Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept….”This morning at 9:42 AM, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a burglary in progress at a cabin in the 16000 block of Big Hill Road in Sonora. The property manager gave the dispatcher a license plate number and said a man and woman just left the scene […]
Railroad Flat, CA…On 06/19/17 at about 8:25 PM, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received a missing persons report on a 17-year-old female, Mikaila Dawn Hodges, out of Railroad Flat. Mikaila Hodges is allegedly in the company of 37-year-old Michael Allen Stewart out of Yuba County. They were last seen together in Railroad Flat area on […]
Burson, CA…On 06/20/17 at about 3:15 PM, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 3300 block of Davis Road for a report of a 33-year-old victim allegedly being punched and kicked by 46-year-old suspect Dale William Wichman II of Burson. It was reported that Wichman became angry at the victim and repeatedly punched and […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Grand Jury has completed their final report for the 2016-2017 Session. We have included the report in full PDF and also .Doc formats. If you click on the image below it will load the PDF version. Links to the report follow…CompleteFinalGrandJuryReport2016-2017.doc Complete Final Grand Jury Report 2016-2017 (1)
Sonora, CA…If you need to beat the heat and stay cool, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Community Service Office locations in Groveland, Sonora, and Jamestown are air conditioned and open from 11 AM- 9 PM from now until Friday. Come on in, bring a good book, deck of cards or just relax and make new friends. […]
Sonora, CA…On Saturday, the Sheriff’s Office received information about counterfeit bills being passed at local businesses. The suspect shown below in a surveillance photo is described as a woman in her late 40’s to early 50’s, approximately 5’4″ tall, with brownish blond hair. This woman passed a counterfeit $100 bill at Starbucks and attempted to […]
Avery, CA…On 06/17/2017 at approximately 0030 hours, James Spratt was driving his Ford Mustang westbound on SR-4, east of Howard Ct at a high rate of speed. Daniel Horsey was driving a Honda Civic eastbound on SR-4, approaching approaching Spratt. Spratt unsafely turned his Mustang from a direct course of travel and lost control. The […]
San Andreas, CA…Help Solve Crime in Your Area! Register Your Video Surveillance Camera with CCSO. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is reaching out to residents and businesses with surveillance camera(s) on their property. CCSO would like to continue to build a database to catalog the surveillance cameras in our community. As crimes occur, CCSO […]
San Andreas, CA…On 06/17/2017 at approximately 1610 hours, Katrina Williams was driving her Jeep westbound on SR-12, west of SR-49. Janet Ballou was driving her Ford truck eastbound on SR-12, approaching the Jeep. For an undetermined reason, Williams turned her jeep to the left into the path of Ballou. Ballou had no time to react […]
Norristown, PA…The Judge has declared a mistrial in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case. After deliberating for days the jury remained hopelessly deadlocked. Details from Wikipedia.. “On December 30, 2015, Cosby was charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania and a warrant for his arrest was issued. Cosby reported to court and was arraigned on the […]
Ione, CA…From the Amador Sheriff’s Dept…”Last night we received another tragic reminder of how dangerous our waterways can be. The Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call just before 9 P.M. advising us that a man was missing in Lake Camanche. Deputies responded and learned that a 24 year old Lodi man was swimming in the […]
San Francisco, CA…UPS confirms there was a shooting incident involving 4 employees within the company’s facility in San Francisco earlier this morning. Local law enforcement are conducting an investigation. We cannot provide information as to the identity of persons involved at this time, pending the police investigation. We understand that there are potentially multiple deaths, […]
San Andreas, CA…Sheriff DiBasilio has filed papers for candidacy for the 2018 election and has started the process of asking for public support. DiBasilio has worked at the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office for 15 years and was hired as a recruit by the CCSO in 2002. He proceeded to work up in rank holding various […]
Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force on 06/13/17, was in the area of West Main St in Turlock when they located a 2012 Kenworth Big Rig that had been reported stolen to Oakdale PD. StanCATT conducted surveillance on the vehicle. The vehicle became mobile and started to drive through Stanislaus County. While conducting […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 around noon, a search team reported finding possible aircraft debris. Shortly after this discovery a crash site and aircraft was located around one mile south of the last known radar point of Missing pilot LeRoy Del Don. The area of the site was densely wooded and steep, and […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Jared Salisbury, 41 of Idaho Falls, ID was riding his motorcycle with three other motorcycles southbound on State Route 49, south of the Mokelumne River. An Auburn man was traveling northbound on State Route 49, approaching Salisbury. Mr. Salisbury had just passed a southbound vehicle when he lost control of his 2010 Ducati […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…Please assist our Sheriff’s Office with the safety of all those involved in the search/rescue efforts of LeRoy Del Don Jr. by keeping your drones out of the search area. Although we appreciate others efforts, if drones are in the area all other aircraft involved in the search will have to be grounded. […]
San Andreas, CA…Last Night’s update on missing pilot. “Today around 35 Searchers from agencies including the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office, and the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office performed an extensive search in an area east of Mountain Ranch. Searchers reported slow progress due to terrain and heavy […]
Jackson, CA…Update…Tragically this one has become another local fatality. The collision location also was updated to just south of the river which put another fatality in the San Andreas, CHP area. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims family and friends. Life can be so short. CHP is reporting an motorcycle down near Sr49 […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…On June 10, 2017 the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office about a missing or overdue aircraft. It was reported that 75 year old Leroy Del Don Jr had departed an airstrip in Stanislaus County (Wesley, Ca.) on Friday, June 9th around 2:00 pm and had not made […]
San Andreas, CA…Are you purchasing a car or merchandise off of an online buy and sell site? Do you know the person you are buying from or selling to? Do you really want to go to a stranger’s house, or have them come over to yours for the transaction? The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office has […]
Twain Harte, CA…Yesterday afternoon, Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Narcotic Team Detectives arrested 24 year old Christian Gonzalez during a traffic stop in Twain Harte. Gonzalez was in possession of 3.7 grams of heroin, more than $600 in cash, and drug use paraphernalia. The detectives authored a search warrant to Gonzalez’s Jamestown residence on 3rd avenue. More […]
Angels Camp, CA…On 06-04-17, at approximately 1:45 PM, Angels Camp Police were dispatched to the CVS Pharmacy on a report of two suspects that were involved in the theft of liquid codeine. Store employees reported that two males, that appear to be either white or Hispanic and in their twenties, were loitering in the store […]
Burson, CA) On 06/02/2017 at approximately 9:45 AM Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies served a search warrant on a property located in the 3800 block of Dickenson Court in Burson. In late May, Deputies identified the property as a marijuana growing operation. During the investigation it was discovered that the location was an unregistered and illegal […]
Valley Springs, CA…Richard Clarke, 57 from San Jose was driving a golf cart while intoxicated through a private olive orchard. As he approached the end of the orchard he made a left turn. His passenger Debra Bedard, 58 from San Jose was holding two wine glasses and was unable to stabilize herself as he made […]
Sutter Creek, CA…A Rancho Cordova man was riding is 1999 Harley Davidson westbound on Sutter Creek Volcano Road west of Volcano at approximately 40 mph. For an unknown reason he allowed his vehicle to travel off the south side of the roadway and overturned down a dirt embankment. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. […]
London, UK…Statement by the Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, following the terror attacks in London Bridge and Borough Market. “Last night saw another appalling and tragic incident in London; something we hoped we would not see again. “Obviously my thoughts are with all of those affected, those injured and the families of those […]
London, UK…Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said: “Since late yesterday evening [Saturday, 3 June], the Metropolitan Police Service has been responding to incidents in the London Bridge and Borough Market areas of south London. We are treating this as a terrorist incident and a full investigation is already underway, led by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. […]