Mail Theft at Sonora US Post Office

Mail Theft at Sonora US Post Office

Sonora, CA…During the New Year’s Holiday weekend unknown suspect(s) broke into the drive up postal drop box at the Sonora Post Office located at 781 S. Washington Street. An unknown amount of mail was taken from the box. The Sonora Police Department encourages anyone who dropped mail containing checks or bank/credit card account information to […]

Massive Poached Sacramento County Deer Leads to Trophy Penalty Enhancement

Massive Poached Sacramento County Deer Leads to Trophy Penalty Enhancement

Sacramento, CA…A Sacramento County man entered a no contest plea Tuesday to charges of poaching a huge blacktail deer in Sacramento County. John Frederick Kautz, 51, of Lodi, was charged with possession of an illegally poached deer and falsification of deer tag reporting information, both misdemeanors, following a three-month investigation. Kautz illegally killed the trophy-sized […]

An Unwelcome Guest at Kwik Serv ~By Matthew Murphy

An Unwelcome Guest at Kwik Serv ~By Matthew Murphy

Arnold, CA…From reader Matthew Murphys…”Employee arrived to open. Noticed person inside. Called 911. Calaveras county deputies apprehended subject. Rumor is they had to tase him for non-compliance. 20 something year old Matt. Unknown last name. Same guy that stole a Jeep and busted into JJ’s and stole the register about two years ago. He was […]

Just another Not So Routine Traffic Stop Made By Tuolumne Sheriff Deputies…

Just another Not So Routine Traffic Stop Made By Tuolumne Sheriff Deputies…

Sonora, CA…At 10:35 last night, a traffic enforcement stop was made at Stockton Road in Sonora on a red Pontiac Grand Prix for a couple of equipment violations. The passenger, 39-year-old Joshua Kaufman, was arrested for two misdemeanor warrants. Kaufman was found to be in possession of two plastic bags containing a total of 3.97 […]

Felony DUI Charges For Sonora Man

Felony DUI Charges For Sonora Man

Sonora, CA…On Saturday, just after 1:30 p.m., the Sonora Police Department responded to an injury collision on Mono Way near Sanguinetti Road. When the officer arrived on scene, he identified the driver of a gray 2006 BMW sedan as 24-year-old Ryan E. Morrison of Sonora. Morrison was determined to be under the influence of alcohol […]

Injuries, Medi-Flight Ride and a DUI Make for an Unpleasant Christmas for Mokelumne Hill Man.

Injuries, Medi-Flight Ride and a DUI Make for an Unpleasant Christmas for Mokelumne Hill Man.

West Point, CA…On Christmas Day A 56 year old Mokelumne Hill man was traveling westbound on SR26 just east of Spink Road. Due to his intoxication, he allowed his Dodge pickup to travel off of the roadway and it collided into a power pole guide wire and a tree, and the pickup then overturned into […]

Calaveras Sheriff’s Deputies & Explorers Help Make a Christmas Bright

Calaveras Sheriff’s Deputies & Explorers Help Make a Christmas Bright

San Andreas, CA…From the Calaveras Sheriff’s Department…”Today our Sheriff’s Deputies and Explorers completed the weekend of gift giving with this young boy who recently lost his mother and sibling in a car accident. Deputies learned that the boy wanted a dinosaur for Christmas so they shopped for the biggest stuffed dinosaur they could find. A […]

Modesto Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to A Terrorist Organization

Modesto Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to A Terrorist Organization

Modesto, CA…A federal complaint was unsealed today, charging Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, of Modesto, with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Jameson was arrested today and is scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe in Fresno, […]

Sgt. Patrick Griswold and Cpl. Bryan Rapoza Honored on Their Retirements

Sgt. Patrick Griswold and Cpl. Bryan Rapoza Honored on Their Retirements

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Department….”We would like to congratulate Sgt. Patrick Griswold and Cpl. Bryan Rapoza on their retirement with the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Griswold served in the Air Force for 4 years and Cpl. Bryan Rapoza served in the Army for 8 years. They joined our custody division one year apart […]

Be On The Lookout For Burglary Crew Working Hwy 4 Corridor & Save Your Surveillance Video Footage

