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Wheatland Police arrested a man after an hour-long search Wednesday morning.
Daniel Herbert Jr., 22, was arrested at about 8 a.m. on stolen vehicle charges, possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia and possession of burglary tools.
Area schools were on lockdown during the search, according to Chief Allyn Wightman.
“A NET-5 (drug and gang task force) detective followed a stolen vehicle on Highway 65 southbound towards Wheatland,” he said. “A Wheatland police officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop and the suspect left the vehicle and initially evaded arrest, but later we caught him.”
He said the NET-5 detective had contacted Yuba County dispatch and they requested assistance
Wheatland firefighters rescued a woman who fell to the bottom of the Camp Far West Reservoir dam Monday morning.
The woman had been walking down the pathway adjacent to the dam – east of Wheatland – when the ground gave away and she rolled down 40 feet before the waterway, Wheatland Fire Chief Art Paquette said Thursday. She broke her ankle and tibia.
It took about three hours for firefighters from Wheatland and Cal Fire to perform the technical rescue, which included ropes, harnesses and stokes to pull her out. Paquette said though the
A Marysville man who caused significant damage when fleeing police turned himself in Thursday.
Jonathan Mims, 28, was stopped by Marysville police around 4:30 a.m. Sunday for speeding in the area of East 11th and Ramirez streets, according to a department press release. As officers were speaking to Mims, they smelled alcohol and marijuana and asked him to step out of the car; he then drove away.
Police pursued Mims for about eight blocks at speeds in excess of 80 mph before Mims’ Hyundai sedan crashed into a fence, power pole and water agency pump house at Sampson and East 19th streets. The sedan came to a rest on the driverside door with a female passenger trapped inside. Mims fled on foot before officers were able to make their way to the car, according to the release.
Marysville Fire Department responded and extricated the woman. Officers checked the area and were unable to find him, but located his wallet with his ID inside the vehicle with a small amount of marijuana. Officers also found a loaded revolver near the driver’s door in the grass.
Mims turned himself in Thursday morning and due to his injuries, was taken straight to Yuba County Superior Court for arraignment, Lt. Manny Cardoza said Thursday. He was released and left to seek more medical attention. He was charged Thursday with felony evading, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and felony hit-and-run. He pleaded not guilty.