-90 in Nobles County for expired California registration on a […]

K9 Maverick Sniffs out Yet Another Drug Dealer!

K9 Maverick Sniffs out Yet Another Drug Dealer!

Jamestown, CA…Early Sunday morning, Deputy Knapp contacted several people near a gray Dodge Durango at Sierra Energy Gas Station in Jamestown. The vehicle’s registration was expired and a strong odor of marijuana was emanating from it. Deputy Knapp deployed K9 Maverick to conduct an exterior sniff of the SUV. K9 Maverick is not trained to […]

More Charges Filed in Strange and Growing Human Remains Case

More Charges Filed in Strange and Growing Human Remains Case

Murphys, CA…On Friday, 12/01/17, a search warrant was served in the 1000 block of Old Franke Mine Road, related to this investigation. Items included in the search warrant include additional human remains, as well as electronic devices. (Cell phones, computers, etc.) Members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office, Calaveras County Probation, and the Angels Camp […]

Traffic Update….Escalon Man Arrested on Theft, Drug, License, Registration, Reckless Evading & More

Traffic Update….Escalon Man Arrested on Theft, Drug, License, Registration, Reckless Evading & More

West Point, CA..On 12-1-17 at approx. 1800 hours a Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy initiated a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle for a minor traffic infraction on Pine Street in West Point. The vehicle failed to yield to the marked patrol car’s emergency lights and siren. The suspect vehicle accelerated at a high […]

Ungentlemanly & Violent Criminal Behavior at Rosalinda’s Leads to Sexual Assault Arrest

Ungentlemanly & Violent Criminal Behavior at Rosalinda’s Leads to Sexual Assault Arrest

Jamestown, CA…On Tuesday night, Tuolumne County Sheriff Deputies responded to Rosalinda’s Gentleman’s Club in Jamestown for a report of a sexual assault. Deputies contacted 40-year-old Jesiah Macredes who was living in a travel trailer on the property. Deputies learned that Macredes had armed himself with a knife and threatened to harm a woman as he […]

Mule Creek SP, CSP-Sacramento Staff Boost Charities ~ By Lt. Angelo Gonzales

Mule Creek SP, CSP-Sacramento Staff Boost Charities ~ By Lt. Angelo Gonzales

Ione, CA…Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) recently took part in two events to help charitable causes. From donating coats to school children to helping fund Special Olympics athletes, CDCR institutions step up to fill the needs in their respective communities. Mule Creek State Prison and CSP-Sacramento got behind efforts to boost charitable causes Therese Giannelli, […]

Inmate Who Walked Away From North Kern State Prison Apprehended in Sonora

Inmate Who Walked Away From North Kern State Prison Apprehended in Sonora

Sonora, CA…A minimum-security inmate who walked away from the Minimum Support Facility at North Kern State Prison on Nov. 3 has been returned to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) custody. At around 4:10 p.m. Nov. 24, agents from CDCR’s Special Service Unit (SSU) Fresno, with the assistance of SSU Bay Area, arrested inmate […]

Rural Crimes PSA from Calaveras Sheriff’s Office on Owner Applied Numbers

Rural Crimes PSA from Calaveras Sheriff’s Office on Owner Applied Numbers

San Andreas, CA…What is an Owner Applied Number and why do I need an OAN? Stolen vehicles are linked to their owners through the Department of Motor Vehicles. Stolen livestock can be traced through brands registered with the Bureau of Livestock identification. What about your farm machinery, supplies and personal property? Suppose you had a […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs For November 21th -25th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs For November 21th -25th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Saturday, November 25, 2017 00:28 THEFT – ALL 1711250001 Occurred at Royal Carriage Inn on Main St. , Jamestown. RP rpts took 150 cash and left walking towards Oakdale. Male is wearing a black sweatshirt, grey sweat pants. RP […]

Felony DUI Charges for Valley Springs Woman After Major Injury Collision on Hwy 12

Felony DUI Charges for Valley Springs Woman After Major Injury Collision on Hwy 12

Valley Springs, CA…On November 26, 2017, at approximately 1835 hours, Party #1 (Romero) was driving her vehicle eastbound on SR-12 west of Lime Creek Road at an undetermined speed. Romero was in the process of passing another vehicle in heavy rain when she collided head-on with Party #2 (Black). The force of the collision disabled […]

Subject Arrested for Being Under the Influence, and Bringing Narcotics into the Jail

Subject Arrested for Being Under the Influence, and Bringing Narcotics into the Jail

Angels Camp, CA…On November 23, at approximately 11:00 PM, an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department was dispatched to the 400 block of S. Main Street, on a report of a subject that was sitting on the property masturbating. The property manager reported that at least one person complained to him about the actions […]

San Andreas Man Arrested for DUI after Major Injury Motorcycle Collision

San Andreas Man Arrested for DUI after Major Injury Motorcycle Collision

San Andreas, CA…On November 26, 2017, at approximately 1545 hours, Party #1 (Vanderwoude) was driving his Honda motorcycle westbound on Sunset Street approaching Russells Road at an undetermined speed. Due to his level of intoxication and the wet roadway conditions, Vanderwoude lost control of his vehicle and was ejected off of the motorcycle. Vanderwoude sustained […]