Sonora Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assualt

Sonora Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assualt

Jamestown, CA…On Saturday evening, deputies responded to a home on Fourth Ave. in Jamestown for a report of a sexual assault. Deputies located 21-year-old Randall Lee Collins of Sonora, walking near the intersection of Fifth Ave. and Seventh St. in Jamestown. Collins was arrested and booked into the Tuolumne County Jail for rape by force […]

Missing Hiker Found Safe In Yosemite National Park

Missing Hiker Found Safe In Yosemite National Park

Yosemite, CA…Alan Chow, the hiker missing in Yosemite National Park since Tuesday, February 20, has been found safe today. Chow, who was backpacking alone, was spotted from a National Park Service helicopter around Noon today above Wapama Fall in the Hetch Hetchy area after an extensive search the past several days. . He was transported […]

Lock it up! Don’t Make it Easy for a Thief.

Lock it up! Don’t Make it Easy for a Thief.

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”There have been several vehicle break-ins reported to our office this week that occurred in the Jamestown area of Jamestown Road, Chicken Ranch Road and Seco Street. Valuables such as wallets and important paperwork were taken. These vehicles were left unlocked making it easy for the thief to take advantage […]

NCPA Employee Found Coconut “Coco” & Beau “Diddly” on Tuolumne Side of Stanislaus River

NCPA Employee Found Coconut “Coco” & Beau “Diddly” on Tuolumne Side of Stanislaus River

Murphys, CA…In another very happy ending to a local lost dog story. The NCPS’s Sandy Rainey passed this along to us. “The Pine Tree News: FYI……………Yesterday, one of our employees, Steven Popish found the two dogs on the Tuolumne side of the river just south of McKays dam. We contacted the owners, who picked up […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through February 14th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through February 14th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Sheriff’s Daily Report 02-14-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 02-13-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 02-12-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 02-11-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 02-10-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 02-09-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 02-08-2018

Stanislaus National Forest Plans 140 Acre Prescribed Fire on Mi-Wok Ranger District

Stanislaus National Forest Plans 140 Acre Prescribed Fire on Mi-Wok Ranger District

Sonora, CA…The following is information regarding a prescribed burn on the Stanislaus National Forest. Prescribed Fire Name / Ranger District: Crandall Underburn, I-Bar Unit 2901, Mi-Wok Ranger District. General and Specific Location: Project area is located along Forest Road 3N24, off Italian Bar Road (Forest Road 2N63) south of Deer Creek. Township 3 North, Range […]

Wanted Man on the Run in Tuolumne…

Wanted Man on the Run in Tuolumne…

Tuolumne, CA…Deputy V. Lee conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a black Chevrolet Tahoe on Yosemite Road at Hershey Road West in Tuolumne early this morning. There were three people in the SUV. Deputy Lee spotted a gun in the SUV just as 25-year-old Alexandro Xavier (pictured in this post) ran from the front passenger […]

Scammers Are After Apple Account Access

Scammers Are After Apple Account Access

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…Apple users need to be aware of an ongoing phishing campaign that appears to be ramping up efforts the past couple days. Scammers have found a clever way to generate phishing websites and they’re after your Apple ID and password. Tuolumne County residents have reported receiving numerous calls within the […]

Yosemite National Park Announces the Opening Date for the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias

Yosemite National Park Announces the Opening Date for the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias

Yosemite, CA…The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias will Open at 9:00 am on Friday, June 15, 2018. Yosemite National Park announces that the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias will reopen to the public at 9:00 am on Friday, June 15, 2018. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias has been closed since July 2015 to complete […]

What To Do If You Get the Flu? ~ Pharmacist Patrick Crosby of Meadowmont, Twain Harte & Groveland Pharmacies

What To Do If You Get the Flu?  ~ Pharmacist Patrick Crosby of Meadowmont, Twain Harte & Groveland Pharmacies

Arnold, Twain Harte & Groveland, CA…What To Do If You Get the Flu? I’m guessing that the flu isn’t on your top-10 wish list, right? But just in case you get sick this flu season, here’s a list of 10 things you can do to help ease your symptoms—and to stop the flu in its […]

Advisory for Don Pedro Lake in Tuolumne County Offers Safe Eating Advice for Five Species of Fish

Advisory for Don Pedro Lake in Tuolumne County Offers Safe Eating Advice for Five Species of Fish

