Twain Harte, CA…Ms. Porta was traveling southbound on Tuolumne Road North in a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. An unknown dark colored pickup truck was traveling northbound ahead of Ms. Porta. For an undetermined reason, the trailer being pulled by the dark colored pickup truck swung into the southbound lane and collided with the Jeep driven by […]
Copperopolis, CA…The following information is to update on the status of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team’s recent activities: On 9-29-17 CCSO MET Team deputies served search warrants for illegal marijuana cultivation at two separate locations on Chuckwagon Drive in Copperopolis. At the first location, no subjects were found to be present and […]
Sonora, CA…On Sunday October 1st, 2017, shortly before 2:00 P.M., Sonora Police Department received a call of a male subject that had been detained by Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies for tampering with a Sheriff’s Department employee’s vehicle in front of the Sheriff’s Department. Sonora Police Officers responded and discovered that Antonio Torres, 42 years old […]
Sonora, CA…On September 30, 2017, at about 9:45 P.M., Sonora Police Department received a call of a physical fight in progress near the area of the Seventh Day Adventist Church on N. Forest Road. When Officers arrived on scene they observed a male subject, identified as Michael Logan Baker, 22 years old of Jamestown, on […]
Las Vegas, NV…Now in its 18th hour following the mass shooting into a crowd of concert-goers, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is working to process the crime scene across from the Mandalay Bay Hotel and also investigate the motives of the shooter, said Sheriff Joe Lombardo at an 3 p.m. briefing on Monday. Metro […]
Las Vegas, NV…The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department identified the lone suspect involved in the late-night mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip as 64-year-old, Stephen Craig Paddock, a white male from Mesquite, Nevada. Paddock opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 concert-goers from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the […]
Lovelock, NV…From Nevada DOC…”The Nevada Department of Corrections, in an effort to ensure public safety and reduce the potential for incident, released Orenthal James Simpson #1027820, on October 1, 2017, at 12:08 AM from Lovelock Correctional Center.”
Sonora, CA…On September 27, 2017, around 1:20 p.m., the Sonora Police Department received a call of a female subject being treated at Adventist Health Sonora for injuries resulting from an assault. Officer Durham arrived and made contact with the female victim. Officer Durham learned that Joshua Roy Perry, 32 of Sonora, became involved in an […]
Columbia, CA…Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Detectives are investigating an armed robbery incident that took place yesterday evening near the entrance of the Columbia College property. A man was robbed of his wallet at gunpoint by two men identified as 25-year old Michael Valentine and 22-year-old Gabriel Uribecarrion. Valentine and Uribecarrion left the area in a black […]
Avery, CA…The victim of this morning’s homicide in Avery has been identified as 19 year old Cole Bilderback. His father, 47 year old David Bilderback was booked in the Calaveras County Jail on the charge of 187(a)PC-murder and he is being held with $2,000,000 bail. No further details are being released at this time. On […]
Avery, CA…On 9-28-17 at 01:17am, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call reporting that there had been a family altercation and someone had been shot. Units from the Sheriff’s Office, Angels Camp Police Department, and California Highway Patrol responded. Deputies arrived on scene at a business in the 4000 block of Highway 4 […]
San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below Daily_Log_09-26-2017 Daily_Log_09-25-2017 Daily_Log_09-24-2017 Daily_Log_09-23-2017 Daily_Log_09-22-2017 Daily_Log_09-21-2017 Daily_Log_09-20-2017 Daily_Log_09-19-2017 Daily_Log_09-18-2017 Daily_Log_09-17-2017 Daily_Log_09-16-2017 Daily_Log_09-15-2017 Daily_Log_09-14-2017 Daily_Log_09-13-2017 Daily_Log_09-12-2017 Daily_Log_09-11-2017 Daily_Log_09-10-2017 Daily_Log_09-09-2017 Daily_Log_09-08-2017 Daily_Log_09-07-2017 Daily_Log_09-06-2017 Daily_Log_09-05-2017 Daily_Log_09-04-2017 Daily_Log_09-03-2017 Daily_Log_09-01-2017 Daily_Log_08-30-2017 Daily_Log_08-29-2017 Daily_Log_08-28-2017 Daily_Log_08-27-2017 Daily_Log_08-26-2017 Daily_Log_08-25-2017 Daily_Log_08-24-2017 Daily_Log_08-23-2017 Daily_Log_08-21-2017 Daily_Log_08-20-2017 Daily_Log_08-19-2017
Jamestown, CA…After her shift at Sierra Conservation Center, Supervising Registered Nurse II Maria Cope was on her way home when she came across a lone ambulance helping victims of a car accident. Not seeing any other emergency vehicles such as fire or law enforcement, she stopped her car to offer assistance. The paramedic attending to […]
Big Oak Flat, CA…Today at 3 PM, Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Detectives were searching the area of Big Oak Flat for homicide suspect 42-year-old Elton Quintin Redick. Detectives saw Redick walking on Hwy 120 in Big Oak Flat. They located him trying to hide underneath the Claim Jumper Outpost business and quickly took him into custody. […]
