Tracy, CA…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is investigating the death of an inmate at Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) as a possible homicide. Inmate Rodrick Castro, 34, was found unresponsive in his cell by staff on Monday, Oct. 24, at about 3:50 p.m. Staff immediately responded with life-saving measures. Castro was pronounced dead at […]
Jamestown, CA…While attempting to locate a probationer on Monday afternoon, the High Risk Supervision Team ended up finding more than they expected. As the High Risk Supervision Team attempted to locate a probationer at a home on Golden Dove Lane in Jamestown they encountered 29-year-old Dustin Stevens, 30-year-old Ashley Leal and 38-year-old Gina Cook at […]
Jamestown, CA…We are always happy to remove dangerous drugs and unregistered hand guns from our community. Early this morning, Dep. Knapp contacted 21-year-old Alyssa Pifer of Turlock, sitting in a white Chevrolet truck in the parking lot of the Chicken Ranch Casino in Jamestown. Pifer was waiting for her boyfriend 21-year-old James Gonzales of Ceres […]
Murphys, CA…On 10-20-17, at approximately 10:30 PM, officers from the Angels Camp Police Department arrived at an address in the 3000 block of Brice Station Road to conduct follow-up. Kimberly J. Sturgeon, a 48 year old Murphys resident was ultimately arrested on charges related to making criminal threats. We Would Like To Thank Fox Security […]
Angels Camp, CA…On 10-19-17, at approximately 11:45 PM, an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department made a traffic enforcement stop on a truck pulling an enclosed trailer. The trailer had a non-functioning license plate, which is required equipment. While approaching the driver the officer could smell the strong odor of marijuana emanating from the […]
Pine Grove, CA…Saturday night, one of our patrol deputies spotted a green enduro style dirt bike in the Red Corral area that linked to a reported armed suspect earlier this week. The driver of dirt bike was speeding and crossing over the double yellow lines so our deputy attempted to stop him. But, he fled […]
Sonora, CA…On October 17, 2017 around 4:00 p.m., Sonora Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Stockton Road and Hwy108 for a report of an assault. Officers arrived on scene and met with CHP Officers who had been flagged down by a male and female couple, reporting the assault. Sonora Police Officers initiated a […]
Washington, DC…The Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), announced today that 84 minors were recovered and 120 traffickers were arrested as part of Operation Cross Country XI, a nationwide effort focusing on underage human trafficking that ran from October 12-15, 2017. The FBI Omaha Child Exploitation […]
San Andreas, CA…The sheriff and the sheriff’s office administrative team continue to work to solve outdated equipment conditions. A purchase last week totaling $11,937.61 included 6 bulletproof vests, 30 rapid containment batons with holsters along with various holsters for pistols and radios. The batons finish out updating the patrol and corrections divisions with batons. Last […]
Jamestown, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department…”Thank you to everyone who participated in the Annie Oakley Academy. It was once again a great success and all proceeds go to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team. The team is made up of volunteers who have a calling to help those in need. The volunteers […]
Tuttletown, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”Update 8:45 PM: The Crisis Response Unit communicated with the man and he eventually put down his weapons and followed instructions. The man was safely taken into custody for a mental health evaluation. Original Post- Incident at 5:57 PM. TCSO Sheriff’s Deputies, SWAT, Crisis Negotiations Team, Angels Camp PD, Calaveras […]
Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept…”We need your help locating 38-year-old Timothy Joel Burton. He has warrants for his arrest which include charges of willful cruelty to a child, felon in possession of a firearm, resisting arrest, driving while suspended, displaying false registration, and leading law enforcement on a vehicle pursuit. Burton led a […]
West Point, CA..On 10/12/2017 at approximately 0930 hours, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office deputies served a search warrant on a property located on the 3000 block of Bald Mountain Road. A large marijuana grow had been discovered at the location and investigators found that this property was not registered with Calaveras County as an authorized commercial […]
Angels Camp, CA…On 10/04/17, at approximately 6:30 PM, an officer from the Angels Camp Police Department was on patrol when he observed a vehicle with a modified and illegible front license plate. The officer stopped the vehicle near the intersection of Murphys Grade Road and Rolleri Bypass Road, and a records check revealed that the […]
Vallecito, CA…On September 5, 2017, CHP San Andreas officers responded to a fatal collision involving a golf cart on SR-4 west of Redhill Road, which resulted in the death of Cody Agasi-Horn. During the collision investigation, officers determined the golf cart was recently stolen from private property and was being towed behind an unknown vehicle […]
Copperopolis, CA…On 10-4-17 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team accompanied Code Compliance Officers on the service of an abatement warrant at a marijuana cultivation site on Walker Trail, which is rurally located between Copperopolis and Jenny Lind. This location was pending finalized registration with the Planning Department as a commercial medical […]
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 […]
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. […]