La Grange, CA…A new state fish advisory issued today provides safe eating advice for black bass species, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Sacramento Sucker, and sunfish species from Don Pedro Lake in Tuolumne County.  The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) developed the recommendations based on the levels of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found […]

Citizens Help TCSO and Sonora PD Make DUI Arrest

Citizens Help TCSO and Sonora PD Make DUI Arrest

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept….Sometimes you get lucky by being in the right place at the right time. One of our Deputies was driving through downtown Sonora Friday evening. He was flagged down by three people who had just witnessed a hit-and-run collision involving a white Ford pickup. The Deputy had the truck in […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Report & Repair Schedule Through February 17th

Caltrans District 10 Road Report & Repair Schedule Through February 17th

Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]

OHV Enthusiasts Encouraged to Join Stanislaus National Forest at Public Meeting

OHV Enthusiasts Encouraged to Join Stanislaus National Forest  at Public Meeting

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest is hosting a public meeting to gather feedback from OHV enthusiasts on Feb. 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Forest Supervisor’s office, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora. The forest is developing preliminary applications for the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division 2018/ 2019 grant cycle. The applications to the […]

The Battle of the Badges Blood Drive

The Battle of the Badges Blood Drive

Sonora, CA…The Sonora PD and FD are challenging the community and other badge wearing agencies to donate blood. When you come to give blood during the campaign you can vote for either law enforcement or firefighters to win the competition. This good-natured rivalry among first responder groups helps ensure the blood supply keeps pace with […]

Teamwork Lands a Sonora Woman in Jail for Driving Under the Influence.

Teamwork Lands a Sonora Woman in Jail for Driving Under the Influence.

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”Modesto Police Department called our office early this morning and asked for a Deputy to check for a hit-and-run suspect vehicle at a Columbia Village Drive address. As a Deputy drove north through downtown Sonora, he spotted the black Pontiac SUV driving south with front end damage. The 28-year-old Sonora […]

Oakdale Woman Arrested on Identity Theft, Grand Theft & More

Oakdale Woman Arrested on Identity Theft, Grand Theft & More

Sonora, CA…Late Friday night, while patrolling in Jamestown, deputies spotted a 2006 silver Chrysler 300 matching one used in connection with a crime in our county. The driver later identified as 33-year-old Janitta Garcia of Oakdale was seen exiting the vehicle and entering the Chicken Ranch Casino. Deputies recognized Garcia and her vehicle from surveillance […]

Heroin Arrest for Sonora Woman

Heroin Arrest for Sonora Woman

Sonora, CA…On Thursday night, Deputies were called to the Junction Shopping Center on Mono away in Sonora regarding a vehicle stuck on top of a parking lot island. When deputies arrived they saw a woman, later identified as 27-year-old Molly Tucker of Sonora, reclined in the drivers seat of a white Toyota Camry. Tucker told […]

Burglary Arrest For Escalon Man

Burglary Arrest For Escalon Man

Twain Harte, CA…Saturday evening, Deputies responded to a home in the 18000 block of Mother Lode Drive in Twain Harte for a report of a possible burglary in progress. The homeowner arrived at his residence and found a man on his property who was later identified as 49-year-old Bret Lee Snider of Escalon. Snider said […]

What To Do If You Get the Flu? ~ Pharmacist Patrick Crosby of Meadowmont, Twain Harte & Groveland Pharmacies

What To Do If You Get the Flu?  ~ Pharmacist Patrick Crosby of Meadowmont, Twain Harte & Groveland Pharmacies

Arnold, Twain Harte & Groveland, CA…What To Do If You Get the Flu? I’m guessing that the flu isn’t on your top-10 wish list, right? But just in case you get sick this flu season, here’s a list of 10 things you can do to help ease your symptoms—and to stop the flu in its […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Report & Repair Schedule Through February 10th

Caltrans District 10 Road Report & Repair Schedule Through February 10th

Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through February 1st

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through February 1st

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Sheriff’s Daily Report 02-01-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 01-31-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 01-30-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 01-29-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 01-28-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 01-27-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 01-26-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 01-25-2018

Wild West Bass Pro/Am is Heading to Northern California’s Tuolumne County

Wild West Bass Pro/Am is Heading to Northern California’s Tuolumne County

Sonora, CA…For the first time in Tuolumne County (“To-All-O-Me”) Don Pedro Lake will host the Wild West Bass Pro/Am. Sponsored by the Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau this event will take place March 2-4 and is expected to bring in over 200 professional and amateur anglers. Located in the heart of Gold Country and the gateway […]

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