Copperopolis, CA…This morning, 9-26-17 Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Detectives served a search warrant for stolen property at two locations in Copperopolis. Items positively identified as stolen were recovered from both locations. Some of the property recovered this morning was stolen from boats around Lake Tulloch as was previously reported earlier this month. At one location […]
Valley Springs, CA…Yesterday, 9-25-17 at about 9:00am, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Detectives assisted agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the service of an arrest warrant on Nicholas Watkins, age 29, of Valley Springs. Watkins was taken into custody at a business in Mountain Ranch without incident and turned over to FBI agents. […]
Valley Springs, CA…On 9-24-17 at about 0100 hours, a Calaveras County deputy patrolling the Wallace area noticed a Ford Mustang travelling eastbound on Highway 12 swerve off and on the roadway, and then come to a stop in the road. The deputy initiated a traffic enforcement stop, at which time the suspect vehicle accelerated and […]
Groveland, CA…Have you seen this man? The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man by the name of Christopher Reed who is known to use an alias of Elton. He is a person of interest who may have information regarding the suspected homicide that occurred this morning on Black Road in Big Oak […]
Groveland, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept….”Update 2:30 PM: Detectives are conducting interviews and will be processing the scene. No arrests have yet been made. Sheriff’s Deputies are on scene at a residence on Black Road in Big Oak Flat, investigating a suspected homicide. An adult man is confirmed deceased.”
Angels Camp, CA…On September 23, 2017 at approximately 1:25 PM, officers from the Angels Camp Police Department were dispatched to a reported fight in front of the Pet Bath House located at 172 South Main Street. Witnesses of the fight reported that a male and female approached the “Justice for Cici” protesters in front of […]
Sonora, CA…Just before midnight on Saturday, 21-year-old Xavier Benzel of Sonora drove into the parking lot of AM/PM on Pesce Way in Sonora. Deputy Knapp happened to be in the same parking lot and knew Benzel had a warrant for his arrest for driving on a suspended driver’s license. He waited for Benzel to exit […]
San Andreas, CA…Congratulations to our very own Calaveras County Sheriff’s Tech Kathy Frost who was named Sheriff’s Secretary of the Year by the California State Sheriff’s Association. Sheriff Dibasilio had nominated Kathy and was able to surprise her with this honor at a conference in Palm Springs. Pictured: Captain Jim Macedo (left), Sheriff Tech Kathy […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…On 9-21-17 at about 9:15am, members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a location in the 8000 block of West Murray Creek Road, Mountain Ranch. The property is not registered as a commercial medical cannabis cultivation site through the Calaveras County Planning Department. Investigators had […]
Jamestown, CA…From the Sonora Police Dept..”Update at 9:22 AM:…The vehicle came to a stop in the parking lot of the California Highway Patrol Office in Jamestown. The driver, 24-year-old TJ Matthew Porter of Sonora died from a self inflicted gun shot wound shortly after. At approximately 9:52 p.m. last night, the Sonora Police Department responded […]
Rail Road Flat, CA…On 9-20-17 at about 9:00am, members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a location in the 400 block of Ridge Road, Railroad Flat. Investigators had identified several hundred marijuana plants growing at this location. The property was not registered as a commercial medical cannabis […]
Sonora, CA…Please join us for this year’s Tip-a-Cop fundraiser event on October 17th, 4-8 pm at Applebee’s Restaurant in Sonora. A law enforcement officer will be teamed up with a Special Olympics Athlete, who will then help one of Applebee’s employees. The trio will wait on tables and serve customers throughout the evening. The Special […]
Sonora, Calif.-As part of its ongoing efforts to improve pedestrian safety, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Sonora Police Department (SPD) recently conducted a pedestrian safety enforcement operation that focused on motorists and pedestrians that failed to yield the right-of-way or who take unsafe and illegal actions. Pedestrian safety is a key issue in our […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…On Friday 9-15-17, members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team assisted Code Compliance in serving an abatement warrant at a location in the 7000 block of Nikki Trail, Mountain Ranch. Upon arrival deputies found a still smoldering trash fire, open top fertilizer containers and an open pipe flowing raw sewage […]
Sacramento, CA…The California Senate today gave final approval to Senate Bill 54, the California Values Act, sending this closely-watched measure by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) to Governor Brown for his signature. Once signed into law and enacted, SB 54 will prevent state and local law enforcement officers and resources from […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. on September 15th…”The Tuolumne Narcotics Team saw Lauri Biehle driving in Jamestown around 10:15 this morning and stopped her at Willow and 5th Avenue where she was taken into custody. A short time later Dale Biehle was at the Tuolumne County Superior Court being seen for a previous […]
