Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) observed National Crime Victims’ Rights Week today with a community event in Fremont Park, which included a ceremony and moment of silence to remember and honor victims, survivors and families affected by crime. “I am very proud of CDCR’s continued commitment to victims,” said CDCR Secretary […]
Jackson, CA…The Amador County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, will again participate in the nationwide Take-Back Initiative on April 30, 2016 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. Americans participating in DEA’s ten previous National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day events turned in more than five million pounds of […]
Angels Camp, CA…Under the coordination of Sgt. Bob Fienberg, the Calaveras Sheriff Volunteers Capt. Betty Miner, Lt. Ed Anderson, Sgt. Vic Farina, Sgt. Aurora Weatherby, Louis Chiu, Ed Evans, Jim Garrick, Bruce Greenfield, Sandra Kraft, Barry Macler, Judy McMurtry, Ron Parker, and Joe Tarantino provided patrol duty at the annual Gem Show in the Calaveras […]
Tuolumne, CA…Last night on 04/12/2016 at around 11:19 PM, Deputy Speer and Deputy Sandelin contacted a man and a woman at Black Oak Casino after seeing drug use paraphernalia in a parked 2004 gray Chevrolet Malibu. An ounce and a half of methamphetamine, drug use paraphernalia, and reported stolen property were located during a search […]
San Andreas, CA…On 4/11/2016 at approximately 2230 hours, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Chevron Gas Station in San Andreas for a report of a carjacking. At about 2200 hours, An 18 year old female victim had noticed an unknown male subject loitering around the Burger King restaurant in Valley Springs and offered […]
Sonora, CA…On 9 April 2016, at approx. 7:22 pm, three students from Sonora High School came to the police department to report a possible planned school shooting. The students related Elijah Perez, 20 of Sonora, was making threats about carrying out a school shooting and threatening to kill three specific students. The students showed officers […]
Tuolumne, CA….On April 7th at 12:25am a 17 year old Sonora man was driving a 1996 Chevy Silvarado southbound on Mi Wu Street south of Seven Pines Road. The driver was unable to maintain his vehicle and drove off the roadway, down an embankment colliding with several trees. The minor exited the vehicle and fled […]
Vallecito, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has announced the apprehension of an inmate who walked away from a conservation camp five years ago. Inmate Secundino Cornejo, 44, was taken into custody without incident by the U.S. Border Patrol on Sunday, April 3, 2016, based on a warrant for his arrest from CDCR. […]
Sonora, CA…Late this morning around 11:30 A.M., Deputy Yorston was patrolling in East Sonora when he saw a Mitsubishi Lancer driving towards him. Deputy Yorston recognized the vehicle and the driver from having previous law enforcement contacts with him. Deputy Yorston recognized the driver as being Wayne Dunlap a 26 year old Sonora man who […]
San Andreas, CA…Please join us for our annual fundraiser. This event give us a chance to mingle with the wonderful citizens who support us daily, while raising funds to give back to cause throughout the county. Each year we are able to give the funds raised to many worthy causes. Mostly we focus on our […]
Twain Harte, CA…Sheriff Mele and Lieutenant Commander Clamp stopped in for lunch at the Twain Harte Elementary school on March 30th. The children really enjoy talking with law-enforcement and learning about police work. The Sheriff and Lt. believe in the importance of being a positive role model, building relationships, and making these kids smile. A […]
Sonora, CA….We have received calls regarding a person throwing objects of possibly shooting a pellet/bb gun at vehicles on State Route 108 in the area between Phoenix Lake/Hess Avenue & Peaceful Oak off ramp. These events have happened between the hours of 3:00pm and 5:00pm on random days in the last couple of weeks. The […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…On March 27th at approximately 10:40am Calaveras Sheriff;s Deputies responded to assist CHP Officers with a single vehicle collision in Mountain Ranch on Wharregard Road. Deputies and Officers found a pickup truck on its side off of the roadway. The driver of the vehicle was not at the scene. They also noticed blood […]