Be On The Lookout For Burglary Crew Working Hwy 4 Corridor & Save Your Surveillance Video Footage

Arnold, CA…From a reader..”Good evening, I was hoping you could please put the word out.. Many burglaries have been occurring in Arnold lately. (Right now it’s Pine Dr. and that side of Meadowmont) More so than usual! Just this morning we woke up to our truck ransacked and minor stuff being stolen. I have now […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through December 17th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through December 17th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-17-2017 Daily_Log_12-17-2017 Daily_Log_12-16-2017 Daily_Log_12-15-2017 Daily_Log_12-14-2017 Daily_Log_12-13-2017 Daily_Log_12-12-2017 Daily_Log_12-11-2017 Daily_Log_12-10-2017 Daily_Log_12-09-2017 Daily_Log_12-08-2017 Daily_Log_12-07-2017 Daily_Log_12-06-2017

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through December 17th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through December 17th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-17-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-16-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-15-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-14-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-13-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-12-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-11-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-10-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-09-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-08-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-07-2017 […]

Collision on Boards Crossing Takes Life of Dorrington Man

Collision on Boards Crossing Takes Life of Dorrington Man

Dorrington, CA…On the evening December 16th A 53 year old Dorrington man was driving a 1998 Chevrolet S-10 pickup eastbound on Boards Crossing Road, approaching Snowshoe Thompson Trail at an unknown speed. He failed to negotiate a split in the roadway and continued into the intersection of Boards Crossing Road at Snowshoe Thompson Trail and […]

Felony Vandalism Arrest In Sonora

Felony Vandalism Arrest In Sonora

Sonora, CA…On December 13, 2017, just before 3:30 P.M., Sonora Police Department received a call regarding a male subject who had just intentionally broken a window to the Community Thrift Shop, located at 797 W. Stockton Street, Sonora. The suspect who was known to the reporting party was identified as Carlos Rene Canez, 28 years […]

Third Indoor Marijuana Grow Seized in Valley Springs

Third Indoor Marijuana Grow Seized in Valley Springs

Valley Springs, CA..On 12/12/2017 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for an illegal/unregistered indoor marijuana grow in the 6000 block of Hironymous Way, Valley Springs. No subjects were located at the scene during the warrant service. Deputies eradicated 282 marijuana plants in the garage for a total […]

Sonora Man Arrested for Elder Abuse and More Wednesday Night

Sonora Man Arrested for Elder Abuse and More Wednesday Night

Sonora, CA…Tuolumne Deputies responded to Sparrow Lane in Sonora Wednesday night to investigate a reported assault. The elderly victim was assaulted by 31-year-old Carl Greenway and suffered minor injuries which did not require medical attention. After the assault Greenway took the victim’s cell phone to prevent them from calling authorities for help. Greenway was found […]

Residential Burglary in Angels Camp…Stay Aware in Your Neighborhoods

Residential Burglary in Angels Camp…Stay Aware in Your Neighborhoods

Angels Camp, CA…On 12/11/17, at approximately 2:45 PM, an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department responded to a residential burglary in the 900 block of Crystal Street. The burglary is reported to have occurred sometime between 11/27/17 and 12/11/17. Extensive property damage was noted throughout the residence, and various items were reported missing. Other […]

Driver Cited and Released for Transportation and Possession of Butane Honey Oil

Driver Cited and Released for Transportation and Possession of Butane Honey Oil

Angels Camp, CA…On 12/10/17, at approximately 11:55 PM, an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department stopped a vehicle for a lighting equipment infraction, no rear license plate light. The driver of the vehicle was unable to provide his driver license, and a subsequent records check revealed that his driving privilege is currently suspended. A […]

Jamestown Man Arrested for Attempted Rape & Sexual Battery

Jamestown Man Arrested for Attempted Rape & Sexual Battery

Jamestown, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Department….On Monday evening, deputies responded to Jamestown Terrace Apartments on Preston Lane for a reported assault that turned out to be much more. Deputies contacted 38-year-old Raymond Wine outside of his apartment near the laundry room at the complex. He was undressing himself and acting bizarre. An investigation was conducted […]

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 […]