Calaveras County Sheriff Rick DiBasilio On Marijuana & Calaveras Public Safety

Calaveras County Sheriff Rick DiBasilio On Marijuana & Calaveras Public Safety

San Andreas, CA…I have been repeatedly asked about Marijuana and the safety of Calaveras citizens. Last year the voters of California chose to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana and to allow the small scale cultivation of marijuana. In addition, marijuana cultivation has now become a land use issue based upon decisions by the […]

Burson Man Strikes & Bites Girlfriend. Arrested On Torture, Battery & Domestic Violence Charges

Burson Man Strikes & Bites Girlfriend.  Arrested On Torture, Battery & Domestic Violence Charges

Burson, CA…On 02/22/17 at approx. 10:30 PM, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5700 block of Heron Lane in Burson for a domestic violence altercation. Sheriff Deputies learned that 34-year-old suspect Nolan Alan Hilyard and his 53 year old live in girlfriend were involved in a physical confrontation. Nolan Hilyard allegedly repeatedly struck […]

Sonora Area CHP Reports Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

Sonora Area CHP Reports Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

Jamestown, CA…On March 17, 2017 at approximately 8:50 pm, Michael Louis Oconnell was driving a black 2014 BMW X1crossover, eastbound on State Route 108, approaching Toban Way. Oconnell failed to negotiate a curve in the road and ran off of the roadway. Oconnell’s vehicle struck a tree with so much force that it pinned him […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For March 20th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For March 20th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs for March 20th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, March 20, 2017 00:22 INJURED DEER 1703200001 Occurred at Big Hill Rd/Oak Ridge Dr, Sonora. Injured deer on the side of the road. . Disposition: Animal Destroyed. 00:31 TRAFFIC STOP 1703200002 Officer initiated activity at Jamestown Rd/Countryside Ct, […]

U.S. Charges Russian FSB Officers and Their Criminal Conspirators for Hacking Yahoo and Millions of Email Accounts

U.S. Charges Russian FSB Officers and Their Criminal Conspirators for Hacking Yahoo and Millions of Email Accounts

Washington, DC…A grand jury in the Northern District of California has indicted four defendants, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), for computer hacking, economic espionage and other criminal offenses in connection with a conspiracy, beginning in January 2014, to access Yahoo’s network and the contents of webmail accounts. The defendants are […]

Wanted Subject Arrested In Angels Camp

Wanted Subject Arrested In Angels Camp

Angels Camp, CA…On Saturday, 03/11/17, at approximately 5:50 PM, an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department was on patrol when he noticed that a wanted subject was sitting on a bench in the 200 block of S. Main Street. James A. Moser III, a 39 year old transient male, was arrested after confirmation that […]

Sex Offender Arrested In Angels Camp

Sex Offender Arrested In Angels Camp

Angels Camp, CA…On Friday, 03/10/17, at approximately 2 PM an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department was dispatched to meet with a CHP officer that had a subject detained near the intersection of Stanislaus Avenue and Oneida Street. Upon arrival the officer found that CHP had detained Christopher Brian Dodge, a 38 year old […]

High Speed Chase Leads To Arrest Of Felon On Weapon & License Charges

High Speed Chase Leads To Arrest Of Felon On Weapon & License Charges

Jamestown, CA…On March 9, 2017 at approximately 4:21 pm, CHP Officer Mahaney attempted to make a stop on a black 2013 Ford F-150 on Lime Kiln Road for defective windshield and not displaying a front license plate. The driver, later identified as 24 year old Sonora resident Kenneth Edward Job, accelerated rapidly from CHP Officer […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For March 8th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For March 8th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for March 8th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Wednesday, March 8, 2017 00:20 FOOT PATROL 1703080002 Officer initiated activity at Tuolumne City Post Office, Carter St, Tuolumne. . Disposition: Crime Prevention, Patrol Check. 01:29 TRAFFIC STOP 1703080005 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 108/ARGYLE Rd, Sonora. . Disposition: […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For March 7th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For March 7th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for March 7th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Tuesday, March 7, 2017 00:05 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE CHECK 1703070001 Officer initiated activity at Knox Dr/Blue Oak Gulch Rd, Twain Harte.Suspicious Vehicle. . Disposition: Crime Prevention, Patrol Check. 00:09 TRAFFIC STOP 1703070002 Officer initiated activity at Tuolumne Rd/Morris Rd N, […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For March 6th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For March 6th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for March 6th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, March 6, 2017 00:00 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, NOT OFFICER INIATED 1703060001 Occurred at Smoke Cafe on Main St. , Jamestown. Rpts that there is a male with a suitcase sleeping in the patio area. . Disposition: Crime Prevention, Patrol […]

Daylight Time Switch Can Cause Driving Danger

Daylight Time Switch Can Cause Driving Danger

Sacramento, CA…When Daylight Saving Time begins on March 12, many motorists may find themselves short of sleep and a danger on the roadways. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) wants the public to be aware of the risks associated with drowsy driving. “When clocks are set forward in the spring, people often lose an hour of […]

CCSO Seeking Those Who Vandalised Vehicle Belonging To The Committee to Ban Commercial Cultivation

CCSO Seeking Those Who Vandalised Vehicle Belonging To The Committee to Ban Commercial Cultivation

Burson, CA…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported vehicle vandalism on 3-5-17. The victim’s vehicle tires were slashed while the victim was attending church in Burson. The attached picture is a vehicle that CCSO is trying to identify in order to question the occupants in relation to the vandalism. The truck appears to […]