Murphys, CA…Under the coordination of Sgt. Vic Farina, the Calaveras Sheriff Volunteers Capt. Betty Miner, Sgt. Bob Fienberg, Sgt. Aurora Weatherby, Louis Chiu, Mike Connich, Jim Garrick, Kathleen Hogue Gonzalez, Bruce Greenfield, Sandra Kraft, Barry Macler, Rudy Silberbauer and Pat Toepel provided traffic control during the Irish Day parade and celebration on Saturday, March 19th, […]
San Andreas, CA…The public nature of the office of Sheriff means that the Sheriff serves individual members of a county just as much as they serve the county as a whole. For this reason, the interview process for the appointment of Sheriff must take into account both the concerns of the County Government and the […]
Sonora, CA…22 March 2016, at approx. 3:49 pm, an officer responded to the area of Sonora Elementary School for a reported hit and run accident. The victim called 911 and reported a reckless driver who collided into their vehicle on Greenley Rd, then took off at a high rate of speed. The caller advised the […]
Sonora, CA…The City of Sonora held testing for the classification of Police Sergeant. Officer Chris Rogers was ranked number one after all the testing components were scored. On Saturday, 26 March 2016, Officer Chris Rogers will be promoted to the rank of Sergeant within the department. A Sergeant is a front line supervisor for both […]
Sonora, CA…A now injured 42 year old Jamestown man unlawfully took a vehicle from in front of a 48 year old Sonora man’s business on Cuesta Court in Sonora. The Sonora man followed the man in the stolen vehicle. After a short distance, he parked the taken vehicle and began to walk away from it. […]
Gold Run, CA…This is a very sad day for the CHP as we say goodbye to a member of our family. While investigating a traffic collision on Saturday afternoon, in the area of westbound Interstate 80 at Castle Peak Road, Officer Nathan Taylor was struck by a vehicle. Officer Taylor is part of the Gold […]
Truckee, CA…On 3/12/16 at approximately 2:25pm a CHP officer was providing traffic control at a traffic collision with an ambulance responding, in the center divide of I-80 westbound, west of Castle Peak. The CHP Officer was actively directing traffic to the rear of his patrol vehicle getting passing motorists to move over to the right. […]
San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are enclosed… We would like to Thank Signal Service for Sponsoring our Law Enforcement Category! Daily_Log_03-02-2016 Daily_Log_03-03-2016 Daily_Log_03-04-2016 Daily_Log_03-05-2016 Daily_Log_03-06-2016 Daily_Log_03-07-2016 Daily_Log_03-08-2016
San Andreas, CA…I would like to express my appreciation to Calaveras County Deputy District Attorney Jeff Stone for his courteous demeanor during the recent Kenfort Williams court case. Mr. Stone contacted me in advance to notify me that the case was coming back to court for trial. Mr. Stone took the time to discuss the […]
Sonora, CA…What started out as a weekend cabin trip on Saturday the 27th, turned out to be four days of being lost and stranded almost leaving the family with no food. The Hughes family from Oakdale, found themselves lost and stuck with their vehicle. On the fourth day, David started to hike out to find […]
San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are enclosed… We would like to Thank Signal Service for Sponsoring our Law Enforcement Category! Daily_Log_03-01-2016 Daily_Log_02-29-2016 Daily_Log_02-28-2016 Daily_Log_02-27-2016 Daily_Log_02-26-2016 Daily_Log_02-25-2016 Daily_Log_02-24-2016 Daily_Log_02-23-2016 Daily_Log_02-22-2016 Daily_Log_02-21-2016 Daily_Log_02-20-2016 Daily_Log_02-19-2016 Daily_Log_02-18-2016 Daily_Log_02-17-2016 Daily_Log_02-16-2016 Daily_Log_02-15-2016 Daily_Log_02-14-2016 Daily_Log_02-13-2016 Daily_Log_02-12-2016 Daily_Log_02-11-2016 Daily_Log_02-10-2016 Daily_Log_02-09-2016 Daily_Log_02-08-2016
Arnold, CA…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department has released that: “Missing person Don Peterson was located and is safe. He will be checked by medics as a precaution. Thank you for your assistance. ” Our area is very lucky that we have active and committed Calaveras County Search & Rescue Teams to augment our local law […]