Arnold, CA…At approximately 0441 hours, Calaveras County Sheriffs deputies responded to an alarm call at the Sheriffs substation in Arnold, Upon their arrival, they found Christopher Bates, 34 from San Andreas in his vehicle, the vehicle on the sidewalk of the shopping center, backed up to the front door of the substati6n. The windows, window framing and front door had been pushed into the office by approximately 1′.

The deputies contacted Bates, who related he had backed into the building. CHP arrived on scene at 0515 to investigate the collision. The CHP determined he was under the influence of drugs, and placed him under arrest. The substation was unoccupied at the time of the collision, There were no injuries sustained, The case remains under investigation.